A while back I decided that if I wake up and it's 4am or later, I just get out of bed. 4am is morning.
3:00am is not morning and means I must go back to bed even if I toss and turn.
I pushed it today; technically I think I got up at 3:45am. It's a big workday, with a big second shift, and I couldn't sleep. I'm going to be exhausted when I drive home tonight.
But I know that getting a jump on things can only help. Never underestimate the power of clean hair.
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Hard work can solve almost anything.
When I'm down, it's what I turn to. When I'm overwhelmed, getting to it can only help.
The next two weeks are the most challenging of awards season for me, because on top of everything else I'm responsible for there are two major submission deadlines at the end of the month. I went in a bit early yesterday and only succeeded in not drowning completely.
So today, I will do it again. In the end, the most important thing I know about my current gig is that I'm not alone in the tank.
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Planning is what you do so that when the world surprises you you've got a framework to move from. I learned that in film school, but it's true with almost everything. The more you can do on the front end, the better off you'll be when it all gets spinny.
The trick is not to cling to the plan.
The trick is to stay positive, confident, and friendly, and roll with the punches.
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I'm finding it challenging lately to not make little mistakes when I'm slammed. Sending an email without an attachment, for example, or putting the wrong print type on a form. I need to get better at shifting my hyper-focus and really seeing what I'm doing even when I'm jumping on to something small I think I can whip out quickly (or have no choice but to whip out quickly) and get back to a bigger task at hand.
I want to be better. I want to be my best.
So I will get up early. And I will work hard today. To execute the plan that woke me up because I was formulating it in my sleep.
Good Morning!
and
Happy Tuesday!
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