Jenni Diaz Garcia writes: “For weeks as a new library worker, I smiled through the fear of feeling constantly a few paces behind. Around the two-month mark, something shifted. I finally had enough context to stop feeling lost and enough confidence to start asking the important questions: Where is this position going? Can it evolve into something else? What does growth look like here, for me? Feeling steady didn’t mean I had all the answers, but it meant I had space to start shaping them.” After a year on the job, Diaz Garcia shares the top lessons she’s learned.