Comments on: Would The World Stop If You Did? http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/ Stay Focused, Work Smarter and Stomp Stress Flat, Baby! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:59:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Work-Life Balance and The Weekend - Escape or Improve? | Work Life Balance | Time Management Tips | Wake Up Early http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2818 Work-Life Balance and The Weekend - Escape or Improve? | Work Life Balance | Time Management Tips | Wake Up Early Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:30:12 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2818 [...] When the weekend comes, most people are (understandably) tempted to just “check out” and take their well-deserved escape from the daily grind.  Weekends are commonly viewed more as a vacation than as the  valuable resource they are, so many people halt all thoughts of work and just make plans to enjoy themselves.  (And there’s nothing wrong with that.  God knows we all need some time off to recharge and avoid burnout.) [...] [...] When the weekend comes, most people are (understandably) tempted to just “check out” and take their well-deserved escape from the daily grind.  Weekends are commonly viewed more as a vacation than as the  valuable resource they are, so many people halt all thoughts of work and just make plans to enjoy themselves.  (And there’s nothing wrong with that.  God knows we all need some time off to recharge and avoid burnout.) [...]

]]> By: Work-Life Balance 101: The Failproof Way To Make a Breakthrough | Rock Your Day http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Work-Life Balance 101: The Failproof Way To Make a Breakthrough | Rock Your Day Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:01:47 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2734 [...] quick Google search on “life balance” will give you no less than 25 million results.  Clearly, we’re all feeling the strain - and it’s more than likely we’ve all felt the frustration of trying to “get our [...] [...] quick Google search on “life balance” will give you no less than 25 million results.  Clearly, we’re all feeling the strain – and it’s more than likely we’ve all felt the frustration of trying to “get our [...]

]]> By: Graham Strong http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2675 Graham Strong Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:56:17 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2675 Hey Dave, It's important (I think) to point out that there are different types of burn out that writers experience. Mental fatigue is certainly one, and that's the one you are focusing on here. One other type is creative burn out. You can only go to the well so many times before it starts drying up. This is in some ways even more frustrating -- you want to work, but the damn Muse is sitting on your shoulder with her feet up. I'm not talking about writer's block here either, I'm talking about writing those 25 500-word articles in 72 hours kind of burn out. You try to write that 26th one, and your bucket is scraping rocks at the bottom searching for the right words (and, apparently, mixing your metaphors in a right frightful way)... What's the cure? Loud music, maybe a good movie, and certainly sending out some invoices. And definitely time away. It may be cliché, but time heals all wounds. Happy Friday everyone! ~Graham <em>Graham Strong's last blog post..<a href='http://www.strongwhitepapers.com/blog/freelance/do-blogs-work/' rel="nofollow">Do Blogs Work?</a></em> Hey Dave,

It’s important (I think) to point out that there are different types of burn out that writers experience. Mental fatigue is certainly one, and that’s the one you are focusing on here.

One other type is creative burn out. You can only go to the well so many times before it starts drying up. This is in some ways even more frustrating — you want to work, but the damn Muse is sitting on your shoulder with her feet up.

I’m not talking about writer’s block here either, I’m talking about writing those 25 500-word articles in 72 hours kind of burn out. You try to write that 26th one, and your bucket is scraping rocks at the bottom searching for the right words (and, apparently, mixing your metaphors in a right frightful way)…

What’s the cure? Loud music, maybe a good movie, and certainly sending out some invoices. And definitely time away. It may be cliché, but time heals all wounds.

Happy Friday everyone!

~Graham

Graham Strong’s last blog post..Do Blogs Work?

]]> By: Mark R. Reif at Reif Group Mediations http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2665 Mark R. Reif at Reif Group Mediations Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2665 Dave: You are writing the story of my life - except you have the answers! Or, at least the ones I think are going to be helpful to me. You are right on point - and, if you're on point when you feel like it, that's A-OK with me. Keep on writing - your thoughts are valuable to a lot of us. Dave:

You are writing the story of my life – except you have the answers! Or, at least the ones I think are going to be helpful to me. You are right on point – and, if you’re on point when you feel like it, that’s A-OK with me. Keep on writing – your thoughts are valuable to a lot of us.

