The weekend is almost over. I am still deciding what to do for tomorrow . My father is going to NYC for a stockholders’ meeting and I would like to accompany him. My sales conference call is at 11 and it should be pretty easy for me to pop out and make it. Of course, I was out of the office all day on Friday (I was at a business appointment) and I am wondering if it is a good idea to take off Monday morning. It’s typical of me to resist taking time for myself. I remember last year, Rob wanted me to take a couple days off work and I resisted because I wasn’t anywhere near my quota for the month and I felt if I took a couple days off it would be frowned upon and it would somehow negatively affect me. Looking back, working those two days, I still didn’t make my quota and if for some reason my absence was frowned upon, what would that mean to me now? Those days I spent working resulted in nothing. And so I think, I should go with my dad to NYC for the stockholders’ meeting. It’s just a couple hours and I can make my 11:00 meeting. And once it’s all said and done, I can work the remainder of the day from the NYC office.
I still haven’t convinced myself.
I’ll keep working on it.
Always take time for yourself. I do this to the brink of my own peril, and I’m still employed 🙂
In all seriousness, no one will ever remember anything you’ve done (good, bad, or indifferent) in a few months, anyway.
Your company will likely be acquired and management will change. The key is to save as much money as you possibly can, so you can walk when the urge strikes you.
My mentor affectionately refers to this as “FU money”.
Stack up a big pile of it, and you control your destiny, not others.