Leaving on a Jet plane

it's going to be a loong day. Up at 3am this morning to catch a flight to LA, then back on the last flight tonight. At least I don't have to spend the night in a hotel!



I've been traveling almost every week for most of my working career and although I complain a lot about the frustrations of travel, I do love it (at least most of it). I've seen sunrises in every state of the US, most of Asia, several South American countries and some of Europe and that's more than most people can say. I probably have learned more from the people I've met on my travels than from any text book. I hope I never get a job that requires me to sit in the same place day after day!



They say the world is a small place. I say that travel makes it small. To anyone who has never left their home state, or home country, the world must truly be an immense place. I think this is a lesson that I learned sitting in a Japanese bath in a suburb of Tokyo. The gentleman who sat down next to me struck up a conversation I'm English (to my great sadness, I have a terrible time learning other languages) and dyring our conversation, I learned that he had gone to the University in my home town and had rented a house 2 blocks from my parents house.....7,000 miles away from where we were then sitting! That's when it struck me how small the world truly is!





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Following your bliss....

I remember reading sometime in the past one of those "self help" job books that says you should "folow your bliss" and the money will flow. The problem is, how do you define "bliss"? I think the answer may be different for different people. Years ago, I worked with a guy who got to work right at 8, took exactly a one hour lunch and was out the door by 5. His bliss was his non-work activities, and he did just exactly what was needed at work in order to pay the bills. I asked him one time if he enjoyed his job and he told me that it didn't matter, that he worked to live, not lived to work.

For myself though, it's different. Sometimes I think I define myself by what I do and I want to make an impact on people's lives through my work, not through non-work activities. So, if I have a job that is termed "key" to the organization's success, however I hate what I'm doing, am I being untrue to myself? If I really want to make an impact, I should love this job instead of hating it.

the last week or so I have been starting in my new job and have started drinking more and taking more aspirin than ever, however the last two days I performed tasks from my old role and I loved it.

I guess I jus thave to figure out what my "bliss" is and hope that it doesn't change on a daily basis!

It's been a while since I posted

Guess I'm just not a very verbose person. :)

I have been watching some episodes of "Californication" on my IPOD lately and I find it intereresting that Duchovny is using a blog to complain about what's going on in the world, not sure it's the best use of a writers talents, but interesting none the less.

I'm still trying to find my "voice" and figure out what I want to write about that anyone will find interesting, but I am going to try to reinvigorate this blog this year.

Stay tuned... (or don't) :)