Organizing my Life with Vicki
I spoke at a Startup Princess (a blog about women entrepreneurs) event last month about SEO and specifically about keywords. Before I started, my friend Kelly said there was probably someone in the audience who needs to learn what we know or knows something we need to learn. That stuck out in my mind.
At times in my life I’ve been drawn to specific people for what they could teach me. I’ve been a bit apologetic about this because it feels so one-sided. But what I discovered is in turn I naturally found ways I could teach or help them - as much or more than they did for me. Yes, keeping score isn’t that smart, but I like to exchange value and not just take.
So Vicki introduced herself and said she taught people how to be organized. I was instantly aware that she was who I needed to talk to. I’m marrying someone who is much more organized than I am and even before this I knew it was something I needed to improve about myself. Reading books about it wasn’t working either.
We met after (she actually approached me) and we’re going to trade - she’s teaching me about being organized and I’m helping her with her web site (www.organize-utah.com). I think one obstacle to making space in life is the fear that we don’t know what to fill it with. Mine has been too full and now I’m making room. It feels different and I’m apprehensive but I’m going to do it anyway.
I’ve noticed that I’ve struggled being committed, which isn’t a trait I used to fight (I took violin and piano lessons for years, played soccer, ran cross country, and kept jobs for longer, etc). I really think getting divorced, laid off, and then doing contract work changed my thinking about commitment.
While I’m still writing about marketing, as usual when life shifts, so does the content of my blog. Since it’s a time of transition, I’ll probably take a more personal, philosophical bent in my writing. Transitions for me always start with a lot of questions and that is what fills my head these days.
Since I haven’t been a regular poster for a while now anyway I probably won’t lose too many of you. And if I do, thanks for reading and welcome newcomers.
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