Today I acknowledged the fact that certain aspects of every day work life are unavoidable. Here is a list of my top 5:

  1. Tasks generally take much longer that you expect they will. (i.e. mundane mailings, telephone conversations, business errands, letter writing, and more)
  2. Most people are not consistent at returning phone calls and emails.
  3. If I do not follow up, I am generally disappointed at the results, or rather lack thereof.
  4. Distractions are inevitable and counterproductive.
  5. There are NEVER enough hours in a day to complete what I set out to do.

So what can I do about all this? I guess just be more realistic about what it takes to get things done and celebrate the little accomplishments as well as the milestones.

And I just realized something else. That list above applies to everything in life not just work.

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