Archive for August, 2008
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Set boundaries about private time. All About Balance, Part IV
0 Comments Published by admin August 30th, 2008 in Hard Won WisdomI got an e-mail from an executive’s Blackberry yesterday, inquiring about me speaking at an event she was hosting. Get this: She was sending that e-mail while she was getting a root canal. I am not kidding. Janet Johnston now wins the Oscar for Best Performance by a Type-A Personality.
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The firewall between your time and theirs. All About Balance, Part IV
0 Comments Published by fgermer August 30th, 2008 in Hard Won Wisdom, Life balanceI got an e-mail from an executive’s Blackberry yesterday, inquiring about me speaking at an event she was hosting. Get this: She was sending that e-mail while she was getting a root canal. I am not kidding. Janet Johnston now wins the Oscar for Best Performance by a Type-A Personality.
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Drop the ball. All About Balance, Part III
0 Comments Published by admin August 29th, 2008 in Living LargeSoon after Hard Won Wisdom was released, my insurance agent asked me to save her a signed copy. When I dropped it by her office, she thumbed through it and said, “Maybe this will show me how to juggle all these balls I have in the air.”
I looked at her and said, “The secret to [...]
Vincent J. Marcus Germer, 1998-2008 RIP
18 Comments Published by admin August 27th, 2008 in Fawn, Hard Won WisdomI can mark each era of my life in dog years. The Honey years. The Honey/Buster years. The Buster/Vinny years. The Vinny/Reggie years.
Vinny has been at my side through four books, two houses, a coupla relationships, a career change, a lightning strike and a lot of really good times.
He’s been there. Right with his mama.
Yesterday [...]
What matters most? All About Balance, Part II
0 Comments Published by admin August 27th, 2008 in Living LargeMy first day on the job at The Miami Herald was an absolute shock. My boss really laid everything on nice and thick as she courted me in the hiring process, but the minute I got there, she informed me that I’d be working some weeknights, every Saturday day shift and, gee, when I wasn’t [...]
Housework can be delegated. Life can't. Part I, All About Balance
0 Comments Published by admin August 26th, 2008 in Hard Won WisdomI have no idea how you pull it off. How many e-mails, voice mails, phone calls or faxes did you deal with today? How many meetings and conference calls? Lunch appointments, calendar shuffles and “emergency” interruptions?
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I sure hope you made time to pick up the kids, do the wash, clean the kitchen [...]