]]> By: Janice Cartier http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 Janice Cartier Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:24:15 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2664 Dave, Missed you but glad you got some time to chill. Necessary down time. Do you know there are people who make a living as leisure time activity therapists? Yes. I met one. Well, let's say a very wise man introduced me to one. Creative people are working even when we are not working. I had to put things in to make sure I did not go all out 24/7. At one point I practiced celebrating Monday. Usually around 5 pm at the Columns on St. Charles. On the veranda out front you can sip a cool beverage and watch the streetcars and traffic go by. Let ideas sift. Meet a friend there. Just change the way my week felt. It worked for me. I usually organize on Monday, do all the non studio stuff. The temptation for me is to get right on it the map, the things I had organized. I had to learn to take time out. It would still be there on Tuesday. And I would be rested from sipping, and watching, maybe getting in to a little mischief with a friend. Not globally brilliant, but sometimes it is a small tweak that make a difference. <em>Janice Cartier's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cartier/paintings/~3/301302712/uh-oh-its-getting-little-whacky.html' rel="nofollow">Uh Oh, It's Getting A Little Whacky</a></em> Dave,
Missed you but glad you got some time to chill.
Necessary down time. Do you know there are people who make a living as leisure time activity therapists? Yes. I met one. Well, let’s say a very wise man introduced me to one. Creative people are working even when we are not working. I had to put things in to make sure I did not go all out 24/7.
At one point I practiced celebrating Monday. Usually around 5 pm at the Columns on St. Charles. On the veranda out front you can sip a cool beverage and watch the streetcars and traffic go by. Let ideas sift. Meet a friend there. Just change the way my week felt. It worked for me. I usually organize on Monday, do all the non studio stuff. The temptation for me is to get right on it the map, the things I had organized. I had to learn to take time out. It would still be there on Tuesday. And I would be rested from sipping, and watching, maybe getting in to a little mischief with a friend.
Not globally brilliant, but sometimes it is a small tweak that make a difference.

Janice Cartier’s last blog post..Uh Oh, It’s Getting A Little Whacky

]]> By: Dave Navarro http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 Dave Navarro Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:48:24 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2662 @James - I think this will be a good series. We're all under a lot of pressure, and need confirmation that we're not alone - and that everyone else doesn't necessarily have it "all under control." :-) @Naomi - So did I, sister, so did I. @Karen - Glad you had a break! @Sandy - Glad to be back. :-) @Marelisa - It's easy to get caught up and overestimate our importance (hey don't get me wrong, we're important, though!) @Brett - I like that quote. Will definitely feature it in the series. @David I see the same thing at work. Someone leaves, life goes on ... it may take some effort, but it goes on. @Wendi - Niiiiiiiiice. :-) @Kelly - Glad you gave it another swing. I *always* do a CTRL-C before posting b/c I've been burned before. I am totally stealing that lyric for an upcoming post ... @Brett - Legs, indeed! Just because the world doesn't end without you for a bit doesn't mean it doesn't need you :-) @James –
I think this will be a good series. We’re all under a lot of pressure, and need confirmation that we’re not alone – and that everyone else doesn’t necessarily have it “all under control.” :-)

@Naomi –
So did I, sister, so did I.

@Karen –
Glad you had a break!

@Sandy –
Glad to be back. :-)

@Marelisa -
It’s easy to get caught up and overestimate our importance (hey don’t get me wrong, we’re important, though!)

@Brett –
I like that quote. Will definitely feature it in the series.

@David
I see the same thing at work. Someone leaves, life goes on … it may take some effort, but it goes on.

@Wendi –
Niiiiiiiiice. :-)

@Kelly –
Glad you gave it another swing. I *always* do a CTRL-C before posting b/c I’ve been burned before.

I am totally stealing that lyric for an upcoming post …

@Brett –
Legs, indeed! Just because the world doesn’t end without you for a bit doesn’t mean it doesn’t need you :-)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2661 Kelly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:44:20 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2661 Brett, Oh, that is so true. The It's a Wonderful Life thing. It's not that we wouldn't be missed *and greatly,* just that we shouldn't believe we have to be chained to a grindstone to make people pay us/ like-or-love us/ miss us. The grindstone is a choice; letting it go a bit is choosing sanity. Until later, Kelly <em>Kelly's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaximumCustomerExperienceBlog/~3/325639095/' rel="nofollow">6 Signs That Mean Your Business Is Going to Have to Try Harder</a></em> Brett,

Oh, that is so true. The It’s a Wonderful Life thing. It’s not that we wouldn’t be missed *and greatly,* just that we shouldn’t believe we have to be chained to a grindstone to make people pay us/ like-or-love us/ miss us. The grindstone is a choice; letting it go a bit is choosing sanity.

