minimindsmatter

Well… week one is done. 💚 And if I'm being completely honest, it has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Monday arrived and I felt completely lost. I didn't have a clue what I was doing, what I was supposed to know, or whether everyone else seemed to understand something that I had somehow missed. 😂 Tuesday wasn't much different in terms of knowing what I was doing… but something started to change. I was learning. I was beginning to understand more about what I'd actually stepped into, and I...

There’s something comforting about returning to a team you already know. The people feel familiar. The routines feel familiar. There’s less of that awkward “new person” feeling, and in some ways it can feel like slipping back into something you already understand. And honestly, it was lovely to be back with people I’d worked with before. But I quickly realised something else too. It wasn’t the same. When you’ve spent years being the person making decisions, leading teams, solving problems,...

There’s something that happens when you spend long enough in the wrong environment. You slowly begin to question yourself. Not overnight. Not because somebody tells you that you’re not good enough. But through the little things. The constant second-guessing. The feeling that your voice doesn’t matter. The daily battle between what you know is right and what is happening around you. Over the past few months, I forgot how good I was. That feels strange to write because for years I have been...