Mondays......

I used to hate Mondays. It meant getting up and starting the work - not just the work week, but the work that I didn't enjoy - all over again. The world has changed, though, and so have I. Now, I don't want to indicate that every day (particularly Mondays) is honey and roses, but my expectations are different, my perception of enjoyable is different and my abilities are different. It's interesting what time and technology lead you to think.

Before personal computers, I was reliant on my secretary to type papers and accomplish certain things that were a part of my job. I shared a secretary and, honestly, though she was a lovely woman, she wasn't spectacular at her job. So between her lack of enthusiasm for her work and trying to jockey for position in the shared situation, a solid part of my work time was spent just to get the time and effort that I needed from her.

I no longer have to depend on others in that scenario. We no longer have secretaries in the business world. We have administrative assistants who go far beyond the secretarial role (as did really great secretaries in the past). But now I have to depend on my own typing skills (which are less than spectacular) and technology - sometimes more frustrating than trying to get my secretary's time. It has given me a new outlook and a new perspective toward work. It's on my shoulders now. It's in my hands. It's up to me.

Of course, I have my own business now and I am my own administrative assistant for the moment. So, that job is in my hands at present, too. In fact the janitorial job is all mine, as is the dog walker, office cleaner, maintenance man, IT guy and cafeteria helper. And though all of these jobs fall under my umbrella, it has given me a special appreciation for the day. I get to do many diverse things every day. When my brain is failing in one area, I can relax it by working in another. Eventually, relaxing brain freeze failure allows my mind to wander into the place that I was trying to force it before. Suddenly an idea springs eternal and it's by far the best idea I've ever had in my life and will solve all of the problems of the world. I'm back and better than ever!

When I regain my practical conciousness, I realize that it's not a bad idea, though it doesn't have the grandeur that I had originally imagined. I can now massage that idea into something that is workable, doable and functional. I LOVE THAT!

Even if I was working in a corporate situation now, I know that my perception and professional life would reflect this attitude. I've learned through the years that the world isn't waiting, nor is it depending, upon me. However, I can do and accomplish things that can influence it in small or large ways. I appreciate that about life. I can have influence. And it doesn't take a Monday. But it does seem like that's the beginning! Happy Monday to all!