Work-Life Balance: July 2007 Archives

Cartoon by Dave Walker.

On January 1, 2007 I wrote five "New Year's Intentions". Since today we are officially half-way through the year, I thought it would be interesting to check in on my progress (yikes!)

#1: Higher standards regarding work-life balance.

Goal: When I tell my husband how long I'll be up in the office, I will honor that time.

Progress: Good start, but still room for improvement.

#2: Change all my passwords and write them down.

Progress: Not done. Keep waiting for a quiet afternoon to do it (HA!)

#3: Streamline the things I am subscribed to.

Goal: Pare it down to about 25%.

Progress: Achieved and then some! I now subscribe to only 2 newsletters (used to be dozens) and have also unsubscribed from a multitude of other services. It feels great.

#4: Start several new blogs.

Progress: Achieved. And more importantly, I am posting regularly in those blogs as well.

#5: Devote more time to social justice initiatives.

Goal: Expand my reach to help others who don't have the economic advantages that western business people do.

Progress: Minimal. I did add the Kiva.org banner to all my websites.

Interesting that this is certainly the most important goal, but the one I did the least on. Hmmm.... what does that say about my priorities in relation to my values? To be fair, this is also a much larger goal than the others.

Revised goal: break original goal down into smaller, more manageable steps.

What about you?

Would checking in on your New Year's goals / intentions / resolutions mid-way through the year be a useful exercise for you? If so, please post a comment below. I'm interested to hear about your progress. And if you have any ideas about how to achieve my revised #5 goal, I welcome your suggestions.