Me

Greetings Faithful Readers...

I have been on a personal mission lately in 4 areas of my life:

1) Fitness
2) Organization
3) Productivity
4) Innovation

It hit me in the car today that I only have one opportunity on Earth to be the best me that I can be. I know that sounds weird...but I challenge you...have you ever thought of it that way? How many days are you expecting? How long will your life go? Don't know about you, but I have no idea. So I figure...let's make my quality of life, my personal growth, my relationships with others, and my brain all work together to really do something great.

Here's what I'm going after in each of these areas:

1) Fitness - I haven't written much about this lately. Primarily because I'm stuck in my weight loss. Doesn't seem to matter what I eat...I can't seem to make the scale go down any farther. In the meantime, I started working out hard again after my flu. I'm running a mile...doing 25 situps...25 pushups...and running another mile every day. May not seem like much, but it beats eating empty calories.

2) Organization - I've become a disciple of the blog The Unclutterer. I need less stuff and more space. I want less "I forgot" and more "I'm on it". If I can better organize all of the elements in my life...the more time I'll have for the good stuff.

3) Productivity - I used to complain about not having enough time. Then I figured out that I have just as many hours in the day as anybody else...if I'm not productive, it is my fault. I'm really working hard to maximize my day while still leaving in some margin. A burned-out me is never going to be as productive as a fresh me.

4) Innovation - Picked up the book "The Myths of Innovation" yesterday. I've become an innovation-crazed person. How can I do it differently than anybody else??? Will I blaze a trail or stay on the jogging path? I'd rather try and fail than be safe and fail myself.

I know this has been a long post...it's just that I had to see it all in writing for myself. I can't stay stagnant. I can't just "be". I have to get better at being Brian Vasil. I'm the only one that can.

BV