I came home crying. Parked in my car and just bawled my eyes out.

You would think it was for something serious, but no. I had expected more from myself on the job and didn't meet my own personal standards.

I started a new Marketing job and I wanted to learn everything right away. I felt pressure from my managers to be perfect right away. And I wanted to catch up to the work ethic of my peers. And I wanted to make my supervisor proud of me and produce solid work.

But alas, days into my job and I felt....awkward, unsure and timid, wanting to perform the job duties and failing miserably.

Then one co-worker gave me some solid advice: Patience. Patience is key. Patience for yourself. Give yourself time to grow. Nobody's going to be perfect at this job right out of the gate. You need to take that pressure off of yourself. If you have too much of a high standard, you're high anxiety for perfection will get in the way. Just relax and learn at your own pace."

Do you feel "out of steam"? Are you taking on too much and feel overwhelmed? Do you have the problem dealing with perfectionism?

Pace yourself. You may not be where you want to be right now, but take it one day at a time, give yourself time to grow and be patient with the process.

If you need prayer for anything, let me know. I would love to pray for you!

Sunshine Rodgers