I am a big fan of Stephen Covey. I have read several of his books and attempt to put many of his practices into use in my everyday life. After finishing up my third full year as a school assistant principal, I am finally beginning to feel I have a firm grasp of what my role is at my school (for now). I have worked very hard in my current position to learn as much as I can to be the best at my job that I can be and I am sure there will always be more. This is definitely not a bad thing, but I am now at a point that I feel I must focus on staying balanced in all aspects of my life.
The good news is I am a really good multi-tasker... especially at my job. The problem is, this has led to me doing so much at one time so often that my mind is always on overdrive. While working so hard at my job, I have not taken as much time to maintain a consistent outlet to help me relieve stress. This summer I have started back on a regular exercise routine and I must say I have been much more relaxed. I forgot how much it helped me decompress and reflect!
For me it is exercise and my health and for you it may be an imbalance of another sort. I believe that most of you reading this are probably very driven at doing the best job possible as well. You work very hard and will always be up for a challenging task. My question is this... In all of the effort you put forth at work, does it lead to an imbalance in your life somewhere? If not that is awesome. If your not sure start here.
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I found that moving out of the classroom and into my newest role as a school psychologist has allowed me MUCH more balance between work and school, namely that I very rarely take work home anymore (a practical impossibility as a high school English teacher). I have much more time to read (ironic?), exercise, and spend time with my kids than I did in previous years.
That said, I have so many balls in the air at all times in this new position that I've found it very difficult to totally decompress in the three weeks we've been out of school already. It's like I'm used to going 100 mph at all times, and I'm having a hard time slowing down - I need constant stimulation. I really hope I'm able to chill out a bit before I get back to school at the end of August!
@ Ed
I've particularly enjoyed this summer. Besides meeting some great people and visiting some wonderful parts of the country I'm really appreciating just being home with the family. I'm glad to hear you're out riding the back again. The next summer olympics are just around the corner. Maybe we'll see you on team USA!
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