For years I have considered myself a GDI (Gosh Damn Individual) not a joiner by any stretch of the imagination! Never interested in being hip or cool, never needed to do the "In" thing or be at the happening places, just doing my own thing, with my people, if it crossed paths with others efforts, great, but not really going out of my way!
We've turned a corner! Getting involved a bit more day by day! All thanks to social media and these constant blurbs of information I can no longer live without! Just giving me the quick and dirty so I can decide if I'm interested, in a format I find enjoyable and not to intrusive has made a world of difference, and I've decided to welcome the change!
Tomorrow, I will be attending an HR convention for the first time, and later joining three professional organizations as a dues paying member! Should have done it years ago, but always had access through others so it wasn't a priority. Is this change career driven, Absolutely, and about damn time!
Its really embarrassing it took me this long to realize I can do these things on my own terms, be as involved as I wish! The big lesson learned, take yourself seriously and others will have too as well! You'll lose no part of yourself by doing so!
Go ahead, throw your hat in the ring, join in!
And we're off...
