{"id":253,"date":"2026-01-12T08:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icf-coaching.org\/sabinagavriloaiei\/2026\/01\/12\/when-you-get-up-from-the-table\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:03:58","slug":"when-you-get-up-from-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icf-coaching.org\/sabinagavriloaiei\/2026\/01\/12\/when-you-get-up-from-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"When you get up from the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">Over time, I was lucky to have managers who told me \u201cYou have to prepare yourself because, at some point, you can take over my position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">I was lucky to have them because they held up a mirror to me, and thanks to them, I gained the confidence to do more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';min-height: 15px;color: #000000\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">But I also had situations when it was suggested to me that I had nothing more to do\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">That\u2019s how I understood that I don\u2019t have to prove anything to anyone or that I don\u2019t have to ask.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">It\u2019s not about them, it\u2019s about me. You can\u2019t wait for others to see your value for you to recognize it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';min-height: 15px;color: #000000\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">True value is revealed when you get up from the table or when you choose to spend less time there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">It\u2019s not about revenge; it\u2019s about self-respect; to value your resources and to preserve yourself in environments where you cannot shine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';min-height: 15px;color: #000000\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">With this thought in mind, I started the program &#8220;The Year When I Will Work for My Dream&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\">You don&#8217;t have to change the table, but it is your duty to yourself to take care of what makes you happy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-size: 13px;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susan-s-chen\/\">Photo source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over time, I was lucky to have managers who told me \u201cYou have to prepare yourself because, at some point, you can take over my position.\u201d I was lucky to have them because they held up a mirror to me, and thanks to them, I gained the confidence to do more. 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