The next two weeks are up to you
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:53AM | 4 Comments Judging from Facebook status updates, tweets, and emails (both the lack thereof and the auto-replies coming in), today is the last day until January 4 for you to get something done. Or is it?
Everyone's rejoicing that today (or maybe Monday) is their last day in the office until 2010. They're scrambling to tie up loose ends, process payroll, and return messages. Then, they'll go shopping, traveling, eating, and holiday-ing.
So, if you were hoping to pick someone's brain next week, or find a time to meet the week of the 28th, sorry. No one's home.
This means you have a choice. You, too, can take off and enjoy the downtime. You can catch up on sleep, reading, movies, or your hobbies. Your engines will idle until 1/4/2010, when it's business as usual. Then, you can sprint until Memorial Day or Labor Day or Thanksgiving or this time next year.
Or, you can use next week (and the week after), to get ahead. To do research. To plan. To brainstorm. To dream. Then, on the 4th, when most other people are swamped with emails and meetings, you'll be selling, writing, marketing, and making things happen.
This is your new two-week notice. You can kick back or pull ahead. It's your choice - and yes, you have the choice.
Reader Comments (4)
Hi David, Thanks for this post. I actually came to this realization last night when I had a big meeting rescheduled until after the new year. There are 2 weeks left of the year, how am I going to finish 2009 off and launch myself into 2010?
Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm easily swayed toward the complete downtime mindset, and may still have a couple of days where I just veg,, but I'm sensing some fairly significant changes on the near horizon for 2010, nothing concrete, though some wheels are in motion. So, I do plan to continue refining my objectives and goals, studying, writing and practicing through the holiday season.
Sure I'll take time to enjoy the intimacy of Christmas Eve/Day with my wife and children, as well as my Mother who will be with us this year. But I for one plan to hit the proverbial ground running on January 4th.
Today being the first day of my vacation, I've gotten out of the gate VERY well, mainly because I'd already planned to do so. FWIW, you and your reader-base may take interest in this little ditty: http://teuxdeux.com. I've only been using a week or so, and find it helpful.
Season's Greetings and Merry Christmas!
Sam - first time visitor, after getting linked through Life Without Pants.
I liked this post and I' looking forward to much more.
Thanks for the kind words and comments. Here's to all of us using the next two weeks on purpose, whether it's for relaxing or getting ahead.