I’ve reached another milestone in my life. This transformation has taken the longest. Maybe I should learn when to quit 🤷🏾♂️
30 years ago, I took a detour in life…
And…today (recently), I finally released a body of work I’m proud to present.
I don’t think I chose application packaging and to be an SCCM Desktop Engineer…it found me when I was making a transition
I grew up somewhere between Thug Street and Nerd Ave. I’m not (and have never been) a thug, but I’m not a standard nerd either.
Growing up…we did things…I did things…but, I always had a different perspective on life. Not better, but different.
Being an introvert is easy 🤨
As long as I have time and space to recharge – No problem!
At home, in my personal space – No problem!
Out and about, minding my business – No problem!
Even at a social gathering, where I can work the room a lil and get ghost when I need to recharge – No problem!
When you work in a consulting role and you’re the lead Engineer on a project – Big Problem!
When you have to be in meetings, and…you’re expected to lead the meeting – Bigger Problem!
This is why it’s bad to be an introvert. When you’re good at something, you’re expected to project that wherever you go…you know…Be EXTROVERTED!
As I was going in circles trying to figure out why I wasn’t even close to reaching my weight loss goal or actually losing any weight at all, I started developing a persistent thought. How come I never feel hungry? Why am I always full and sometimes miserable? At the time, I started a journal and kept track of when I exercised – 120 push ups on this day, 4 miles on that day, 160 mountain climbers the next, etc. The whole first year of keeping this journal didn’t reveal much in the way of why I was still maintaining my current weight but I still remained persistent.
The journey wasn’t really planned out or purposeful. I was traveling a lot at the time and had access to three hearty meals a day so I was maintaining a lot of weight. Going along with the common misconception, I thought I could just work it off and not worry about what I was consuming.