shoot for the stars

The 7 Most Annoying Co-Workers Miss Perfect She bakes cupcakes and brings them to work. She files bound and color-coded reports. At meetings, she’s filled with big ideas for new initiatives that push your already understaffed department to the breaking point. How to deal: Understand that she probably doesn’t mean to over-commit anyone. “She simply wants to show she’s a valuable member of the team,” Tell her it would really help if she’d discuss new projects with the team before proposing them at meetings, to avoid coping with sched changes and be sure to credit her when she delivers. And be sure to credit her when she delivers. “She may be afraid she won’t be credited with contributions she does make. As she feels more secure, she’ll relax.” I read this insightful article on the February issue of Cosmopolitan Philippines. Upon reading, I tried to categorize myself in the workplace and decided that “Miss Perfect” will best suit me. It makes sense that striving to be perfect can be annoying, for the reason that it is impossible. But at least trying, is worth the long shot. In the last Christmas party, I was awarded as the best Team Leader alongside the equally deserving TL Juri. Being part of the original set of TLs may one of the factors why I won it. Though I think it is also because I always want to be the “perfect” team leader. I help my teammates as much as I can and I cooperate with the management with the best of my ability. And when I make mistakes, I owe it, but never dwelled on it because I am never hard to myself. For me, perfection is something unattainable, but that doesn’t mean that I will not aspire for it.