For a moment · 8 affirmations

Affirmations for the first day at a new job

For the morning you know nobody yet.

A first day is a strange mix: you were chosen, and you still feel like a guest. Everything is unfamiliar at once, from names to the coffee machine, and that alone is tiring. These lines are for the commute and the first quiet gap.

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01
They hired me on purpose.
02
Not knowing yet is exactly right for day one.
03
Questions today are normal. Questions in month six are the ones I want to avoid.
04
I do not have to prove myself before lunch.
05
I can be new and still be competent.
06
Names and systems will come with repetition, not effort.
07
Being tired tonight will mean I paid attention, not that I struggled.
08
I am allowed to take up space here.

How to use these

One line, then one small thing.

Read one line on the way in. During the day, write down the questions you cannot ask yet instead of holding them; it quiets the part of your mind that is trying to track everything at once.

When it helps

Moments these were written for

On the commute in
The first lunch, when you do not know where to sit
The end of day one, when you feel behind

FAQ

Questions about this moment

How do I deal with feeling like a fraud?

Expect it: it is loudest when you are new and competent, because your knowledge of the role is small while your standards are high. Keep a note of specific things you did each week. Concrete evidence argues with that feeling better than reassurance does.

Is it bad to ask a lot of questions on day one?

No, and it is usually read as engagement. Batch them so you interrupt less, and write the answers down; asking the same thing three times is what people remember, not asking in the first place.

How are you feeling about it?

Affirmations written for the feeling underneath this moment.