Getting things done

I think that it is time for me to get a mentor.

I also have decided that in terms of mastery, this week I felt like a hacker. I don't want to be a hacker.

Reading "A Message to Garcia" felt like a slap in the face. Right now, I have mixed feelings about it. Logically, it all makes sense. Companies that I have worked for in the past relied heavily on training and procedures, especially sales jobs.  I have been asked to do things with no direction and because I knew that my bosses liked things done a certain way, I felt like I needed to ask for clarity, emphasis, and if they wanted things done a certain way. I didn't want to make a mistake and I wanted to execute my duty properly. I suppose I have been doing it wrong all of these years. But, I have also taken control to get the job done, but it didn't make the boss happy. I have worked for micro and macro managers. I don't know.

However, reading this reminded me of a conversation I had with a good friend years ago. I was serving as her counselor in the Relief Society Presidency of our singles ward. She recommended a book about Mary Todd Lincoln. We discussed Mary Lincoln and how history painted such a sad portrait of her life. Katie (my friend) said, "You know, it bugs me that people were and are still critical of her, but she just got things done. No matter what happened, she knew how to get things done." Katie was right. You know who else gets things done? Katie.

This week was a week of reflection and I am grateful for what I have learned, I am just trying to figure out how to absorb it all without being frustrated or confused.