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I’m worried that this site is growing a life of its own, as this’ll be my third post in nearly a week. Happy Easter, Fair Reader! I hope all is well with you and yours.
About Easter and Family
Living away from home is fun, challenging, rewarding, and at times, totally booty. (Booty, as in, not cool, a pain, inconvenient, et.al.) Mainly around those holidays I’m not home. Never the less, I’ve spoken with my family today, and I feel all warm and fuzzy from doing so. I can picture everything based on our phone conversations, which to me is a sign that:
A. I’ve been doing the phone home stuff too long.
B. If and when I settle down, Chicago may have to be the place.
C. I love my family a lot.
A few emotional indicators on this topic include:
A. Last night while driving home from a job application fill-out for Papa Johns as a driver, I heard that “Already There” song.. you know the country one .. “I’m already there, take a look around.. ” that got me near tears, which hasn’t happened.. umm.. ever.
B. I’ve placed work above social life, which while in writing looks good, in life can be troubling.
So my big Easter plans include work, a little light reading, and that’s about it. I will be going into the office tonight, because I’ve sent emails promising to deliver stuff by Monday morning, and I need to reassure myself that my office still exists, and that my desk hasn’t been frettered away.
I love my job. I think that’s a beautiful thing. If you can do something that motivates you and inspires you, then it’s not really work, is it? My job encompasses everything I hoped to be doing 10 years ago, and then some.
Now the problem with that scenario is one could and some say should, easily slip into satisfaction and ‘let it ride’. However, the GDY (goal-driven yahoo) in my head tells me, begs me, pleads for me to reach the next level. When I listen to him, which isn’t often enough, I get uncomfortable.
Why?
Suddenly all of the good things that satisfy me, and make me happy, are suddenly not good enough. The old me says, Hey! We’ve worked our ass off to get here, and now you’re just going to put that aside and get uncomfortable, and take on more? Are you nuts? Let’s enjoy this! After all, we worked so hard to get here!
And then the GDY says that we must move forward, and that the next step has been laid out for years. We knew that though, didn’t we? Don’t we now? Isn’t that why everything doesn’t feel so right in the world? Honestly, Jimmy. You know what you have to do. What you’ve done so far would be a lot for the commoner to do in a lifetime. We’re not bragging here, we’re just being honest. Excellence - its pursuit, and elusivity, is precisely found in this struggle, and how it is handled.
Obtaining clarity on these goal steps are part of the reason this blog and these words are here. Jimmy, you’ve stepped in and out of different clothing to arrive at the starting line again. Pursue these steps, and you may experience life at the next level.
The COM(commoner/old me) rushes in to defend, and criticize: How do you know that these things can be done? Furthermore, how clear is the picture of that which the GDY wishes to pursue? He’s holding on for dear life. All of the work that went into making Jimmy up to this point was his doing. The sweat, the tears, the long nights, the addiction reversals, these are all his doing. Rightfully protective of his investment, he fears and loathes the GDY for his apparent redesign concept of Jimmy.
The GDY sits back and smiles at his friend, offers a hearty laugh and handshake. “My good friend, you are with me, and I am with you. We are one and the same. Your positive influence over where we’ve gotten are the culmination and root of my very existence. You brought me into being. I am your offspring, and I hope to carry your good points into this brave, new world.”
The COM thinks for a moment, realizes he’s staring at his own son, and tears well up in his eyes. “Go forward son, make this new life real, and I will do what I can to help.”
Every step of where we go in life has these same characteristics, I think. The ‘Old You’ versus the ‘New You’. If they can agree, then progress can be made more rapidly, I believe, then you ever dreamt possible.
So, dear readers, on this Easter Sunday, a day of rebirth, I tread out cautiously into the new world of discovery. My fears are great, my hopes are high, and my resolve is shaky. I’m being honest. The COM is still in charge here, but his son has ambitious plans for the Jimmy Enterprise. What are those plans? He’s glad you asked:
A. Continue on the established debt reduction plan, which should be completed by year’s end.
B. Achieve Microsoft Engineer Certification. The goal deadlines are as follows:
1. Get the first 4 tests done by May 15th. This would match the proposed schedule that Boot Camp Training would have given us, without the $4500 expenditure.
This is a worthy goal that would legitimize the enterprise’s decision to forgo the training, and head the enterprise in proper direction for certification. We’ve estabished a trend of studious enjoyment, as witnessed in our 4/18/03 shareholder meeting. This pivotal distinction has paved some of the grounds for completing this.
2. Finish the remaining 3 tests by August 17th. This dateline represents the historical 5 year anniversary of the COM’s entry and deployment in the enterprise.
C. Achieve SQL DBA certification by September 10th. This will allow the enterprise to provide multiple angular distinctions for future profit or income growth.
D. Achieve CCNA (Cisco Administration) certification by October 10th. This will provide the backbone of the enterprise’s expansion into the world of internetworking, which will provide additional profit streams for the enterprise.
E. Achieve CCNP, a grade level two proficiency profit structure for the enterprise by December 20th. This will provide the enterprise with a categorically larger portfolio of investment capital.
F. Obtain earnings within the range of $70-75 thousand annually by February 1st. This will allow the enterprise to begin investment streaming, which will provide the necessary capital to, within a 5-10 year timeframe, provide a structure to ensure continuing profitability with the least necessary investment of time and resources.
The One Year Projection: Within one year, the enterprise’s locale is uncertain, and will change based on economic indications. If the objective in item F is met, the locality of the enterprise will change. The assets of the enterprise will remain constant, however, providing higher profit yields in both the short and long term. The importance of the financial health of the enterprise will remain the number one priority, and is based on the following assumptions before any movement or locale change is made:
A. Sixth months of enterprise operating capital is liquid and available.
B. The Enterprise Emergency Operations Fund is fully operational.