I did it, I joined a race overseas. Well technically my first was Vietnam Mountain Marathon last year (or was it two years ago now?)
And this time I joined a race in Warsaw. By accident.
After visiting Germany for work, I’m going to be in Warsaw for a week for another work meeting. My colleague who went with me to Germany told me about the race, so after some thoughts and push from other running buddies, I decided to join. 5km.
Cold weather is something new to me. Well, I did run with friends back then in Melbourne during winter once too. But this time will be slightly colder.
TL;DR: I completed it. I super love it, I didn’t feel I drop a sweat actually.
This experience makes me reflect on few occasions in the past when my sensei or my seniors at work were advising me on something. I was new or less experienced that time.
I countered their advices because I think I’m right, and they are old fashioned.
Until it happened to me recently.
When I did the same to someone more junior in the team. I was giving him my advice about work ethics. It didn’t went too well.
It made me think a lot, did I do it right? Or am I being old fashioned?
After asking around to few people I close with, they tell me that I wasn’t wrong.
There are many ways of working, but there are still basic principle or ethics still in practice. And we shouldn’t compromise that.
What I could learn from this is, my delivery. I can do it better, I can be softer maybe, or say things differently.
As many firsts I had so far, I think, it will get better with times.
