I talked with several people last week who commented that they felt highly energized at this moment. We speculated about the reasons: perfect sunny weather, first day of summer, the position of the planets, the economy, karma, etc. I really don't try to explain this feeling anymore when it happens; I just try to enjoy it.
The five best things last week:
- One lovely lily (see yesterday's post)!
- A couple of significantly upgraded client projects, both of which I find compelling also in their objectives. Should be fun, if a lot of work.
- PWG's monthly May event in a new location with more participants than last month
- Got a lot done in general professionally and personally
- Found at least a little time for friends
The "still working on it" list:
- I was SO TIRED by the end of the week and had to finish my accounting on Saturday. Seven hours of a minutely detailed task that, to me, feels like building a road out of toothpicks. Not every job in your own business is fun. I like understanding the numbers, but have no patience for the required level of accuracy! I hope I can outsource this next year.
- Not enough nights to myself or even blocks of time during the day to think. Overbooked again. I scolded myself yesterday (my one free day) for getting back into the treadmill mentality. This will stop, now!
- Learned that I overlooked posting an excellent comment from one of my biggest blog fans and great business supporters in general. He applied the garden analogy to raising children. It's posted now (see June 13). Will have to make-up for that one this week!
Lesson Learned:
To take a little more emotional distance from ups-and-downs, personal or professional. The whole story plays out over time. In three days last week, I went from thinking my summer would be comfortably busy, if slower for business, to feeling suddenly fully booked and needing to relook at protecting my personal time a bit. And wondering how I would ever find a way to relax with friends and just have fun. But that was only stress and being tired at the end of the week. In the end, there is always a way. I told myself "Jill, you know your mind always does this when you are tired -- take a break! You'll feel better when you are rested." And after a good day in the sun yesterday with the computer off and phone put away, I'm OK again. I think I'm finally taking "burn-out warning signs" seriously.
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