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Did You Ever Overdo It?

Nov 04, 2009 / On the Job / Trackback

fullmoonYou know me, I love what I do and I’m pas­sion­ate about my work.

They call me the Ener­gizer Bunny at the office and I get excited over things like being a cen­sus com­mu­nity part­ner, writ­ing the new pol­icy for new com­mu­ni­ca­tion tools for the employee hand­book, match­ing the unem­ployed or an intern with an oppor­tu­nity or help­ing my team land a prospect. So much to do so lit­tle time.

How do you place lim­its and choose when every­thing is so inter­est­ing, when it’s a smor­gas­bord of tan­ta­liz­ing, tempt­ing, deli­cious expe­ri­ences wait­ing to hap­pen — when you want it all?

High tol­er­ance for stress, fire alarms, change, high octane stuff and all on min­i­mal amounts of sleep. It seems to be the only way to fit it all in. But today, for the first time I can remem­ber, I felt like I over did it. Like I over­dosed on a day filled with way too much activ­ity, men­tal and phys­i­cal, to the point of exhaus­tion. Is it still a full moon? Have you ever had a day like this? How do you re-energize?



  • demon34

    where do i get more infor­ma­tion on this

    regards
    garry hoti
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  • serok65

    Hello! I think this is my first visit so I wanted to say hi!

    respect
    garry hoti
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  • http://karlaporter.com kar­la­porter

    Jeff — What an exhaust­ing way to recu­per­ate, endor­phins are obvi­ously impor­tant to you. My last ounce of men­tal energy went into writ­ing the post and then I was toast.

    Shen­nee — I love Zen and your answer was peace­ful and bal­anced. How­ever, when I took my shoes and clothes off when I got home it was only for paja­mas to replace them. I would have fallen asleep in the bath­tub and drowned and the thought of hav­ing to talk to another per­son yes­ter­day was as tempt­ing as a cyanide mar­tini. Sorry.

  • http://karlaporter.com kar­la­porter

    Jeff — What an exhaust­ing way to recu­per­ate, endor­phins are obvi­ously impor­tant to you. My last ounce of men­tal energy went into writ­ing the post and then I was toast.

    Shen­nee — I love Zen and your answer was peace­ful and bal­anced. How­ever, when I took my shoes and clothes off when I got home it was only for paja­mas to replace them. I would have fallen asleep in the bath­tub and drowned and the thought of hav­ing to talk to another per­son yes­ter­day was as tempt­ing as a cyanide mar­tini. Sorry.

  • Shen­nee Rutt

    Karla–
    I re-energize by: Tak­ing a walk in my favorite Park in the Fresh air, Draw a nice Relax­ing Bath, Lis­ten to some favorite music on my ipod,reconnecting with a friend you have not spo­ken to in awhile.
    And most impor­tant Restora­tive sleep.
    Sleep­y­time tea is a favorite too!
    Hope you find these tips help­ful!
    Shen­nee:)

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  • http://twitter.com/jlipschultz Jeff Lip­schultz

    Yes, I’ve had a day like that. Many. I love tak­ing inven­tory at the end of a day like that. I feel like I accom­plished a lot and gave it my all. Dur­ing a day like that, I get filled with ner­vous energy that needs to be tapped into. My favorite way to use it: get on the bike for an hour. After­wards, I am left with only men­tal energy to apply the remain­ing tasks at hand.

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