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The month of September was a little weird; Ryan was away for two weeks, and after that there was the general madness of Rainfurrest 2013. I had a lot of fun in Seattle, and I'll be writing about it over on the blog tomorrow. Came home with a pretty bad case of the crud though, which pretty much sapped my will to do anything useful. I wasn't able to recover from the disruption to my schedule as well as I would have liked, but that's fine I suppose. It's a good opportunity to try and catch up.
That's what I'll be focusing on this month -- trying to make sure that I manage to do everything I want to do. Personally, I'd like to keep up with my diet and exercise (you guys, it's seriously gotten bad the past few weeks), and make sure that I write every day. There are so many things I'd like to do -- between keeping up my personal journal here, updating the blog three times a week, preparing my Pathfinder game and writing short stories on a regular basis -- that I need to be disciplined and organized in order to pull that off. It also means that I'll need to prioritize writing and personal goals over a few other things. That might be difficult, since I have a hard time saying no.
Professionally, I'd like to get a better handle on time management and recovering from interruptions to my workflow. (It's scary how easily I can slip into corporate speak now.) I have a number of regular reports that are due every week, projects that I've targeted to complete by the end of the quarter/year, and all the other little things that keep popping up for me to deal with. Making sure I get everything done requires more focus and efficiency than I have, but I'll be trying my best to build those qualities.
I'm really intrigued by the idea of being a disciplined creative; at this point, I'll have to concede defeat on pretty much every writing goal I've made for this year, but I can salvage my creative progress by trying to end the year on a good foot and position myself for a very productive year after this. Professionally, I think I'll be trying to build good general work habits, and try to learn a few skills that I can take with me somewhere else. I don't see myself leaving my current position any time soon, but I have an eye towards expanding what I can do in the future.
That's what I'll be focusing on this month -- trying to make sure that I manage to do everything I want to do. Personally, I'd like to keep up with my diet and exercise (you guys, it's seriously gotten bad the past few weeks), and make sure that I write every day. There are so many things I'd like to do -- between keeping up my personal journal here, updating the blog three times a week, preparing my Pathfinder game and writing short stories on a regular basis -- that I need to be disciplined and organized in order to pull that off. It also means that I'll need to prioritize writing and personal goals over a few other things. That might be difficult, since I have a hard time saying no.
Professionally, I'd like to get a better handle on time management and recovering from interruptions to my workflow. (It's scary how easily I can slip into corporate speak now.) I have a number of regular reports that are due every week, projects that I've targeted to complete by the end of the quarter/year, and all the other little things that keep popping up for me to deal with. Making sure I get everything done requires more focus and efficiency than I have, but I'll be trying my best to build those qualities.
I'm really intrigued by the idea of being a disciplined creative; at this point, I'll have to concede defeat on pretty much every writing goal I've made for this year, but I can salvage my creative progress by trying to end the year on a good foot and position myself for a very productive year after this. Professionally, I think I'll be trying to build good general work habits, and try to learn a few skills that I can take with me somewhere else. I don't see myself leaving my current position any time soon, but I have an eye towards expanding what I can do in the future.
