I'm Not Opinionated

Week 2

Labels: Weight loss

posted by jdanielsc @ 8:53 PM 0 comments

Taking Control

I haven't been able to get into the mood to do my assignment for my first class tomorrow. My MBA program started last week and the first assignment is due tomorrow by six o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I am a procrastinator by nature but recently I haven't been able to get myself in the mood to do anything other than eat and sleep.

After some reflection, I realize that the problems I am having getting motivated stem from the fact that I feel life is controlling me when I should be in control of my life. I have been trying to lose weight...but life gets in the way. I have been trying to do things around the house...but life gets in the way. I am trying to go back to school...but life gets in the way.

This evening, I went outside and sat out in the spa to do some thinking and realized I am not depressed, although it feels somewhat like it because I want to eat and sleep all of the time, but I am upset that I am not in control of my life. While admittedly, I am not in a tailspin by any means, I just don't have the control I need to have so that I can move forward in the most efficient manner.

As most of you know, my current field of employment is shaky at best. While I can do nothing about the current state of my employer, I can position myself to be ready for any situation that might come my way. I will not be blindsided again. I can control my attitude toward school so that I can get as much out of it as possible. I can control my gym regime and eating habits so that I can lose the weight I would like to and gain the added self-esteem that comes with it.

Reading several of my recent posts, I realize I have allowed myself to become less positive that I would like. Hopefully, that changes tonight!

Have a great week!!

D

Labels: life lessons, MBA, Resolutions, Weight loss

posted by jdanielsc @ 8:36 PM 0 comments

Weight Loss Counter

Labels: Weight loss

posted by jdanielsc @ 8:46 PM 0 comments

Work Ethic

I am noticing that the work ethic in my field seems to be suffering. I know that this is a market environment that many in my field (including myself) have not seen before. That said, I will work just as hard in a down market knowing that it will pay off in the good times.

Many of our reps have become non-responsive. I know it must be difficult to work hard for very little money but at the same time if you sign up for a job...you need to do it to the best of your ability. Maybe I am living in a dream world...

This continues to disillusion me about the field of work I am currently involved in. I always thought we were helping people...every day it becomes more and more obvious that most in the field were not in the business to help people but help themselves.

Many of the industry are looking at potential jail time for their actions in the past few years. Though I have not been involved in any of these activities I have a stigma attached to my name because I worked in mortgage banking.

As I start my path toward my MBA tomorrow, I am also trying to begin a new career path - maybe in a field such as Human Resources. I know I may have to start from the bottom again...but it will be worth it to again be in a field where I can be of help to someone!!

Labels: Job, life lessons

posted by jdanielsc @ 8:35 PM 0 comments

Burned Out

Labels: Introspection, Job

posted by jdanielsc @ 4:41 PM 1 comments

The Countdown Begins...

I only have one more week until classes begin for my MBA. This is one young man who is not excited for school to start.

****Emphasis on Young****

Labels: MBA, school

posted by jdanielsc @ 12:06 PM 0 comments

My cousin Jenny On The Spot had a post about spelling yesterday so I thought this quiz was appropriate. I wish they would me know which one I missed!!

Your Spelling is Good

You got 9/10 correct. Your spelling is generally pretty decent. You are prone to a few mistakes, but the mistakes you make are pretty forgivable.

Labels: Family, Fun

posted by jdanielsc @ 10:38 AM 2 comments

Complacency

Complacency: self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

As most of you know, myspace now allows you to display to others your current mood. It provides many different adverbs to allow you to describe your current situation or state of mind. When looking through the list (which is huge) this weekend, I chose complacent. I thought it accurately portrayed my current state of mind.

I thought nothing of it until I watched the movie "Swing Vote" this weekend. For those of you who may not have heard of it (this is assuming anyone still even looks at this blog since it has been almost a year since my last update), the (overly simplified)premise of the movie is that the presidential election has come down to one state, and the state cannot certify it results because the vote of one man was not recorded accurately. The two candidates start pandering to this man who has absolutely no clue about anything that is going on in the world around him. The experience helps him be able to overcome his complacency. I'd tell you more but don't want to ruin the movie. While not the best movie of the year, I do think that it should be required viewing in high school government courses.

Watching this movie made me realize how I did not want to be complacent any longer. Some days I feel like these days I am just going through the motions. I feel that I have been floating along since last August when my former employer went bankrupt. In November, I was lucky enough to find another job in my field and while I enjoy it, I am almost to the point where I have outgrown it. I have found that on average after about 6 months, I can perform my job on autopilot and grow tired of the day to day redundancy. Unfortunately, because of the current state of my industry and the economy as a whole, it is my best interest to stay the course. I do see some opportunities on the horizon...just would like for them to reveal themselves sooner rather than later. I know, I know...good things come to those who wait. To my credit, I am doing what I can to expedite the process and working toward a goal. I start work on my MBA in two weeks! In February 2010, I will have my long awaited Master's degree...and hopefully some added opportunity to show for it!

Going forward, I will do my best never to become complacent. There is always something one can do to better themselves and improve their situation. Self-satisfaction I can live with - being unaware of the actual dangers surrounding me and my own deficiencies I cannot.

Labels: Job, life lessons, Movies, observations, school

posted by jdanielsc @ 2:04 PM 0 comments

300 Days

Wow...

300 days since my last post. My last post that I notice promises a "real" post the next day. Not only was there not a "real" post, there wasn't a post at all.

And now it is almost a year later...so much has changed...so much has stayed the same. Time to get caught up!!

Where does time go?

Labels: Absence

posted by jdanielsc @ 1:59 PM 0 comments

Fun posts

Some fun posts below. I'll post some real posts tomorrow!!

Labels: Fun

posted by jdanielsc @ 10:24 PM 0 comments

10 year old blues

Labels: Fun

posted by jdanielsc @ 10:19 PM 0 comments

Church Gossip

Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose in to other people's business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.

She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon. She emphatically told George (and several others) that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny... he said nothing.

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house... walked home... and left it there all night.

Ya gotta love George.

Labels: Fun

posted by jdanielsc @ 10:17 PM 0 comments