This week has been a little … trying. I’m still adjusting to my new schedule (and new, almost bewildering sense of work/life balance freedom). I’ve – unsurprisingly – never set up my own company before and am used to a more fast-paced, kill-or-be-killed (no-seriously-we-will-kill-you) -type environment.
I had a completely different post scheduled for today all about the people who’ve asked me if I left my job so I could devote my days to planning my wedding, but upon further re-reading, it seemed a little too angry. The people whose opinions matter know that isn’t the case and I’ve already taken my related feminist outrage to Twitter.
But back to the new job. I’m used to responding to other people’s measures of “success” and “busy” and now, that’s all up to me. While the ability to fill my days as I see fit is a key reason SweeterCPA was started, I do miss having an external party validate my worth at the end of the workday.
Basically, it boils down to whether or not I was “productive.”
Productive = Good
Unproductive = Bad
(no grey area; get back to work!)
Then, on Thursday, I stumbled upon this fantastic article by Clay Collins (thanks, Nicole!). While “productivity is bunk” was not the primary thesis of Clay’s piece, it was exactly what I needed to read. I wrote it down – in fancy letters! – and will be hanging it on the wall of my office.
Getting things done is, of course, pretty key. “Productivity” – chugging along just to stay busy and avoid the guilt that comes with being “lazy” – is not.
You know how you have great ideas for new projects while in the shower? The example may be trite, but the truth behind it isn’t. Throwing out the goal of being “productive” is going to be quite liberating.
Belle says
Thanks for sharing! A great piece and pretty much why just the thought that I might work in a company environment one day reduces me to tears. Everyone I know in that rat race is so burnt out and incredibly unhappy. Why would I ever sign myself up for that kind of misery? I really admire you for thinking and stepping outside the corporate box and I truly wish you all the success you so very much deserve.
Helena says
Some people thrive on that kind of crazy, but I know I don’t. It was hard to admit to myself at first (did this mean I was a huge failure) but seriously, I’m SO much happier now… to me, that’s a win.
Belle says
Thanks for sharing! A great piece and pretty much why just the thought that I might work in a company environment one day reduces me to tears. Everyone I know in that rat race is so burnt out and incredibly unhappy. Why would I ever sign myself up for that kind of misery? I really admire you for thinking and stepping outside the corporate box and I truly wish you all the success you so very much deserve.
Helena says
Some people thrive on that kind of crazy, but I know I don’t. It was hard to admit to myself at first (did this mean I was a huge failure) but seriously, I’m SO much happier now… to me, that’s a win.
Kellie K says
Great find! As I’ve embarked on my own entrepreneurial adventure, it’s hard enough describing what you do to others to keep “busy”, let alone fight with a brain that’s been wired for a 9-5 job for many years. This is a refreshing perspective and verbalizes a lot of what I’ve felt. Thanks, Helena! Good luck on your new business!
Helena says
You, too, Kellie!
Kellie K says
Great find! As I’ve embarked on my own entrepreneurial adventure, it’s hard enough describing what you do to others to keep “busy”, let alone fight with a brain that’s been wired for a 9-5 job for many years. This is a refreshing perspective and verbalizes a lot of what I’ve felt. Thanks, Helena! Good luck on your new business!
Helena says
You, too, Kellie!
Helena says
You, too, Kellie!
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