Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Working new objectives
OK, so I am in the off weeks between school and work so I am trying to take care of business around the house and work and career and personal growth and and and...
I am working on the Personal Power tapes duing my commute (Sure beats the radio). Anyway, at this point I found it pretty releiving. I kind of wish I had listened to this during or prior to OB as it would have helped in a few situations. And now to get off on a rant, I couldnt stop laughing at a radio ad where someone made the suggestion about putting a picture of some kids on their desk to avoid being overworked and the voice over said "You give losers a bad name!" That last night was so painful and so full of bad advice and self-loathing, I still wont shake that last session for a while.
OK, back to topic. My main issue areas were:
Fix up the office
reduce the pain pile
manage time better
work out and lose weight
Here are some reasons why I really need to fix up the office:
Its a mess
it is hard to find things
it makes it hard to concentrate
it smells bad
the furniture is not coordinated
I cant find books in the bookshelf
the entertainment center makes for a crappy storage cabinet
the walpaper is disturbing
Much of the stuff can be thrown out
Its not condusive to a work envirnment, it gives my daughter a bad impression on how to maintain a home.
Benefits: Accomplishment, Pride, easy to work in, look better, better storage, ability to find things, value to the house.
Reduce the pain pile
It is costing me money
it leads to procrastination
It will prevcent me from excelling in school
I could get in trouble
it adds to the clutter
it is annoying
it makes me unhappy
it takes up more time the more it grows
It keeps me from being responsible
It stresses me out
Benefits: More money, less stress, less clutter, completeness.
Manage time better:
I do not finish tasks on time
I cant seem to get ahead
The more time goes on, the more gets stacked behind
it affects the quality of my work
It makes me appear undependable
I will need to work more hours
I wont be able to enjoy a personal life
I will be stressed
I wont appear capable
It will make it difficult to lead
Benefits: Ahead of the game, able to manage better
Lose Weight and Work out:
It is making me unhealthy
It makes it harder to keep up with my daughter
it will cost me my life
my clothes wont fit
I wont have energy
I will have to go on medications
I wont be in good condition
I wont be able to play sports
I would not be able to drive a race car again
I will be less attractive to my loved ones
I will be strong, fit and appreciate my body more.
To reset pattterns I will:
Make the Kerns Woot!Woot! noise
ask "how is this debate is adding value to the team's mission?"
Be honest in my opinion, not just say what the person wants to hear
try to reach points to back down with an adversary
I am working on the Personal Power tapes duing my commute (Sure beats the radio). Anyway, at this point I found it pretty releiving. I kind of wish I had listened to this during or prior to OB as it would have helped in a few situations. And now to get off on a rant, I couldnt stop laughing at a radio ad where someone made the suggestion about putting a picture of some kids on their desk to avoid being overworked and the voice over said "You give losers a bad name!" That last night was so painful and so full of bad advice and self-loathing, I still wont shake that last session for a while.
OK, back to topic. My main issue areas were:
Fix up the office
reduce the pain pile
manage time better
work out and lose weight
Here are some reasons why I really need to fix up the office:
Its a mess
it is hard to find things
it makes it hard to concentrate
it smells bad
the furniture is not coordinated
I cant find books in the bookshelf
the entertainment center makes for a crappy storage cabinet
the walpaper is disturbing
Much of the stuff can be thrown out
Its not condusive to a work envirnment, it gives my daughter a bad impression on how to maintain a home.
Benefits: Accomplishment, Pride, easy to work in, look better, better storage, ability to find things, value to the house.
Reduce the pain pile
It is costing me money
it leads to procrastination
It will prevcent me from excelling in school
I could get in trouble
it adds to the clutter
it is annoying
it makes me unhappy
it takes up more time the more it grows
It keeps me from being responsible
It stresses me out
Benefits: More money, less stress, less clutter, completeness.
Manage time better:
I do not finish tasks on time
I cant seem to get ahead
The more time goes on, the more gets stacked behind
it affects the quality of my work
It makes me appear undependable
I will need to work more hours
I wont be able to enjoy a personal life
I will be stressed
I wont appear capable
It will make it difficult to lead
Benefits: Ahead of the game, able to manage better
Lose Weight and Work out:
It is making me unhealthy
It makes it harder to keep up with my daughter
it will cost me my life
my clothes wont fit
I wont have energy
I will have to go on medications
I wont be in good condition
I wont be able to play sports
I would not be able to drive a race car again
I will be less attractive to my loved ones
I will be strong, fit and appreciate my body more.
To reset pattterns I will:
Make the Kerns Woot!Woot! noise
ask "how is this debate is adding value to the team's mission?"
Be honest in my opinion, not just say what the person wants to hear
try to reach points to back down with an adversary
Sunday, December 18, 2005
4.0 Baby!!!!
Grades are in, and A's in both the classes. In break right now, but I am working the Personal Power II cds, fresh off of ebay. Anyway, I plan on incorporating this journal into the other one. The 2 things I plan on doing is call my mom, we have had a tiff for a while over finishing some eBay transactions for her and getting back to the gym. There's my day 1 goals. We'll see where it goes from here.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Term 1 Wrap Up
Well, Term 1 has finally come to a close. Although I was a bit disappointed with the outcome of the first term classes, I am glad that I am in the program. Behavior in organizations kind of fizzled in its final weeks. I had a thought go through my mind that I just could not shake. Why am I paying $300 a night to listen to a bunch of other people who spent $300 a night regurgitate what I just read in a book. The professors involvement towards the end was limited and very little new insight was generated. Same with quant. I did pick up some nuggets and hopefully I did ok on the finals. Next term will be just one class and it will be more practical for my career, marketing. I also hope to feel out how the new job will be on workload.
