The Fierce Velocity of Living
Life comes at us with a certain fierce velocity these days.Due dates, deadlines, status updates, pressure - the pace is frenetic and the intensity is off the charts.And that's for parents of pre-schoolers.Your life is pretty daggone intense and fast, too.Even your favorite executive coach feels the pressures of workload, but fortunately I have plenty of tactics and skills to bring to bear when the speed gets to be a little too...overwhelming.First thing I do?Take a break.I know, I know - "bear down, get through it, push, shoulder to the wheel" - but, really, no. Taking a small stop when things are hectic is a sure way to prevent errors.Like, let's say you're using a crane to lift a piano out of a third floor apartment, so you pause right at the window to make sure you're at the precisely correct angle. Just a pause before you go forward. Before you scrape the entire left side or, heaven forbid, totally shatter the instrument.You take a minute and you check.So that's why I haven't written in the last couple of weeks. I've been taking a wee pause to make sure:- I want to keep writing- I know what it is I want to say- I understand how it is I want to writeAnd, it occurs to me that I could use your perspective.You see, since 2005, when I started a monthly newsletter (and a special shout out to the 52 of you who read that first issue - I have a list, I know who you are, and I really appreciate your continued steadfastness), I have written with an eye toward what you, the reader, would like to hear. To find a topic, I've often thought, "Two of my readers are having coffee today... What are they talking about?"I think of you.What you need, and what you want, matters to me. So I'd appreciate it if you would take 90 seconds to answer five simple questions for me: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6M7PKHThat way, I can put your feedback into the mix of what I've been thinking and come out with even more clarity around what I do.And it will make our time together than much more rewarding, and fun.Thank you.