At somewhat regular intervals, I find myself looking around at my day to day activities wondering, "What the heck am I doing?" Goals and priorities change, the minutia circumvent real issues, and it's time to do some real soul searching.
Last summer at PodCamp, I was in that exact situation, somewhat frustrated by what could best be described as a poorly played expectations game. I had started something brand, sparkley new, and thought it would be the best-est thing ever--and oh, what a let down. Anyway, I was in that "what now" funk and a friend of mine, Zach Braiker (@quiverandquill), told me to make lists, lists of lists. Make a list of your priorities and passions, another one for everything you want to do before you die. When all is said and done, you know yourself a little better.
It's about that time again, so I'm starting here and now with a list of the lists I want to make.
A List of Lists
(in no particular order)
- All my priorities
- Stuff I enjoy doing
- Stuff I don't enjoy doing
- Daily activities
- Places to visit
- People I want to see more of
- People I want to see less of
- Recipes I want to learn
- Five year goals
- Companies or organizations I admire or want to be affiliated with...
This is one of those posts I will be adding to continually and referring back to as I work my way through this process. Feel free to share your thoughts and stories as well!
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