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Ideas, insights and inspiration for busy people on the go Friday, August 19, 2005 |
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Editor’s Scribbles
You know, a hilarious thing happened yesterday. I’d been rushing around all day wearing my contact lenses in reverse order. I had the left in the right and the right in the left
Each time my vision felt a little wierd, I just blinked and didn’t think twice about it. It never once occurred to me that maybe I had them on wrong till I popped them out last night
September’s only like a week away, can you believe it? I mean it’s crazy enough as it is! So just before we get into the full swing of things, I wanted to share today’s article with you so you can get a head start.
It’s the school holidays here next week. Going on vacation? Or if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, maybe you’re trying to cram in one last vacation before September hits home. Or better yet, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, summer’s just around the corner for you, lucky you! Whichever it is, don’t miss our other article.
The articles are a little long today. If you don’t have time to get through them now, be sure to save the email with this link, or simply bookmark this page and come back later. Oh, and more new tips at the i-Box.
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! See you back here next week
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Modern Living Taming September: Avoiding Fall Frenzy by Sharon Teitelbaum When September rolls around, does it generally hit you like a ton of bricks? Do you feel as if that invisible being in charge of your life has suddenly ratcheted up the speed on your treadmill? WAY up? This year, take on September with some new tools and expectations. See if you can stand up to it more strongly than you have in the past. After Labor Day, it's as if summer's message, "Enjoy life," is replaced with a shrill "Get back to work! Do you know how much there is to do??" And many of us are so shocked by the change in the message and the cool weather, that we give it all up, rushing back to our old habits of working too hard and playing too little. But taming September is possible. Here are some practical ways you can do it.
Which hand? The one you raise when you volunteer for more responsibilities. September is not the time to take on anything extra. Just shifting gears into fall is hard enough. You're already dealing with its inherent tripling of the pace of life around you and the resumption of heavier schedules and obligations after summer's lighter load. Restrain yourself from chairing a committee, hosting 25 extended family members for dinner, or taking on yet another new project at work, especially if it keeps you at the office longer hours. Underline this suggestion twice if you or other members of your household are going back to school. And if you’re job-hunting . . . tie both hands to your hips. Use strong rope when you tie your hand, because your hand will repeatedly and vigorously attempt its habitual "Yes." Remember you can always take on more in October, not to mention the entire rest of your life. As you re-enter the faster-paced portion of the year, you will initially see things with an outsider’s perspective. Leverage this to your advantage. For a brief moment, you’ll have the consultant’s fresh and objective point of view. In particular, look for ways to streamline your operation both on the home front and at work. Here are some examples: Do not postpone harvesting and implementing your “consultant” ideas. Once you’re entrenched in last year’s MO again, you’ll no longer have the perspective necessary to make the change. Imagine that you’ve been kidnapped into servitude, unjustly whisked away from your happy life. When your taskmasters aren’t looking, take a break! Schedule a date for time for YOU. Get a massage. See a friend. Go for a bike ride. Walk along a body of water. Fuel yourself with what truly nourishes you. You must not get worn down! You owe it to yourself and all the people who depend on you. Now more than ever is when you need it, even though it may not look that way. Know, of course, that you have the strength and character to do what needs to be done, to rise to the challenge of yet another September. But take extra good, loving care of yourself. Make sure you don’t become your own relentless taskmaster. You can do this with very little personal risk, cost, or effort. This is how it works. Assume that EVERYONE around you is overly stretched in September. Whether they acknowledge it or not, trust me, they are Septembered Out. Your highly essential task here is to a) know this and b) gauge your time and expectations so you can cut people a little extra slack this month. They will love you for it, and your life will run more smoothly. If you have followed the tips above, you will have the personal reserve to give others in your life the unexpected gift of extra slack. For example, your son will NOT be organized enough to buy all his school supplies in one trip, no matter how directly you request it. He will need to go back a second time. After all, he's only 8 (or 14). Pace yourself for it, so when he realizes what he forgot and asks you to take him again, you can be cool and calm and just do it. You don't have to get irritated. You might even take him out for a slice of pizza afterwards and ask him how his September is going. He will be shocked and pleased, even if he turns you down. Try out these techniques and see how it goes. Be bold in using your whip and your chair. You'll avoid some of the stress and overwork you've experienced in the past, leaving you more available to enjoy September's own freshness, energy, and beauty. And by the way, who IS in charge of your life? Copyright 2005. Sharon Teitelbaum. ----- About the author: Sharon Teitelbaum, a professional Work-Life and Career Coach, author, and public speaker, specializes in coaching high achieving women with young children, people at mid-career, and professionals seeking greater career satisfaction and work-life balance. She can be reached at her website, http://www.stcoach.com.
