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February 27, 2006
getting serious 
I had a serious day on Friday, one where I was on task the whole while I was at work (and I was loving it). I was focused! And when I went to see career dude, I was still in my work mindset, still wanting to investigate and explore and research.
I brought up the podcasting idea because I thought he'd be really into it. He wasn't. He pointed out that while podcasting was cool, and most likely fun, that it would take time. Time away from this whole career idea.
I've thought about it all weekend. It really is all about focus and priority. What are my priorities? For the last while, it's been working on the guide and drinking beer. If I want to get back on track athletically, I can't just wait to get excited about it—I need to make it a priority, set some goals, get out there and work on it.
The same is true in the career track. The time I spend thinking about it is time that I could be actually working on it. And luck, as we know, favors the prepared. Right now I'm just hoping I'm lucky rather than building my luck the old fashioned way. Time to get to work.
Of course, the last couple weeks have all been about olympic knitting. I finished my project before the closing ceremonies, and celebrated by going to the farmer's market, buying the most expensive chicken I've ever bought, going on a scooter ride, checking out a new yarn store, and working on the guide. Such excitement.
So, my priorities for the shortterm:
- career
- exercise
- search engine crap
- guide
It's clear to me that giving something a little examination makes a huge difference. For example, the financial austerity thing. For the first time in recent memory, I have not dipped into savings this month. And honestly, I didn't feel like I was cutting back all that much, I was just aware of it. But it seems that just being aware of it is the whole thing.
So even though I've been throwing money at career dude, it's clear that I'm the one dragging my feet. There's lot of reasons for that, all having to do with my sucky outlook... but really.
Posted at February 27, 2006
Comments
Hey VJ, I liked your definition and clarification of priorities. Seems important. I live with many intentions--from the practical (make bad every day) to the dreams (work for world peace) but I only really do what I set aside actual time for (gradiing papers, reading, writing, spending time with friends).
Posted by: Liz at February 27, 2006 1:05 PM