So, as I was reviewing my "My 3 Words" post from this time last year… I realized I didn't do very well. Not well at all. My Discipline was low, and although I wanted to Act many times I just couldn't "get to it"… I did Invest well in others and in my local church. Jenny and I are co-leading a LifeGroup with a great couple and we recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Springdale.
In 2012, my gig at Mirazon
changed. I moved out of the daily Field Engineer role and more into a
Design/Sales Architect role. That's been really fun. I tend to be a
dragon slayer – I move into a role, kill all the dragons in 18-24
months, and then move on with life. I started getting that "itch" about
a year ago, and because the partners are Mirazon are AWESOME, they let
me shift a bit and trysomething new. I think it's going well so far. I
hope it goes well in 2013 too.
My kids are getting older, and more demanding, and more frustrating. Reality check – it's just how things are right now. They are 7 1/2 (Nathan), 6 (Jacob), 3 1/2 (Andrew) and 1 (Anna) and with 2 parents and 4 kids – we are outnumbered. Someone is always hungry, or bored, or in trouble, or screaming, or somewhere they shouldn't be. It's a challenge.
I barely blogged 10 times last year (if that many) and that's really frustrating. Writing and "thinking" and processing Family and Faith and Leadership and Technology is one of my favorite things. And I cannot seem to get to it – much less "act" on it.
I guess the biggest thing that I cannot seem to get a handle on is the fact that I feel overwhelmed and WAY too busy. It's funny, I mentioned to Jenny a few weeks ago that I feel that we're always on the go. We have things planned almost every night and weekend and it's maddening. I'm very much an extrovert and love being around people – but my batteries are low.
I guess I liken it to my laptop. I'm a technology consultant – for those of you are don't know (yeah right). I have used many different laptops over the last couple decades, and one thing is common – the more I use the battery, the less charge it holds. It starts out 3-5 hours, but before you know it, I can barely keep an hour charge on it.
That's kinda how I feel right now. It's like I'm constantly recharging my battery, but the battery "life" is low. I need a new battery this year.
And I don't know what that means, or even know how to get started.
So, I'm calling out to my friends… real-life and "online" friends… how do I get started?