Until later,

Kelly

Kelly’s last blog post..6 Signs That Mean Your Business Is Going to Have to Try Harder

]]> By: Brett Legree http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Brett Legree Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:08 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2660 I still like this post, it has legs. Another thought, to add to the discussion - still I agree, the world will continue without us. But without each and every one of us, the world is a lesser place. Though things would continue, any of us would be sadly missed. <em>Brett Legree's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/6weeksca/~3/325705688/' rel="nofollow">draw your own line.</a></em> I still like this post, it has legs. Another thought, to add to the discussion – still I agree, the world will continue without us.

But without each and every one of us, the world is a lesser place. Though things would continue, any of us would be sadly missed.

Brett Legree’s last blog post..draw your own line.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2659 Kelly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:06 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2659 Dave, Commented this morning, the ether ate it. Take two. Great post, of course. I think it's an ego thing. Inside us all there's a three year old who still believes he has the power to make the world go 'round, and it's tough to convince him that we're really not in charge. It's humbling to think that most of what I do in a week could either not happen at all, or be done by a reasonably well-trained monkey, and no one would die of it. But it's the truth. Sometimes I resent knowing that I'm not ultra-necessary to world order. That aha! moment hurt me, but it's also a big relief, as several people mentioned. So I relax. The weight of the world is not on my shoulders, and whatever is on my shoulders, I put there, or allowed someone else to. We have a lot more choice than people sometimes acknowledge. "So often times it happens That we live our lives in chains And we never even know we have the key." —The Eagles Regards, Kelly <em>Kelly's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaximumCustomerExperienceBlog/~3/325639095/' rel="nofollow">6 Signs That Mean Your Business Is Going to Have to Try Harder</a></em> Dave,

Commented this morning, the ether ate it. Take two.

Great post, of course. I think it’s an ego thing. Inside us all there’s a three year old who still believes he has the power to make the world go ’round, and it’s tough to convince him that we’re really not in charge.

It’s humbling to think that most of what I do in a week could either not happen at all, or be done by a reasonably well-trained monkey, and no one would die of it. But it’s the truth.

Sometimes I resent knowing that I’m not ultra-necessary to world order. That aha! moment hurt me, but it’s also a big relief, as several people mentioned. So I relax. The weight of the world is not on my shoulders, and whatever is on my shoulders, I put there, or allowed someone else to. We have a lot more choice than people sometimes acknowledge.

“So often times it happens
That we live our lives in chains
And we never even know we have the key.”
—The Eagles

Regards,

Kelly

Kelly’s last blog post..6 Signs That Mean Your Business Is Going to Have to Try Harder

]]> By: Wendi Kelly http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/comment-page-1/#comment-2654 Wendi Kelly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=219#comment-2654 Mark me down on the mellow side. Unplugging last month was the best thing I have done in years.I brought back a deeper level of creativity and fresh ideas. I said then I don't want to forget what it feels like and I meant it. I have made a commitment to myself that I am going to do it as part of my schedule and take planned breaks. My next one will be coming up in august. I think having them planned and on the calendar will help me to keep the blog well cared for but also let me have the time I need to unwind. <em>Wendi Kelly's last blog post..<a href='http://wendikelly.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/loving-laughter/' rel="nofollow">Loving Laughter</a></em> Mark me down on the mellow side. Unplugging last month was the best thing I have done in years.I brought back a deeper level of creativity and fresh ideas. I said then I don’t want to forget what it feels like and I meant it. I have made a commitment to myself that I am going to do it as part of my schedule and take planned breaks. My next one will be coming up in august. I think having them planned and on the calendar will help me to keep the blog well cared for but also let me have the time I need to unwind.

Wendi Kelly’s last blog post..Loving Laughter

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