Imagine you are at your Retirement/ Farewell party about to give your farewell speech to colleagues and someone asks "How do you feel, to be leaving the organisation?" What should be your reply?
The fact is the majority of us do dread that awful day when we leave the safety of a secure job to wade into uncharted territories. The familiar faces of colleagues, that gossip at coffee break, the familiar desk and cosy corner spot in the office. It is almost enough to negate those tough days when the boss's curt commands, colleague's cold stares, missing promotion once again were enough to drive us into the dumps. Here are some quotable quotes from great writer's we can take inspiration from
“People wait all week for Friday, all year for summer, all life for happiness.” – Unknown
can be changed to
“People work all week for Friday, all year for summer holidays, all life for retirement.”
“Don’t waste your life living someone else’s dream. Don’t try to emulate the people who came before you to the exclusion of everything else, contorting into a shape that doesn’t fit.”
– Tim Cook, Apple CEO, Stanford University 2019 Commencement Address
"Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?" ~ William Arthur Ward