A lil something for the work-a-holics ...

It's been a while since I've written and that's actually a good thing.  Work and outside committments have picked up drastically at a time when I was scraping for billable hours! 

That brings me to the point of today's post: not getting lost in your work. 

With our permission, it's quite easy for work to consume every minute, hour and day of our time.  While we must of course remain committed to our jobs and tend to our career and professional development, we need balance. 

While this may be one of those things that are "easier said than done," think of it this way ... it's much easier to become so focused on work that you become anti-social and let your life pass you by.  If you're a true workaholic and that doesn't matter so much to you, then think about the looming possibility of becoming burnt out way too fast -- trying to make a comeback is a bi-atch!  (My new job started off as a sprint and a few months after that initial race, I was ready to crash!) 

Try to be a "smart worker" in addition to a hard worker.  In the bigger picture, it's more beneficial to be a well-rounded person -- both personally and professionally.  After all, what are going to fill those "chit chat" conversations with during lunch meetings? ... MORE talk about work?  Nah-uh. 

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