The past few days I have been seriously struggling with being "in-sync" with those around me. For the first few days of the week, I had to fill-in for one of my guys, when he went on vacation. Although, he definitely needed the time-off, I can honestly say that doing my job is more than enough work, without piling on someone else's also. I have four guys that I closely work with, along with a family and friends that I interact with daily. Today, the frustration built to unprecedented heights as I felt that I "zigged" and everyone else "zagged." Ironically, I'm wondering (now that I have gotten past my growling phase) if everyone else is out of sync with me, or am I the issue here? I'll be the first to admit that I am intense when it comes to work, and it is not uncommon for me to bite-off a little more than I can chew, but I also realize that's my personality, and I have to be challenged in order to be successful. I crave efficiency and efficiency that happens at the speed of light. My obstacle is inspiring others to have that same craving, when their work barely happens at the speed of smell.
There is a certain rhythm to life, and when you move with the rhythm, everything falls into place, but countering that rhythm causes a chain-reaction of disjointedness. The real question is whether you can keep in rhythm while juggling all the many tasks of life. It's difficult to keep all the "balls" in the air when getting distracted by insignificant details, or other's missing deadlines that effect how you perform. Today, instead of juggling, I ended my day with the urge to pummel several people with the same ball that they are supposed to help me keep in the air. Thankfully, the urge to go postal has subsided, and I know that tomorrow is a new day. A little sleep tonight, and the outlook for tomorrow should be looking-up.
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I know how you feel. We were lucky enough to have parents that instilled the value of hard work in us. Sometimes it gets overwhelmingly frustrating to see others not pulling their weight. But on the other end, it just makes us stand out amongst our peers. Our hard work is noticed even more because the rest of our generation is lazy. So in that way, I'm ok with others being lazy. It means that I have job security and that I can accomplish whatever I set my mind to because my competition is weak.
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