Work, leisure and writing
I am not as successful in being a "workaholic" as I need to be. My escape plan is dependent on a short term demand for my time that leaves little room for leisure time. This is so unnatural for me. I love my leisure time. I know so many great things to do with it. Write in one of my blogs, take pictures, draw, cook, hang out with friends, be out in nature, the list is endless. So having a full time job and a freelance business on the side is hard on me.
A big part of my plan is to pay down all my debts. I paid for a college degree with government secured loans, and I was recently able to lower my interest rate considerably. This has made it possible for me to set a reasonable time horizon for being ready to cut myself loose from the security of my present circumstances and ready myself for new ventures.
By "a reasonable time horizon" I mean one that coincides with what to me would be a comfortable period of time to make the physical transition away from my present home. If I were looking at something further out on the horizon than two years, I think I would feel impatient and depressed. But two years! That seems like no time at all when I think of all the things I want to do to be ready.
I like new beginnings. I have had several of them in my life since I came of age. I turned 30 in Paris and began a life in Europe. Another shift came in the mid 80s when I moved to California and another when I made a major career move a few years later.
But new beginnings require lots of energy. I am like anyone who is starting up a new business: they can tell you what a time sink new enterprises are. So for the time being, I'm putting up with the demands on my time. I don't always deal with the stresses of it as well as I would like. I'm struggling to find ways to cope and to keep my health, mental as well as physical.
Writing is a key part of my strategy for coping. So it's important that I get back to making more frequent contributions to this blog in particular. Writing is also a strategy for moving to the next phase of my career. So in addition to my job, my business, my stress coping activities, and my blogging, I am also taking a writing class. In fact I should be working on an assignment for this week's class right now.
Which brings me to my final point. All of this has a lot to do with the fact that I'm so good at procrastinating. It is my number one area for improvement. There will never be a better time than now to reach into myself and find the resources to improve my work habits.
A big part of my plan is to pay down all my debts. I paid for a college degree with government secured loans, and I was recently able to lower my interest rate considerably. This has made it possible for me to set a reasonable time horizon for being ready to cut myself loose from the security of my present circumstances and ready myself for new ventures.
By "a reasonable time horizon" I mean one that coincides with what to me would be a comfortable period of time to make the physical transition away from my present home. If I were looking at something further out on the horizon than two years, I think I would feel impatient and depressed. But two years! That seems like no time at all when I think of all the things I want to do to be ready.
I like new beginnings. I have had several of them in my life since I came of age. I turned 30 in Paris and began a life in Europe. Another shift came in the mid 80s when I moved to California and another when I made a major career move a few years later.
But new beginnings require lots of energy. I am like anyone who is starting up a new business: they can tell you what a time sink new enterprises are. So for the time being, I'm putting up with the demands on my time. I don't always deal with the stresses of it as well as I would like. I'm struggling to find ways to cope and to keep my health, mental as well as physical.
Writing is a key part of my strategy for coping. So it's important that I get back to making more frequent contributions to this blog in particular. Writing is also a strategy for moving to the next phase of my career. So in addition to my job, my business, my stress coping activities, and my blogging, I am also taking a writing class. In fact I should be working on an assignment for this week's class right now.
Which brings me to my final point. All of this has a lot to do with the fact that I'm so good at procrastinating. It is my number one area for improvement. There will never be a better time than now to reach into myself and find the resources to improve my work habits.
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