I dream of retirement, a time when financial earning seems less necessary and the vain pursuits of glory have passed.
There’s a long way to go still, but those greener pastures sit in my mind.
I will always work when that time comes. In fact, I know what those three retirement jobs are already…
You know the old glass is half full metaphor.
Well, that applies to the way we talk about and critique others. We can support the strong points someone offers, or we can tear them up.
This is particularly true of teams, communities and other group activities.
Harvard Business Review ran a great piece by Rosabeth Kanter a few months ago about creating a positive culture of respect.
“Winners can maintain high aspirations and act generously toward others,” said Kanter. “Losers are more likely to blame others and disdain them as mediocre, creating a culture of finger-pointing and infighting.”
Sometimes work and life demands that we push ourselves to the limit, that we run at such a high speed our human engines cross the red line. Yet if we do it too long, we lose effectiveness and eventually burn out.
Redline refers to operating across the line of demarcation on your car’s tachometer. When a tachometer shows engine speed in the red, it means you are running too hard, possibly causing damage to the components themselves or other parts of the engine.
I’ve been redlining it for far too long, due to a variety of reasons and choices.
For example, for the past two and a half years I’ve been writing, traveling and promoting two business books AND this blog, in addition to my normal business activities. In direct conflict with these activities, I value being present for my daughter first. So I end up sacrificing personal time and sleep.
All of these activities produced a great increase in yield, yet a the same time it’s time to ease back on the throttle a bit. The peanut butter only spreads so thin.
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