Well.. that's how I was feeling most of the day yesterday. NETWORKING SCHMETWORKING!! All this networking, meeting and greeting people, making connections, making new friends, keeping up with each and every one - wow this can get overwhelming! I'm tired!!!
I began on Monday night - I went to a play reading to support my friend and it was fabulous! I really enjoyed and laughed so much. Totally refreshing for me to just sit and watch.
I was on my way home when a very good friend of mine invited me over to his usual Monday night cocktails with a group of friends. Part of me knew I should keep on going home and the other restless part of me needed to expend some energy and thought, "who knows...maybe I'll meet someone crucial to my success".
Look - Monday night drinks is an awesome idea but I realize today (Wednesday) that I have been working everyday for the last 10 days (11 tomorrow) so I somewhere inside I think I must be getting pretty darn worn out. I had a few drinks, started to get tired and grumpy and just left the Monday night drink-a-palooza feeling more tired and more grumpy than when I had arrived.
As I drove home I realized that I've just been spreading myself way too thin and not really applying the best of my energy in the right places. My focus has been all over the place and I needed to narrow it down to more specific areas that actually lead me to my big goals.
Today I wrote a list and started to feel myself come back down to earth, re-aligned my vision and my focus to the big goals that I have in place for myself. Of course networking is very important in my line of work but in the end really making wise choices about who I surround myself with, where I am going and how much time I am spending at these events will eventually dictate how quickly I reach my goals and my dreams.
Maybe it's time you spent a few hours re-aligning your vision and resetting your focus on the things that matter most, where you go and how much time you spend in these places.
I love Monday night drink-a-palooza but I might just enjoy once in a blue moon and save some Monday night energy for the rest of my week. ;)
I began on Monday night - I went to a play reading to support my friend and it was fabulous! I really enjoyed and laughed so much. Totally refreshing for me to just sit and watch.
I was on my way home when a very good friend of mine invited me over to his usual Monday night cocktails with a group of friends. Part of me knew I should keep on going home and the other restless part of me needed to expend some energy and thought, "who knows...maybe I'll meet someone crucial to my success".
Look - Monday night drinks is an awesome idea but I realize today (Wednesday) that I have been working everyday for the last 10 days (11 tomorrow) so I somewhere inside I think I must be getting pretty darn worn out. I had a few drinks, started to get tired and grumpy and just left the Monday night drink-a-palooza feeling more tired and more grumpy than when I had arrived.
As I drove home I realized that I've just been spreading myself way too thin and not really applying the best of my energy in the right places. My focus has been all over the place and I needed to narrow it down to more specific areas that actually lead me to my big goals.
Today I wrote a list and started to feel myself come back down to earth, re-aligned my vision and my focus to the big goals that I have in place for myself. Of course networking is very important in my line of work but in the end really making wise choices about who I surround myself with, where I am going and how much time I am spending at these events will eventually dictate how quickly I reach my goals and my dreams.
Maybe it's time you spent a few hours re-aligning your vision and resetting your focus on the things that matter most, where you go and how much time you spend in these places.
I love Monday night drink-a-palooza but I might just enjoy once in a blue moon and save some Monday night energy for the rest of my week. ;)
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