Spinal Tap claims another drummer

It is very hard to get motivated at work. Im being halfway efficient, just not 100% efficient like I was a few weeks ago. I had to stay so focused and work on so many projects. Perhaps I just need a vacation and am checking out early til I leave next week. Im really looking forward to that trip to see my kids. Its hard to undertake any large projects knowing Im going to be gone for 10 days. So Im just trying to wrap up the remnants of the little things I still have to do. I got some more discouraging news, our sales/marketing manager is resigning after two months. So all that work, effort and training is down the drain. That sales position is like the Drummer from Spinal tap. I just can’t keep them around. No one here gets that humor. Maybe people will get that Sales position is like Kenny from South Park. I will now have to be hiring my sixth sales manager. Im hoping Nader finds and hires this one, because apparently Im not a good judge of human resource talent in the sales field. We are going to shift things around a bit in the office and Im pretty happy about that. I will be more focusing in on the production end, and Nader the more business managerial side. It really helps me focus on my core talents. I was a decent manager but I did make mistakes particularly on one very large project. My problem was I let the client walk over me. I was too nice. That was X’s complaint when we lived in Los Angeles, when you are too nice people sometimes take advantage of you. Nader taught me a lot about doing business in the Middle East. You have to be forthright and stand up for yourself otherwise they will walk all over you. You also are not supposed to ever admit you are wrong or admit you made a mistake. Im going to have a hard time with that one. I so readily admit when Im wrong. I think I do so to help other people think its ok for them to be wrong. Perhaps being humble and admitting mistakes would be good in Western culture, but it doesn’t go over well here. But still I think Im called to live differently. If I make a mistake I’ll still take ownership of it, and let the chips fall where they may. My character should win out more often than not.

I went to see a really interesting movie today, it was 2012. I say that because it opened up here a day before it opened in the U.S. because our weekend starts earlier here. So I just wanted to rub it in. Movies usually get here after their DVD release in the U.S. Then some movies just keep playing over and over again. Angels and Demons for the first time in almost a year stopped playing this week. Why Angels and Demons? I have no idea.

I was supposed to have a relaxing weekend, but I have 3-4 activities each day. So Im not sure If Im going to get my coveted weekend nap. But that is OK too. After a few months of working really really hard, I didn’t work that hard this week. So the naps are less critical. Happy Birthday Ms. Florida.