It's been a good, good day...

Today was a good day. My boss and I reviewed the few resumes that have been selected as candidates for the person that is going to replace me in the contracts department. I also set up a meeting with the managers from the engineering departments and the manager from the operations excellence department so we can discuss what's going to happen next...

As things stand right now, the engineering managers are trying to create an intensive program where I would rotate between office work, rig work, and class work for an extended period of time until I became familiar enough with our tools and technologies. Then I could try and see what the next step would be for me to become operational excellence manager (That's the final goal in my career plan)...

On the other hand, the OE manager believes that I already have enough know-how to take on a higher position (something along the lines of OE coordinator for our Luanda branch), along with some higher level training. It's currently a non-existent position that they're trying to create, so I would basically start the sub-department from scratch and select the team that would work under me... as well as put together a training plan for them.

You know what I recently realized? I seriously think that growing up participating in church for special music has done wonders for my career... I have absolutely no fear/anxiety/nervousness when it comes to speaking in front of people... and that's something the managers take notice of. I attribute this completely to the fact that I've been playing/singing in front of large crowds ever since I can remember...

To quote the OE manager:
"When you speak, you have a way of not only capturing but also holding people's attention. And with just that, half the battle is already won..." We were talking about whether or not I'm ready to lead a team, and I had expressed my insecurity about my lack of technical experience when he said that. I just thought to myself "thank you Lord, and thank you Papi and Mami for forci--er, I mean, strongly encouraging me and my siblings to practice and perform music :)

Anyways... as I said, it's been a great day. The Lord just keeps on blessing... and I have a feeling that it's only going to get better...