As I stated earlier the biggest issue I faced lately given the number of things needed to implement, I feel a more than a little overwhelmed. Worse than that, given all that is needed, it is tough to figure out exactly where to start. Starting with one thing soon reveals that another piece is missing. To address that other piece soon reveals a whole other set of things to do. It can really drive you nuts. No choice is ideal and all choices bring about some element of compromise.
When you're in the middle of all of this, you can truly get lost in the forest. And last week some perspective on things would have helped out a great deal. But instead, on friday, I left feeling really ill-at-ease with things and more than a little overwhelmed.
The feeling carried over through the weekend, it really affected me. I tried to have some fun, I did have the chance to spend some time chatting with friends back home and the routine chores helped distract me a bit. However, the challenges of work never completely left my mind. It troubled me through this morning.
I realized this morning that I needed a meeting with myself to find some small piece of perspective. To organize things and try to map out the week ahead. I had to remind myself that Rome wasn't built in a day and the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.*
* Actually I learned today that this is not the correct translation of the Lao-Tzu quote. The Quotations Page website has a nice translation of the actual quote.
So, I took 20 minutes this morning to meet with myself and examine the past week, what things happened and what was accomplished. I also spent some time mapping out the week ahead. I found some measure of relief through this exercise. Recognizing some progress has been made. There is stil much to be done, one big exercise is the strategic plan, and this will begin to dominate my days over the next few weeks. All-in-all not great but not a disaster either. Call it a work in progress.
Perspective, its a good thing.
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