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Nov 6 Friday |
A Balance To Be Kept
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Let’s face it, there are more and more freelancers and small technology businesses sprouting up these days (incredible). For all of us, time management hits close to home as the freedom that we have becomes a blessing and a curse at the same time. I reflect on this after just taking an entire day off this week (my teammates were worried about my general sanity and workload, and forced me to do it While just on the phone with a teammate, Josh Colter, we realized another thing: we set our own pace. I admit, I find myself waking up and checking email on the iPhone to prepare myself for what’s ahead that day and to answer anything important enough that ”requires” my attention. This type of rush in the schedule can make one feeling as if they’re always catching up. And I’ve noticed (for myself), it’s often rooted in an unhealthy perspective. In fact, my wife and I have agreed to maintain the rule of even keeping the computer out of a certain room in the house so work doesn’t infringe more than it should. One may ask: why stop when one can continue moving forward in building more solutions or gaining more clients to make happy, always progressing? With endless opportunities, and in a world (America, specifically speaking) where the race to improve only increases by the night – people (like ourselves at Elias) who desire a healthy balance of work and play are confronted with a decision to make. How will we pursue our ambitions while still keeping healthy priorities? Nonetheless, our goal for ROWE (Results Only Work Environment) has been a challenge to hold true to. We’re still learning. Why do I say all this? Well, I feel it appropriate to communicate a few things that have become more clear to me on this wonderful day off:
Oh, another thing to note: What did I do to ensure that I really had a full day off? Well, I did take action on a few of the following practical things (otherwise, it wouldn’t have been a true day off!):
Let us (together) live fully by working hard, playing hard, laughing hard, and crying hard. |

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