Short answer: No 🙂 . End of post.
Just kidding…I’ll explain. A few years ago I was laying on the deserted beach in Vietnam. The wind was blowing through my hair, the waves were crashing, the sun was slowly rising in the sky and I was thinking about…Emails. Yep. Emails. Specifically client emails: Continue reading “Do Vacations Rejuvenate You?”
So I was born and raised in Atlanta. Something that might surprise people is that Atlanta has horrendous traffic. We’ve been on the top 10 list of most congested cities since I was born and while I was growing up we were right behind New York and LA. We had the third worst traffic in the US. Continue reading “Carfree For Life”
I want to make sure I remember the feeling of a weekend during my working career. I’m sitting here at 8:30pm on a Friday, waiting for someone that owes me a deliverable to email me back. Such is the life of a project manager/ client service person. You bother people, remind them of what’s happening and then check their work and try to gently nudge them to complete what was technically due at 5pm today. It’s a balance of staying on their good side (so they’ll continue to be a good colleague) and pushing them. Difficult balance. Continue reading “Remember The Feeling Of The Working Weekend”
At times I feel a strange burst of energy flow through my body at work. This energy compels me to complete the latest task, optimize the latest project and plan my strategy for the next meeting. I’m not sure purpose is the correct word – maybe it’s motivation? Inspiration? I’m not sure. Productivity seems so generic. Continue reading “That Burst of ‘Purpose’”
I need to rant for a minute. Originally when I entered the work world I thought I was simply missing something, but after 7 years I can confidently say this: People like to cash in on buzzwords. Buzzwords they use incorrectly, buzzwords they don’t understand. The people they’re selling to also don’t seem to know what they’re talking about and don’t seem to care. Continue reading “Cashing In On Buzzwords” 
I’ve been working for almost 7 years and I have always had a hard time pinpointing exactly why I dislike traditional work so much. After help from my partner I’ve figured out one of the reasons. The 9-to-5 work schedule was originally created in the Industrial Revolution with physical laborers in mind. 8 hours being a cog in a factory gives you another 8 hours with your family (theoretically) and another 8 hours to sleep. Perfect! Continue reading “Constant Low-Level Stress”
Something shocking happened at work. I was hosting an event to share recent vacation pictures with the group. Our other presenter had recently spent a month in Mexico. He even wrote a blog post for our company about how to successfully work from anywhere. He used 2 weeks of PTO to basically work half time and extend his time there. Their main goal for the trip was to look into buying a house near Puerto Vallarta. Continue reading “Early Retirement Dropped At Work”
I got a raise! And not just a cost-of-living increase of 2%, but a REAL raise of 4%! I’m assuming that’s just on my base salary so I’m going from $90,000 base to $93,600 with a guaranteed $10,000 target bonus and $600 for my cell phone. Without any stretch bonuses I’m up to $104,200! Continue reading “A Raise (And What It Means for Retirement)”