4 posts tagged “work”
...she kicks ass. really. i don't know how i got so lucky. but i did. she's supportive, funny, smart, empathetic, always sees the bright side of things, keeps it real, cleverly offers a positive spin on constructive criticism (when needed), and just generally makes my work life great.
and today... she's taking us (direct reports) on a super secret half day field trip / xmas present adventure. i suspect wine tasting. yee-HAW! cross your fingers!!
microstrategy and i have parted ways. yes, it's true. and i couldn't be happier. why, you ask? well, it's funny, but over the course of my lifetime, when i've left a job in the past and been faced with unemployment, i've pretty much freaked out. i've freaked out because i was scared that no one would want me or need me (professionally speaking). well, now i can say for the first time in my life i'm feeling entirely confident and comfortable with my place in the world. first of all, i'm happily in my thrities. i have to say, i'm a huge proponent of being in your thirties. get here as soon as you can if you're not already present. the party really doesn't start until you hit the big three-oh. if you're past your thirties, and you're feeling resentment at this statement, deal with it. no doubt you agree with me and you have infinite kernels of wisdom to share with me about your thirties... so bring it on. no, seriously. shed some light on the subject. enlighten me.
anyways, as i was saying, i'm feeling good about my place in life for so many reasons. most of all, i just feel legit. more legit than ever. just plain satisfied with life and the universe. that could be, perhaps, in response to a recent attitude adjustment that goes something like this:
time and time again in my life i fall in love. i fall out of love. love starts. love ends. i laugh and cry and learn along the way, and each time i begin something new, it's a million times better than the love i've felt before. (case in point, one james s. allen, jr.) likewise, my work life evolves in much the same way. i get a new job. i revel in that job. i fall out of love with my new job. eventually, i leave that job or that company. each new role or job is better than the one before. and i give and get and learn more with every new venture. bottom line: not only do i always bounce back, but i bounce back with a triple flip in the air on a gigantic trampoline. in other words, i win! :-)
in light of all this, i simply can not be sad or disappointed when not working. it's all temporary. everything in life is temporary. we don't know what will happen tomorrow, next week, or next month. we can plan all we want--and always be prepared. but, living in fear or too much anticipation of what's going to happen next, just won't get us anywhere. so i'm enjoying the precious present for all it's worth. i've stopped working about what's next in love and in life. i'm enjoying the ride and the exploration, because i always end up better off in the end.
anyways. blah blah blah. what this really means is two things: no more annoyingly short weekends in sf and a lot more time enjoying my life here at home! so cheers to that.
lucky me. here i be in east LA county for 3 days. check it though: i got a fat corner suite at the courtyard marriott here in Baldwin Park.
3 days with a client on-site teaching a 5 day class. good times, good times.
dude. here i sit at DFW. i ate some really killer bbq and had a beer. but enough already! united, take me home. what a waste of time, though, to be done at 3:30pm, and not be able to catch a flight until 7:45pm. thank god i'm flying west.
on the plus side... it was a good week. i didn't suck. people seemed to think i really knew what i was talking about. and my two co-teaches really rocked the house. i was a delegating fool, not letting either one of 'em slack for even a second. every little issue that came up i quickly refered to them to hunt down a solution from our knowledge base and we effectively resolved all student questions. i'm freakin' exhausted though: 3 days, 8 hours non-stop discussion about how our tool writes SQL statements for ya... extra tough when i barely know SQL. ha! i'm hella good at fakin' it though.
never in a million years would i have dreamed i'd be explaining this crap to people... and getting paid for it...
...so the weekend is almost here. i get to fly home, see my honey, AND look forward to a really good party, and "working from home" next week. ahhhhh... not a bad life.
happy st. paddy's day.
