{"id":3202,"date":"2018-02-25T21:32:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T21:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2018-02-25T21:32:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T21:32:54","slug":"the-power-in-being-vulnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/the-power-in-being-vulnerable\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power in being Vulnerable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<h4>The power in being vulnerable<\/h4>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">It feels like I have been repeating some of the same patterns and life lessons over and over again recently. I&#8217;d feel great, amazing even, and then something happens that makes me doubt\/question\/unnecessarily stress myself out.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">This has happened in my work, academic and personal life repeatedly in the last few months.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">So the question I have been asking myself is: why? Why do I feel like I am living out\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groundhog_Day_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Groundhog Day<\/a>?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">The answer? I don&#8217;t freaking know yet. But I do know that I am willing to take the mask off, dive in and try and figure it all out.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"_2LfAc\">\n<div class=\"_31aCk _1X9RV text-editor-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2H4kH\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/9d69f3_0f4200823c124fc9a933cd786c2d3e0d~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_740,h_463,al_c,q_80\/file.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">But first things first: <strong>items\u00a0I have learned today:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pancake Day:<\/strong>\u00a0back at home we had Fat Tuesday;\u00a0 over here &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrove_Tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Pancake Day<\/a>. The British get ready for Lent by stuffing their faces with pancakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gutted<\/strong>: really upset about something &#8220;I was gutted that&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>Dogs Bollocks:<\/strong>\u00a0something that&#8217;s really good and exciting (exactly what you think of, right?? \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">I still seem to love to stress myself out.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">But right now it&#8217;s in the context of my job.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">I am currently managing a pretty big job at work that could have a lot of implications if it doesn&#8217;t go well.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<h4>Course correction<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">I love Project Management, and I am actually really good at it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">But I&#8217;ve noticed recently, when something doesn&#8217;t go to plan or work out the way in which I envisioned it (which is a very natural part of life), I am the first to stress out and think everything has gone off the track. Partially this is why I am good at my job, because I will stop at nothing to try to course correct and get everything moving forward again. The only issue is, I really do a great job of stressing myself out in the process.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">When I am course correcting and getting things back on track, I realise it&#8217;s quite hard for me to remember everything that has already been accomplished. I am so focused on fixing what is going wrong that I forget about everything that has previously gone right.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Another thing that I need to try and understand.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Why is it so hard for me to remember the positives, especically when I&#8217;m going through the thick of it?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">When I do take that time to breathe and slow down, I realise just how much has already been accomplished. It helps to put the obstacle in perspective and let me see that even though I might be right in the middle of it, I will work through it, get there in the end, and be so much better because of it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">So how does this tie into <strong>Vulnerability<\/strong>? Because I have recently realised the power in sharing it with all of you. For years now I have felt like I needed to go through things on my own, that exposing my struggles or asking for help is a weakness, what I am realising now is the strength and beauty in it all.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">For further investigation of this, I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Brene Brown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Video <a class=\"_38Ip6 blog-link-hashtag-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here:<\/a> and <a class=\"_38Ip6 blog-link-hashtag-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here:<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">I&#8217;m convinced she is one of future BFF&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1-RWK _2UVEf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justmariakv.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read this post and other stories on Maria\u2019s personal blog<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power in being vulnerable It feels like I have been repeating some of the same patterns and life lessons over and over again recently. 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