Martini Moments
CBMUSED at 10:23 pm Category: Martini MomentsTags: cbmused, contingency, mitigation, organising, planning, project management
Martini Moments… For Project Management
1. Applying your own successful work practices to the home environment rarely yields the same successes but well worth the effort.
2. No matter how much you engage in careful planning, organising and risk mitigation, running too many projects at the same time often results in reduced quality. Until you surprise yourself.
3. Contingency plans are very conducive to your state of mind but thinking on your feet results in better satisfaction.
4. When chaos seems inevitable, it is best to adopt the same calm and rational approach as you would in the workplace. Logical thinking will get you far with reduced tension.
5. Nothing de-stresses at the start of the evening like pouring quality Vodka and Dry Vermouth over ice cubes and making music in the cocktail shaker. As you pour the clear liquid into a Martini glass, thread the olive in a toothpick and immerse it in the liquid, the tensions magically disappear. You can always rely on the healing powers of Martinis.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I really, really want an olive right now. Ugh.
And as for #4 - it’s a good thought in theory, but I”ll be damned if I can ever master it outside of the workplace. Logical thinking seems to escape me when chaos occurs in my personal life. Double ugh.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Planning Shmanning. Fly by the seat of your pants. If the world collapses around you. . . . just reboot it like in the Matrix. It is much more interesting that way. I am not myself today, hence the absurdity of the comment. How are you?
May 29th, 2008 at 4:10 am
Thanks for the motivational thought nuggets!
May 29th, 2008 at 7:16 am
You are sort of like a female Tony Robbins–with a faint trail of acetaldahyde at the end.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Sicilian: Dipped in Martini?
That’s my point. We can manage it at work, why not at home? It’s like we suddenly let go of something.
have a double olive
Spiffy: We like absurdity here at cbmused. I’m a good strategist but hey, can’t always win.
Not feeling yourself (mind out of gutter :P) is a good thing. makes you appreciate it when you are feeling at ease. I’m good, but incredibly busy for a while.
Zen: You’re welcome. But don’t eat the nuggets, indigestion may follow.
Zen: hehe… Did you know I dab acetaldahyde behund my ears? Works better than perfume, I’m told.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:00 am
I’m back!1. Except of course when you bring your work home with you, but there is nothing wrong with being the same person out there as you are in here. I find that it’s harder to keep having to change my clothes ever so often. It’s much more comfortable to have something I can take with me all the time.2. Some surprises that are good I assume? Multitasking is a feat that not many people can master. For the most past as you said, the quality suffers. I wonder if I’ve been doing poor work all this time?3. I’ve never really bought into that. At least that has never been me. It’s good to be quick on your feet to patch up unexpected issues at hand. Who wouldn’t feel smug to successfully fend off an unseen crisis? Then again, I’m one of those people who has a plan for everything. Plans within plans. Very few things go off without me already knowing what to do. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or just a really sad life I live.4. Worry is like rocking chair. If gives you something to do but it doesn’t really get you anywhere.5. Exactly the sort of thing I should be doing now that my work is pretty much done. Although a glass of bourbon at 9 in the morning would pretty much be taking it a bit too far. Cheers anyway!
May 30th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
You could print all five of these out and make them into motivational posters for the workplace.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
Kami:
1. While there’s nothing wrong with it, it doesn’t always translate to the same. We put different masks on at work, especially with what I do.
2. If you’re wondering about it, then you might be spreading yourself too thin.
3. All plans don’t follow rules. Flexibility is always key.
4. Solutions take away the worry.
5. Cheers to Martinis!
Egan:
Including no 5? They might send me to AA!