Buzz and Balance

Coming off the buzz of leading another unit meeting: the first one of the year and as such involving an extensive New Year's Message to the staff that I hope will be inspirational. Keywords were "optimization" and "transformation". Either this is the stuff that gets folks really excited, not least because they rarely hear it in this environment, or it makes folks want to go into the staff bathroom and hurl. Oh well, I really believe in it and hopefully some of the good energy will rub off and exhibit itself in actions over the next year.

On "transformation": body is shifting--the big personal science project involving body chemistry and mental (and other kinds of) power. The next challenge is keeping up the good habits while at a conference. No 24-hour Fitnesses in San Antonio so have to make do with the hotel exercise room.

The next challenge on this transformation thread is about balance: attention is focused on the self in order to get to a better place with more resources for others, yet at the same time we are still required to give of ourselves, to think of others instead of ourselves. There is no way to tell people to hold off until we're "ready". We've got to be ready anyway.