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Today is officially my 1 year anniversary being in a senior management role as Director of TP @ YV.
And what a year!
(A Thread, A Short story - Season one
)
And what a year!
(A Thread, A Short story - Season one
)
So boom...in the 1st week/ month of my new role, I was admitted to hospital twice due my kidneys suddenly not functioning properly.
In the 2nd month I had minor surgery & moved house.
By the 3rd month, I led four rounds of recruitment & hired 5 people
In the 2nd month I had minor surgery & moved house.
By the 3rd month, I led four rounds of recruitment & hired 5 people
In the 4th month, lockdown happened & I (like others) adjusted to a digital shift of project delivery & honoured all TP freelance contracts.
During the 5th month I multitasked managing new starters & WFH whilst being in daily physical pain within a global pandemic.
During the 5th month I multitasked managing new starters & WFH whilst being in daily physical pain within a global pandemic.
6th month I wrote a monologue about my love for New York & had major surgery.
7th month I had another minor surgery & had to endure blm protests pushing orgs & ppl that had been historically racist to me state publicly they were anti-racist
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7th month I had another minor surgery & had to endure blm protests pushing orgs & ppl that had been historically racist to me state publicly they were anti-racist
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During 8, 9 & 10 month I was on pt furlough, oversaw 9 visionary TP projects delivered by an amazing team whilst continuing strategic & multiple scenario planning
In the 11 month - my short film (I wrote over a year ago) got selected for Cardiff international film festival .
In the 11 month - my short film (I wrote over a year ago) got selected for Cardiff international film festival .
During the 12 month, TP filmed 3 TWENTY TWENTY films during Lockdown 2.0, more recruitment w/ 500 applications & I was nominated for outstanding woman of the year in the public sector award.
Iâm very private, especially when Iâm ill, In this time, these ppl & a few others infiltrated my stubbornness & made a special effort to go above & beyond for me...
@sadepbanks tried to bully me into prioritising self care & got me to watch the full 5 seasons of the wire.
@lizdaramola left work to help me in an emergency, then got me to make her hot choc in a hospital waiting area.
@lizdaramola left work to help me in an emergency, then got me to make her hot choc in a hospital waiting area.
@DanielLBailey turned up to keep me company at hospital & then managed to make friends w/drunk ppl/fans of his work in triage at 2am
YV as an organisation was V. supportive of me & @kwamekweiarmah tried to stage an intervention in attempt for me to prioritise health over work.
YV as an organisation was V. supportive of me & @kwamekweiarmah tried to stage an intervention in attempt for me to prioritise health over work.
3 things I learnt (needed reminding)
⢠You can always make more money but never time.
⢠Health is wealth!
⢠Youâre not entitled to anything in this world, when good things happen enjoy them, when bad things happen - remember âthis too shall passâ.
THE END...
⢠You can always make more money but never time.
⢠Health is wealth!
⢠Youâre not entitled to anything in this world, when good things happen enjoy them, when bad things happen - remember âthis too shall passâ.
THE END...
