For a long time, I took great pride in building my resume. My hobbies, my passion, my joy all came through my career. Then, I realized how dumb that was. Who wants to live their life just to work so they can pay bills and go to work?
I would go on job interviews when the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Who am I anyway? Am I my resume?
Posted in work/life balance on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
People are People
Posted in work/life balance on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’re still working on the book, “How Did I Get So Busy?” by Valorie Burton over here and still having those “a ha” moments when reading sections that particularly apply to me. The latest “a ha” is the sad, but true, fact that I fail to make human connections on a daily basis.
Sure, we have [...]
Hurrying up is slowing me down
Posted in General Business, work/life balance on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m continuing with the book, “How Did I Get So Busy?” and today’s lesson really hit home for me. My constant running around, trying too talk to three people at once and reply to emails and think about the meeting I’m running late for is causing me to miss a few details that mean I [...]
Technology works for me, not the other way around
Posted in Management, work/life balance, tagged Add new tag on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I continue on my quest to get to the bottom of my “busyness” and reduce that feeling of being overburdened and overstressed, I must first address the use of technology. You’ll note that i’ve been “down” on email lately. With good reason, I’d say. I receive close to 300 emails every day. Being a [...]
I’m about to say “no.”
Posted in work/life balance on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I once had a boss tell me that it is ok to be overburdened with work and admit it, but to never say I was “overwhelmed.” He thought that saying I was overwhelmed would mean that I wasn’t cut out for the job and showed some sort of weakness.
I don’t get caught up in semantics [...]
Everything is not urgent
Posted in Management, tagged prioritization skills, project management on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had an awful day today. It wasn’t until late afternoon that I finally figured out why. I had not prioritized my projects in a while and with the constant influx of emails, phone calls, people waiting outside my door and meetings I was simply overwhelmed. I was in the “weeds” and as a strategic [...]
