NOTE: This post was created after the date of the week… Busy summer, sorry!
Happy Birthday USA! After a long series of weeks, this week had some great news, and is the start of our summer vacation. I had a potentially difficult client conversation that ended up being really productive and positive.
Words of the week:
- Frog: There’s an expression out there about eating frogs in the morning. It’s supposed to reflect taking on the tough stuff first so that you end up feeling more focused on the stuff you like. I practiced this a bit, and so far have seen the benefit. Case in point, a tough convo this week, which I was worried was going to turn a good client relationship into a bad one. At first I wanted to move that conversation to after my vacation, but then decided to tackle it before so that I could have a bit more piece of mind. The conversation went really well, and now I can enjoy my vacation!
- Family: We are about to spend a week with my wife’s family.I very much look forward to this time, even though the nieces and nephews are bundles of energy that I’m not used to handling on a day to day basis.
- Waste: I’m realizing that I have less and less patience for waste with people that I don’t care for. Case in point, a younger consultant who, IMO, is approaching the whole thing from the wrong perspective, but is also very stubborn. I am not sure I can help her.
Number of the Week:
- 50%: I’m committing 50% to my major client, which will be a lot, but give room to develop work.