Gone Fishin'

This post is about balance. When asked last night to describe a family trait through the generations, by my daughter for a college paper she is writing, I wrote about work ethic. The people up my family tree worked hard to provide for their families and to get ahead in life.

This is a good trait. People from our part of the country are often known for working hard. You will succeed and advance in your company by being a person who works hard to get the job done and done well.

However, do not confuse working hard with over-working. It is ok to put in some 50 or 60 hour weeks to ensure that a project gets done on time. But do not let that be the normal work week for salaried compensation. If your company has an expectation that you will work far in excess of 40 hours you are working for the wrong company. There is an old quote "nobody asked to have written on their headstone - I wish I would have spent more time at work".

Here is another, "it is right to work for a living, but not to live for your work".

This being said, I'm going fishing with Ronnie and Aaron. TBL is taking a break until Sunday or Monday. See you then.

TBL: Do what it takes to succeed, but not at the sacrifice of personal and family time.