I'm Trying Something...

So,  I posted some resolutions regarding work and life balance on my facebook page the other day, and I was surprised at the number of people who responded.  I wanted to continue that dialogue, but I have found that facebook is cluttered with friends that I like but that I am not sure really want to read everything that I post.  I suppose that this is my phase two to facebook and writing for a public audience.

So here goes.  Lately, I have had the profound need to write as a means of bettering myself.  A few things spurred this on.  These things--in no particular order--are: reading for fun, exercise, my sister Tracey, Jason's blog, cancer, and a new school year. I may go into detail on these in the future--but I don't know, since a personal blog--that people can see--is a new apparatus for me, I'm really not sure how organized I'll be in my thinking.  My previous "old-school" paper journals have always been for my eyes only and well a random array of ideas.

I will say that the one focus or purpose that I am seeking is to reflect on my professional goals in a venue that allows those I care about and those who care about me to talk about sustaining a meaningful and satisfying career while also enjoying my life which is mostly Jeff and Kai but also some other important things...

I remember when I was in college reading Ben Franklin's autobiography.  In certain sections he would talk about this crazy chart that he made to track his virtue and vise.  He literally made a graph and ranked himself every night.  Good day Ben you were a hard worker, but you've got to put that vanity in check--yet again. That sort of stuff!  I remember vanity was always the one character trait that he had to work on. I always thought that was funny.  Of course, Steven Covey made a lot of money capitalizing on Franklin's idea. I don't really want to make a lot of money--I just want to have my own version of a nightly (or really probably biweekly) self-check on the distance between my ideal self and my actual self.

I recently wrote to a friend that I believe in writing.  I believe it has the power to change us because when we write something down, we face it.  We face ourselves.  This blog is me facing myself in front of my friends.  I hope it yields what I want it to.