When we experience something new, whether it be changing jobs or moving countries (Sorry, I’m going from one extreme to the other in that analogy). It’s not just about learning about the differences or being adaptable, it’s also about the experience to learn a different perspective about yourself and your character.
So, I was thinking and asking myself “What have I learnt while I was in St Lucia?”, and I came up with the following:
- It’s a dream for some people to own/manage/run a bar in the Caribbean near the beach. But in reality, behind that facade of smoke and mirrors, it’s challenging and harder work to make it work and live the dream.
- I’ve learnt that working for your own company is, as mentioned above, hard work, but the rewards do balance things out.
- I’ve learnt how to scuba dive. Meeting and becoming friends with a whole new group of people from around the world. Having the opportunity to see turtles and a dolphin in their natural habitat, is just out of this world! (literally & metaphorically).
- I’ve learnt to not taking things for granted, however small it may seem.
- I’ve learnt that creativity is the key to many things, oh and thinking outside of the box.
- I’ve learnt to never think that something is what it appears at the surface – to understand the book, you have to read deeper than just glancing over the front cover and skimming the first couple of pages.
- I’ve learnt that some things in life can be a double-edged sword.
- I’ve learnt that opportunities for something different don’t come around that often, it all depends on the decision that you make, matters the most.
- I’ve learnt that I’m too much of a trusting, caring and thoughtful person, especially to people that I care about.
- Experiencing the wrath of a category 3 hurricane; Well, okay, I slept through most of it.
- Experiencing a 7.4 scale earthquake. A minute was way more than enough.
:o)
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