As the military guys would say, making the bed would be your first accomplishment of the day, which would start the ball rolling. It would also discourage WFH people like me to lay on the bed because it would get ruined. Plus the view of something neat and orderly would keep my mind clear and not be distracted by the chaos of hastily strewn pillows and sheets/duvet.
A neat workdesk would also help me have a clear head while I forge through my tasks, most of which are back-to-back calls today.
One of those calls would be with my manager and another one with our APAC boss…
Keep my temper/motions in check…
I had dinner in Nuvali with one of the veterans “of the other side of the fence” earlier tonight as he consulted me about several things. One of which is a sort of social impact and sustainability projects that he wants to pursue before he dies. So I promised him I will connect him to some of the key people in my network in the academe plus my mom. And another is the Aeta community that I had been helping together with a fellow journo. I already told Ayala Foundation about this one but I have to devote time on this so that I can connect them and help them chart the future of the collaboration. I have to make that trek to Tarlac one of these days.
Along the road while I was driving to Sta Rosa, I was thinking about how to lie low from my current job. I realized that if management is successful in changing my grandfathered contract, then all my stress and frustration are not worth it. I am thinking of just stepping down from my managerial position and just go freelance with them and do other things. Now the question is, can I afford to have variable income every month when I am sending two kids to a private school for the next five years?
But I’m enjoying the journalism aspect, I said. It is facsinating to learn about new things everyday.
But at what price must I pay for staying, this friend asked me. The fact that you got hospitalized last month for too much stomach acids due to stress and unhealthy living is already a sign that you have a lot on your plate, he said.
Needs a lot of reflection.
I should have done my prayer and fasting two weeks ago as my week-long meditation exercise to start the year right.