Morning Glory

I watched the movie "Morning Glory" with my hubby yesterday. The show tells about a young and enthusiastic television producer, Becky (played by Rachel McAdams), who took up the challenge of reviving a dying morning programme with plummeting ratings. The folks working for the programme was extremely low morale and everyone seemed to be waiting for the programme to die a natural death. Becky impressed the team by hands-on in everything and shows that she cared! She reorganised the unit and fired the most conceited anchor! She brought in a legendary newscaster, Mike (played by Ford Harrison) who was the "3rd most difficult person in the world" and someoe whom Becky admired since young. Despite her best efforts, the ratings went down to rock bottom in history after Mike joined. Simply because Mike simply didn't want to cover stories that were not worthy of his reputation. Becky was asked to go. She did not give up, she continued to press on, and tried out new programmes atypical of morning shows and she got a great team helping her. The whole team was like a family. Eventually, her passion, hard work and her genuinity paid off! The show was revived! She was even headhunted and yet she chose to stay on. The show moves my heart. Becky has an intrinsic passion for tv production. I love her energy, drive and guts to try! Her determination, perservance and willpower impress me. I was, if I may say, very much like her. I have steered the department that does not value add at all to one with credible reputation and handles significant project. I have built up a great team made up of mostly Y generation. I have wonderful nursing colleagues working with me. I was told that I was a well-loved manager based on a survey (I was quite flattered by this actually ;-) ) I have chosen to resign though. Not an easy decision. The corporate environment is really stifling to my creativity and innovation and there is no work-life balance. I did not choose to stay on like what Becky did, despite my team was hoping very much that I will change my decision. I have decided to pursue an alternative career, something that is much more meaningful and I can go ahead to stretch my potential! My intellectual being is dying in this current job and I am counting down to my last day of service. Thanks to my hubby who supports my decision. Thanks Dear! And I wish my great team all the best, and I believe each and everyone of them will do well.