Getting to know people a little better

In this new year I’ll be working full time at my new job at ScreenReach - I’ve mentioned this before so there’s the other side of this which getting to know the new people I work with - I’ve been a bit distracted recently and realise I’ve reglected to get to know people better than I do, which I find I’m quite interested in what other people are doing and what’s going on in their lives - others have been interested in me, so it is fair that I do the same for others, which I’ve found I’ve been quite happy to do.

This helps me feel more invested in the people around me, I find I care a lot more about what people are doing that I used to, this is a recent change for me and I find I get a lot from knowing people around me a little better as I’m good at remembering facts and this can be helpful when relating to other people and also take a great interest in what is happening with them.

I don’t need to know every facet of someone but helps that I know more than I tend to, and show that I’m interested in what other people are up to - it isn’t just about me all the time, nor should it be. I do get to know people quite well but have been neglecting this of late and sometimes this makes me feel a little out of the loop with regards to what is going on generally.

When working in a small team as I have been this is a little easier, when it was about myself I had little to talk about except what things were going on, films, TV shows etc. but nothing about myself personally - until recently. However by moving to a larger team with even more people to know about, I find myself at a disadvantage and I did for a long time consider myself a bit of an outsider - even though that wasn’t the case and I’m made to feel welcome and part of the team and in work it is a great working environment and company to work for but because I’ve neglected my personal life for so long, it’s like there is nothing in my life but work and the events I’ve been attending with nothing inbetween.

I haven’t gone out socially as much as I should have been and now I feel I’m in better position now to get myself sorted by writing these posts, tweeting and posting on facebook my thoughts have really helped as have the feedback and thoughts I’ve had from others, but I’ve missed out on this so long I’d forgotton it was missing and now with the recent events in my life I feel I miss these things and want them to part of my life now but it sometimes feels like it is too late and I’ve already missed out.

I sometimes I’m surprised what I learn about people and realise I don’t know them that well or there something thats going on with them I was oblivous too - recently I’ve been pretty transparent and regret I can’t seem to return this as much as I’d like in friendship with others or just hanging out with people a lot more.

People always need others to help them, I’ve got that to some extent and in some ways always had that but didn’t know but just going out with friends or doing anything other than going to the events I’ve been going to is something I haven’t been doing at all and really hope I can start doing this and getting to know people a little better.