Rethinking my work day

Being a corporate kinda mold .. I was used to the trudgery of waking up, transiting to work, churning the work, transiting home, doing home stuff & then sleeping.

It was fine, secure and all that.

9 to 5

The 9 to 5 hours made sense when we were in an era where you didn't have Electricity.
The sun needed to enter through windows so that the workforce could remain as productive as possible.

Lighting enabled people to work in their workplace longer, varied shifts & so forth.
Essentially, the work still operated from a set location.

Whenever

Now, with WiFi, the workplace dynamic for an Administrator like me, is now different.
I can work essentially from online (apart from the instability of the NBN internet). I also don't need to work from a specifc locale - I can put my laptop into action at any point.

Balance

Your work-life balance also needs to be more disciplined.
I found myself working up until past midnight helping out a client finish some reconciliations - my rate had to remain the same regardless of the, off the clock, traditional "overtime" hours.
But, I was able to start later the next day. Take the kids to/from school, work on other things inbetween working.
I didn't need to commute anywhere.
When I did need to meet up with my client, I rode my bicycle the 8 km distance as I had plenty of time, awesome weather & no need to wear a suit/tie.

Networking

Being available to meet new people is also very encouraging, and, at times, frustrating.

encouraging

Keeping an open mind.
Talking with people.
Listening to people.

You gain a very good insight into differing opinions and where & how people are thinking.
New inputs create new ideas adds more to the mix.

And, amazingly, people want to help!

not so encouraging

At times there are people that just make it harder than it needs to be.
You need to be careful where you step, some people get triggered very easily.
Some people are not so helpful, some people are destructively crtical, competitive & nasty.

Depending on your energy levels & own frame of mind.
It's best to use these situations to toughen yourself up.
They can be the medicine you need to rethink your ideas and direction.

Breathe & enjoy.

Outcomes

The outcome of all of this adjusting and learning a new way of living is squeezing out the goodness.

1. My kids are happier that I am more active in their day to day.

My relationship with my childrens has always been good.
Now I can see it is even better.
They can see the say/do approach. Sometimes as a parent you can be hypocritical about what "they" should do vs what "you" do.
Anyway, it's more fun, even the tough moments are fun as I have time to work with them.

2. My homelife is better

I can invest my time to turn my domicile into what I want it to be.
Man, we created some bad habits. Too much take away food, too much wasted consumerism buying stuff that we don't need.
I am the Capt of this Star Ship Enterprise. Beam me up Scotty!

3. The Why

Why do I do what I do?

When I was made redundant, my daughter was concerned (she turned 13 yesterday).
She asked me, "So, what work will you do next?"
I slyly turned the question back to her. "What work do you think I should do?"
She wisely, simply, replied. "What do you like to do?"

I don't know about you, but, it floored me and is now a short filmclip in my head.

What DO I like to Do?

That is now my quest. To do things that I like to do & find a path to match they to earning money without costing me the enjoyment of living this life.

Live long an prosper!