Organization

Okay. One of the common themes in my life at this moment is "I need to get organized". I don't know if this is really what I need but I think it can't hurt.

In my job, I handle multiple projects all day (and night) long. It seems that every day that I go into my office with a plan of attack (I am going to work on/complete this project today), a thousand other things come up to occupy my day. Before I know it, the day is over and I haven't yet touched the "planned project". This usually just leads to me working late to make some progress.

At home, it's much the same. Whether it's getting the grass cut or fixing a leaking roof, it never seems to get done in a planned fashion. I'm always reacting. As I have spent the last few months considering what to do to improve my life, the one thing I seem to be focusing on is this - I want a plan for my life. I don't wqant to always be reacting. I want to take actions because they move me toward the goals I have set for my life. (Yes, I need to set those goals first).

I think a lot of this introspection has been brought on by my attendance at the Dale Carnegie Course. In this course (see link) the instructor phrased my thoughts as "I want to lead an intentional life." I really like that idea. Now how do I get there?

I'm a bit dissapointed that I haven't received any comments on my original post. I don't know if I am just being impatient or if this is not going to be a good format for the kind of support I am seeking. Regardless, I feel better already just because I have made the effort and recorded some of my thoughts.

I'll sign off for now. In the next post, I intend to detail some of my planned actions and detail the questions I am asking myself - and you.

Thank you!

You Are Invited

Welcome to My Blog - and my life.

I'm 35 years old, mildly successful, have a wonderful family, and a nice house. What's missing is a sense of fulfillment. This blog is all about helping me to sort out what I need to do to gain this fulfillment. I expect that much of my progress toward this goal will come from the simple process of putting my thoughts down and organizing them. However, I also hope that this process will be sped up and made far richer by input from YOU. Whoever you are, I believe that you have an idea that I can use. It may be just the mental nudge I need to grasp an illusive concept.

It seems quite selfish to ask so much of you without offering something in return. Here's what I think I can offer.

1. My Blog should inspire you to "Think some good thinks". Who can't benefit from a little mental stretching?
2. I will do my best to respond to all comments.
3. I hope that some of the ideas that I post and that others share will be useful to you.
4. If you are like me, the sense of pride that comes from helping someone else is very satisfying. I can give you that.

Well, that's going to do it for the initial post. I will begin to provide more detail of my present situation in the next post.