45 - 360 Degrees Look at Life
This is going to be a rather long post because I have quite a lot of things to get out of my head and down on paper. As I write this I’m deliberately trying to frame everything in a more positive light, because sigh, I do need some psyching up.
So here I go, Mr Positive himself.
Lots of opportunities for growth and development are popping up everywhere in my life now. I am frankly feeling a little overwhelmed, but then these are good kinds of problems to have. You don’t grow unless you are yanked out of your comfort zone once in a while.
That’s what’s happening to me right now and importantly it is I who is choosing to be yanked. No one says that I must do all the things I’m doing – I chose this. My negative feelings derive, I think, more from the fact that there are so many exciting opportunities and avenues to explore right now that I cannot effectively explore all of them at one go. But that as I said is a good kind of problem.
Typing fast now, to get everything out of my head.
C, PB – Checked out their website but it doesn’t say much. I think the work could be interesting. Just went through the PB stuff at my own workplace. There would be quite a lot for me to learn – the learning curve would definitely be there. I have to remember to check out our own materials in greater depth at another time. Meanwhile no point thinking about the C, PB job any further.
CS – Readership sailed to an all-time high but we know why, don’t we. T*mmy. I think I was hitting an all-time high anyway but T*mmy pushed it to where it finished in February (11,000). I think I’m putting a lot of positive energy into CS but I think maybe I need to cool off. It’s eating too much of my time & brain juice. I should keep the purpose of CS firmly in sight. It’s not just about numbers. I’ll blog when I really have something to say.
Poetry (1) – Next step is to work with E of EP because that’s the honourable thing to do and besides I really don’t think that E of FF is going to move. Just forget E of FF, and move on. Priority now is to focus on the manuscript and the 15 May deadline. Immediate next step is to talk to E of EP on Friday and I should plan for that. Will put out more untested stuff out on RE and refer E of EP to it and see if he thinks they’re any good.
Poetry (2) – Everything else – new poems, GPA 2007, etc, just put aside for now.
Running – JPMCC is coming up. 5.6 km. Closing deadline for signing up is 31 March. I just signed up for this. 26 April is the event proper. Now I have a definite target to train for.
Kids – Here I must not compromise and I must strive to spend quality time with them even when I feel stretched in other areas of my life. I had specially chosen and set aside toys that I want to play with them – but I still haven’t touched them yet! I have not been giving Little Girl that much of my time & attention lately. This has to change.
Finance in a Nutshell – The structured reading programme doesn’t work. I need to read stuff that’s more specifically and directly related to what I am immediately tackling at work. But I also need some structure; otherwise there will be no discipline. I need to keep track of my career learning, both on-the-job and through self-study.
Career - Wrestling with this at the moment. I've been mindmapping about this and I got some clarity. Basically I'm aiming to learn; and I'm aiming for promotion; and both require me to put more focus and get more interested in my own work. I've basically worked out five key things I need to do for the rest of the year:
1. Get more efficient.
2. Build my knowledge and expertise.
3. Carve out some niches for myself - gold, repacks, REITS, SG.
4. Increase profile with key persons.
5. Contribute more ideas at department meetings.
So here I go, Mr Positive himself.
Lots of opportunities for growth and development are popping up everywhere in my life now. I am frankly feeling a little overwhelmed, but then these are good kinds of problems to have. You don’t grow unless you are yanked out of your comfort zone once in a while.
That’s what’s happening to me right now and importantly it is I who is choosing to be yanked. No one says that I must do all the things I’m doing – I chose this. My negative feelings derive, I think, more from the fact that there are so many exciting opportunities and avenues to explore right now that I cannot effectively explore all of them at one go. But that as I said is a good kind of problem.
Typing fast now, to get everything out of my head.
C, PB – Checked out their website but it doesn’t say much. I think the work could be interesting. Just went through the PB stuff at my own workplace. There would be quite a lot for me to learn – the learning curve would definitely be there. I have to remember to check out our own materials in greater depth at another time. Meanwhile no point thinking about the C, PB job any further.
CS – Readership sailed to an all-time high but we know why, don’t we. T*mmy. I think I was hitting an all-time high anyway but T*mmy pushed it to where it finished in February (11,000). I think I’m putting a lot of positive energy into CS but I think maybe I need to cool off. It’s eating too much of my time & brain juice. I should keep the purpose of CS firmly in sight. It’s not just about numbers. I’ll blog when I really have something to say.
Poetry (1) – Next step is to work with E of EP because that’s the honourable thing to do and besides I really don’t think that E of FF is going to move. Just forget E of FF, and move on. Priority now is to focus on the manuscript and the 15 May deadline. Immediate next step is to talk to E of EP on Friday and I should plan for that. Will put out more untested stuff out on RE and refer E of EP to it and see if he thinks they’re any good.
Poetry (2) – Everything else – new poems, GPA 2007, etc, just put aside for now.
Running – JPMCC is coming up. 5.6 km. Closing deadline for signing up is 31 March. I just signed up for this. 26 April is the event proper. Now I have a definite target to train for.
Kids – Here I must not compromise and I must strive to spend quality time with them even when I feel stretched in other areas of my life. I had specially chosen and set aside toys that I want to play with them – but I still haven’t touched them yet! I have not been giving Little Girl that much of my time & attention lately. This has to change.
Finance in a Nutshell – The structured reading programme doesn’t work. I need to read stuff that’s more specifically and directly related to what I am immediately tackling at work. But I also need some structure; otherwise there will be no discipline. I need to keep track of my career learning, both on-the-job and through self-study.
Career - Wrestling with this at the moment. I've been mindmapping about this and I got some clarity. Basically I'm aiming to learn; and I'm aiming for promotion; and both require me to put more focus and get more interested in my own work. I've basically worked out five key things I need to do for the rest of the year:
1. Get more efficient.
2. Build my knowledge and expertise.
3. Carve out some niches for myself - gold, repacks, REITS, SG.
4. Increase profile with key persons.
5. Contribute more ideas at department meetings.
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