The Summer of Me

For those of you unfamiliar with Franklin-Covey, they have a concept of successful habits that they sell to Human Resource departments around the world. Some of it is good stuff, some of it is hokey, but there is some items you can take to your personal life.

On of the first concepts is the ideal that you must get your personal life in order, before you can fully help others in your team. (It's the first part of the "win-win" situation). It includes a variety of things (goals, plans, actions), but the basic concept is that it's hard to successfully help others if you are constantly worried about your "self".

I have decided that I have been helping others recently more than I have been helping myself. So I have decided to have a Summer of Me...(and no, I haven't had any Franklin-Covey classes recently). I have already relinquished my position on our Condo board, for starters. So I have about 10 hours a week of my time back!

The next order of business is to concentrate on my health. I've already started swimming again (weather permitting), and I will start jogging again soon. Besides the usual goals of looking better, having my clothes fit better, reducing my cholesterol. etc, I have a very specific goal: 15 minutes of accelerated heart-rate with no breathing problems. I plan to take Judo again, and those randori sessions are tough!

I also plan on getting another tattoo this summer....I'll post a picture whenever it happens.

I hope all this doesn't sound too pretentious. Sometimes you just need to take care of your self, you know?