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Offpeak Hours Seven Ways to Get the Most out of Your Vacations by Kevin Eikenberry This may seem like a very strange title for an article. After all, a vacation is supposed to be… a vacation. The title seems to imply that we should strive to make our vacation, somehow strategic or productive. In a way, that is what I am suggesting, but maybe not in the anal-retentive way you might have first guessed. I write this during a week of my vacation, because I have a weekly writing quota so I don’t disappoint my loyal newsletter readers. I could have run a repeat article, or I could have written the article before I left, but since I had already decided to write something about vacations, and because I do like to write, I decided it might be best to write about vacations while on vacation. Vacations are important to our mental, physical and emotional health. They provide us a chance to relax, change our perspective and reconnect with parts of ourselves that we might misplace during the daily routine. Some people travel great distances, others stay closer to home. Some like to relax on the beach and others choose more active, scheduled vacations. This article isn’t about those choices – you know what type of vacation works best for you. Rather, this article is meant to help you enjoy and benefit more from the vacation, regardless of where you go, or what you do. Think about how you got there. Most people spend a huge amount of time thinking about, planning, and preparing for their vacations. And they get a tremendous amount of work done in the few days (hours?) before they leave. In other words, when it comes to vacations we are all good project planners and time managers. This experience of planning and preparing is the first lesson we can take from our vacation. While you are on vacation reflect on how productive you were in the days leading up to your departure. You will find lessons you can apply on other days to help you be more productive – and therefore give you more time during your regular life for leisure and relaxation. Start when you leave. I have heard people say things like, “I need a two week vacation, because it takes me 4 or 5 days to start enjoying the vacation.” To this sentiment, I simply ask “Why?”. Resolve that when you are on vacation, you are there. Don’t tell yourself it will take 2 days or 1 day to “get relaxed.” Relax already! Immerse yourself. Whether you are sitting on the beach, on a tour bus or walking through a local shopping bazaar, be there. Experience the things around you. Be in the present moment. Even if things aren’t going like you planned, if the water is cold or it is raining, be where you are. Vacations are huge anticipation machines. We build them up in our minds until there is almost no way the real thing can compete with the image. Immerse yourself in what it is. Be present and enjoy it, regardless of what happens. Recharge. Academic institutions have known for a long time the value in spending time in a new situation. That is why sabbaticals are a part of the lives of faculty members in much of the world. Sabbaticals are, in some ways, like long vacations. A vacation puts us in a new environment, changes our routine, and gives us a chance to recharge our batteries. This quote from the book I read on this vacation states it better than I can: “You have to think more like a fish than a man and look for the slack tides and the pools and eddies in life so you can catch your breath and reflect on the good moments.” - Jimmy Buffett in A Salty Piece of Land Learn Something. No this isn’t like homework; I’m not suggesting you send me a report on “What You Learned on Your Summer Vacation.” But I am serious about learning something. Learn something in a museum. Learn something from the local people or customs. Learn something about the tides. Learn something from someone in the seat next to you on your flight. As humans we are most alive when we are learning, and vacations should be no exception. Make memories. Vacations are a wonderful way to expand our experiences and to create memories. New memories will enrich our lives both now and in the future. They also serve as the spawning ground for new ideas and insights that we may benefit from in all areas of our lives. After you make the memories, capture them. Record the events in your journal, purchase postcards, take pictures. These activities will help preserve those precious memories. Take them. If you stay at work without vacationing because you are “indispensable, but are never fresh and always burned out, what have you gained? Besides that, research says that people that take vacations live longer than those who don’t. I don’t think I can make a more compelling argument than that. If you have already taken a vacation in recent months, think back on it and see how many of my suggestions you followed. If you have an upcoming vacation, I encourage you to consider my ideas, and apply at least one or two of them to that vacation. All of these suggestions will help make your vacation more valuable, more entertaining and more fun. Plus, the vacation itself will help you live longer. Have fun! ----- About the author: Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group (http://KevinEikenberry.com), a learning consulting company. To receive a free Special Report on leadership that includes resources, ideas, and advice go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/leadership.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.
Water Cooler
Hey, nice to see y’all at this here “Water Cooler”. I received a surprise email from Dick Pennington, a faithful reader who writes to tell us “Where am I?” (or rather where he is LOL).
Dick writes: “We love art, live in Chester County PA. My partner & I have been living in as a married type commitment for 25 years. We are very active in the Episcopal Church. The Church continues to survive, & the world has not come to an end. 90 percent of our friends are married, some more than once. The ten percent that are gay, only two are not in a long time commitment. We have a dog & three birds. I have six children, 3 boys & three girls, 12 grand sons & one grand daughter, two great grand sons & one great grand daughter. We love art so much we buy & sell it. Visit our web site http://pennkess.igi-art.com.”
Thanks for sharing, Dick.
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