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Forward March!!!
12 years ago
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February went out with a sigh of relief, taking time to sit and reflect on things and relax at Fursquared on the last weekend. (photos will be sorted and edited, hope to have some up soon. Video following sometime later.) It was a great way to transition from being trapped into the stressful and limited routine with my job and other things.
The cage was opened and I was freed. I know fully well there is allways a risk when change happens, even if it is promising, but now it is time for me to do something and start taking those risks again. Life got so dull being a stressed out yes man to an overbearing consulting corporation... and I am very glad that is behind me.
But now March is here, and it is going to be a huge month of change for me for many reasons. It's time to brush myself off and take big steps to start moving forward. This year it is appropriately named.
March is not only a year of the weather FINALLY starting to warm up after the coldest winter Minnesota has seen in 100 years (wish I was exaggerating :/) but it marks the beginning of a number of important changes for me. A lot of these require my own initiative to go forward with so it means I need to get off my ass both figuratively and literally.
I have a new job starting tomorrow. Its a mile away from my house. If I want to keep said job I need to prove myself at this company. The first few days will be just getting adjusted to the new environment and co-workers. I imagine the rest of this week is going to be pretty laid back. Past that its getting to work on time, doing my job and showing them I have the drive and motivation to want this job. Its something I was slowly loosing at my old job so it is something I need to find within me to do again.
In addition, I plan on and NEED TO step up my game with
mnfurs I admit the last few months I faltered. A lot of it was due to my job stress which is now taken care of. Every job will have stress, and I have no delusion there will be none here. But I'll work with a team both professionally and within MNFurs. It should make it a lot easier to keep motivated for BOTH.
The MNFurs board elections happen later this month. I am one of the candidates for the board. Since there is only three canidates for two positions I have a very good shot of getting on. This means I need to prepare myself for the role. I fully understand what the MNFurs board is about. It helps a lot that some of my closest friends are also Board members.
I've been kept in the loop as it were on a lot of things. People who may be on the fence about me on the Board of Directors should know that not only do I know what I am getting into (which is NOT something to take lightly); I also work well with the current Board of Directors. I want to be the well oiled gear that works flawlessly inside of the machine rather then a mis-shapened and chipped block that grinds and scrapes and tries to put up as much resistance as he can so that the machine struggles to operate. I am NOT the squeaky wheel. MNFurs is at a very critical stage right now.
It needs a team that can work together now more then ever. I feel that I can be that team player and help out wherever I am asked to. I have no delusions of glory. I just want things to WORK and I want to see that the community is made happy.
The third thing I plan to do with this drive is to get into shape. Yes, stressful jobs make you gain weight. I'm a big guy and I expect I will allways be a big guy. I have no delusions I will ever be a rail-thin pole. However... if I could loose some weight that I gained while working two stressful jobs (the last one and also when I worked call center) I would be happy. Or even just stop putting on weight for now due to stress.
This means for right now cutting back on Soda. I can't quit cold turkey but I need to start cutting back and using the more specalty sodas as a "treat" rather then a staple. I'm also going to eat more bagged lunches and go out for lunch a lot less unless I had a really bad day. Otherwise it will be a small sandwich, a small bag of chips and maybe a granola bar or something. It's all about controlling the size of the portions of what I eat.
Because I need to work on my involvement with the community, sadly that means that cutting back on going out to eat at night is a lot harder. I imagine I will be actually getting out MORE because it means I would be able to talk and work within the community on a more individual basis. Basically from this point forward- if you are local and would like to hang out with me some night just to talk about things and get them off your chest- I'll be here. Whether or not I'm elected to the board my stance will stay the same. I've been through a lot of stress so I know how it is. I know, see, and understand a lot of frustrations people may have with the local community too. But if you even want to just get out and rant about a bad day/week at work I can provide that shoulder too.
So it's time to MARCH forward. And step up to the plate....
The cage was opened and I was freed. I know fully well there is allways a risk when change happens, even if it is promising, but now it is time for me to do something and start taking those risks again. Life got so dull being a stressed out yes man to an overbearing consulting corporation... and I am very glad that is behind me.
But now March is here, and it is going to be a huge month of change for me for many reasons. It's time to brush myself off and take big steps to start moving forward. This year it is appropriately named.
March is not only a year of the weather FINALLY starting to warm up after the coldest winter Minnesota has seen in 100 years (wish I was exaggerating :/) but it marks the beginning of a number of important changes for me. A lot of these require my own initiative to go forward with so it means I need to get off my ass both figuratively and literally.
I have a new job starting tomorrow. Its a mile away from my house. If I want to keep said job I need to prove myself at this company. The first few days will be just getting adjusted to the new environment and co-workers. I imagine the rest of this week is going to be pretty laid back. Past that its getting to work on time, doing my job and showing them I have the drive and motivation to want this job. Its something I was slowly loosing at my old job so it is something I need to find within me to do again.
In addition, I plan on and NEED TO step up my game with
mnfurs I admit the last few months I faltered. A lot of it was due to my job stress which is now taken care of. Every job will have stress, and I have no delusion there will be none here. But I'll work with a team both professionally and within MNFurs. It should make it a lot easier to keep motivated for BOTH.The
MNFurs board elections happen later this month. I am one of the candidates for the board. Since there is only three canidates for two positions I have a very good shot of getting on. This means I need to prepare myself for the role. I fully understand what the MNFurs board is about. It helps a lot that some of my closest friends are also Board members. I've been kept in the loop as it were on a lot of things. People who may be on the fence about me on the Board of Directors should know that not only do I know what I am getting into (which is NOT something to take lightly); I also work well with the current Board of Directors. I want to be the well oiled gear that works flawlessly inside of the machine rather then a mis-shapened and chipped block that grinds and scrapes and tries to put up as much resistance as he can so that the machine struggles to operate. I am NOT the squeaky wheel. MNFurs is at a very critical stage right now.
It needs a team that can work together now more then ever. I feel that I can be that team player and help out wherever I am asked to. I have no delusions of glory. I just want things to WORK and I want to see that the community is made happy.
The third thing I plan to do with this drive is to get into shape. Yes, stressful jobs make you gain weight. I'm a big guy and I expect I will allways be a big guy. I have no delusions I will ever be a rail-thin pole. However... if I could loose some weight that I gained while working two stressful jobs (the last one and also when I worked call center) I would be happy. Or even just stop putting on weight for now due to stress.
This means for right now cutting back on Soda. I can't quit cold turkey but I need to start cutting back and using the more specalty sodas as a "treat" rather then a staple. I'm also going to eat more bagged lunches and go out for lunch a lot less unless I had a really bad day. Otherwise it will be a small sandwich, a small bag of chips and maybe a granola bar or something. It's all about controlling the size of the portions of what I eat.
Because I need to work on my involvement with the community, sadly that means that cutting back on going out to eat at night is a lot harder. I imagine I will be actually getting out MORE because it means I would be able to talk and work within the community on a more individual basis. Basically from this point forward- if you are local and would like to hang out with me some night just to talk about things and get them off your chest- I'll be here. Whether or not I'm elected to the board my stance will stay the same. I've been through a lot of stress so I know how it is. I know, see, and understand a lot of frustrations people may have with the local community too. But if you even want to just get out and rant about a bad day/week at work I can provide that shoulder too.
So it's time to MARCH forward. And step up to the plate....
~ Drake M.