I was recently promoted to management….yikes.  I have never had any desire to be a manager.  I really don’t have a lot of drive or ambition.  I am all about quality of life.   So, how in the world did I ever get promoted?  Well, I am a Virgo and I like everything to be neat and orderly, which applies to my job as well as home.  When I am at work I try to make things go as smooth as possible.  I work really hard on my relationships with my management and my peers.  If I am going to a job I am going to do it right.  I rarely complain. Whatever work is given to me, I find a way to get it done.  No matter what obstacles are thrown my way.  Hence, my manager promoted me.  I considered saying ‘no’.  My husband encouraged me to say ‘no’.  He has been down the management path and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.  But, I said ‘Yes’.  I thought, ‘this will be good for me’.  ‘I need to step outside my comfort zone and try something new.’  ‘When an opportunity like this is presented to someone, it is a gift and I should just go with it.’ Now I have 10 people reporting to me and all the responsibility associated with it. Now I am saying ‘I am in over my head’.  ‘I have no idea what I am doing.’  ‘Can I request a demotion?’   I just read an article by the author Michael Cunningham entitled ‘A writer should always feel like he’s in over his head’.  I am thinking maybe that should apply to everyone.  If you never get in over your head how will you grow? Everyday I remind myself of these things: I will get my arms around this new job.  I can only do what I can do.  I can only know what I know. Don’t obsess about the things I have no control over. Most importantly for me, don’t take things personally.  This new job is all part of my journey and I need to take deep breaths and just go with the flow.