Former Worker Bee

What a bummer this week has been. To say that I was slightly off target would be stretching. I had the most unproductive week ever. I am laughing as I type this post because I just can’t believe how this week has turned out.

Not that I had a lot of idle moments…well…Saturday I did. The lack of sleep contributed mostly to me failing to complete my goals.  Hmm…I was just thinking why was I trying to change my schedule, me waking up at 8 am? Oh, right. So I could get the most out of my day. But what strikes me is that I was getting a lot done at night. I always get a burst of energy after I get off work—where that comes from I don’t know—but during that time I would read or do research.

Throughout the week, after leaving work I would go home and go to bed around 12 midnight. I lay awake for hours waiting for sleep to come. Monday, I actually woke up at 8 am. I stayed up for a couple of hours, but I was so tired. To make it even worst it was raining outside—rain always makes me sleepy. So, I took a two hour snooze before work. The rest of the week was pretty much a bust.

Forcing my body to sleep at the time when I am most productive was probably not my brightest idea. My career coach—who I truly admire—has no problem getting an early start. I don’t fall into that category; and its okay! Maybe I will keep doing what works for me and tweak it here and there. Why change something that was actually working for me? Who care if it’s at night?

I remember something that Seth Godin said in one of his interviews. Whenever someone asks him what blogs he likes to read he tells them that it changes every day. He tells them this because some people believe if only they could read all of the blogs he reads they will write better. Or, if they had the same laptop he has they would be able to write a bestseller, or if only they followed his daily rituals then it would get their creative juices going. Or if only they bought the same computer that he has it would improve their writing somehow. But, in reality all its doing is stalling them from focusing on what’s really important.

Taking on Seth’s habits will not improve my writing .Eating the same cereal as Michael Jordan will not improve my jump shot. Waking up at 8 am like some other successful people will not make me successful.

With that said, let me try last week’s agenda again.

Next week’s agenda:

Stick to a simple schedule I have prepared for myself by:

• Staying hyper focused
• Staying the course…do what works for me!

Finish reading Rules of Thumb: How to Stay Productive and Inspire Even in the Most Turbulent Times by Alan M. Webber.