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April 11, 2006
Resolve: Not Just a Carpet Cleaner
I've been organizing my old papers and going through a bunch of stuff, and I stumbled across some notes from motivational classes I took at Edelman. Ironically, rather than motivate me to do better at work - the classes helped convince me that I wasn't at the right place. It's interesting to look back at what I wrote, because these realizations were of paramount importance in making this enormous decision I've made.
It's good to keep these things fresh in the mind. And, it makes me happy to read over them because it reminds me of all the positive changes I've made...and all the ones I have in the works.
Resolutions:
Be good to me.
Remember to stand up for myself.
Love myself first.
Be honest.
Be more thoughtful.
Dare.
Read more.
Devote more time to cultural things I'm interested in.
Relieve stress in better ways.
GO OUT LESS!
Don't spend so much so frivolously.
Draft budget.
Take better control of spending.
More sleep.
Keep up the good work.
Make time for me. This is important - I am important.
Feed brain.
What I most want for myself at work is...
To be valued
To make a real contribution
To learn
To do well
To be successful
To enjoy what I do; to have it not be this difference between work (unhappy) and free time (happy)
Why?
Because it's the key to a fulfilled life.
Because I deserve it.
Because it's too important not to strive for.
Because I want to enjoy my life.
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Though things are very up in the air right now, one thing is for certain: I'm enjoying my life again. I'm also sleeping a lot more.
And I'm eating a lot more pancakes.
[Insert emoticon.]
Posted by Bree at April 11, 2006 03:09 PM