\nchallenging and satisfying activity of my life managing the Jacksonville Center for the Arts<\/a>, a regional non-profit residential craft school and business incubator. <\/p>\n
I take almost a hundred photos every day, I write press releases I get to write articles and newsletters about interesting people, Since I wrote the article about the quadruple stop signs<\/a>, I am maintaining a better balance between worklife and homelife and I have started catching up on projects around the house.<\/p>\n I will be tackling the woodpile very soon. I have enough logs to make 8 cords of firewood and I need to get the logs cut, split into firewood<\/a> and stacked in readiness for the winter.<\/p>\n On the other hand, I have a regional branding project in the works, It is very tempting to go off in a hundred directions at once, but I The primary focus of this blog will remain on assessing the My other weblogs; Floyd County Live<\/a>, Floyd County Scenes<\/a>, The Danger Quicksand weblog<\/a> and the Danger Quicksand Career Forum<\/a> continue to accumulate career-related material to help those encountering a career crossroads.<\/p>\n Looking at my search engine traffic, it is increasingly apparent So, there you have it. Things are going well and eventually I will have time to write more about it.<\/p>\n I am not getting time to read many other blogs, so if you are If you are passing through Floyd, send me an email and we’ll get together for coffee or lunch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During my years of life in big corporations, I was constantly seeking projects that would give meaning to my life. For many years, I considered myself successful in that regard.<\/p>\n The challenge of creating new computers, new ways of solving problems, and new products to improve life as we knew it kept leading me on for more years than I care to admit, before I realized that creative endeavors in a large organization required more political knowhow than creativity.<\/p>\n The plain facts of the matter was that I found most of my personal satisfaction in the activities I did outside of work. Work provided a livelihood and a professional reputation while my outside activities became the focus of much of my adult life.<\/p>\n When I was laid off from Sun Microsystems in 2001, it was a wake up call and an opportunity to put into practice every idea I’d had about creating a career that gave real meaning to my life.<\/p>\n As we all know, you have to be careful what you wish for… <\/p>\n![\"Hardatwork\"](\"http:\/\/www.making-ripples.com\/images\/hardatwork.jpg\" "\\"Hardatwork\\"")
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\nThe only downside is that I barely have time to write about this on Ripples. I write articles for the Jacksonville Center weblog<\/a> instead. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\nevery few days. I get to meet new and fascinating people every week who
\nare actively engaged in changing this region for the better, and I have
\na team of hard working staff members who are a delight to work with. <\/p>\n
\nworks of art, and events that inspire and entertain. The only slight
\ndrawback is that these articles and newsletters are going out on other
\nchannels and weblogs.<\/p>\n
\nwhich is called "Made in Floyd" and that will kick off an entirely new
\nset of activities, once it get rolling.<\/p>\n
\nwant to continue writing this weblog because it has been the primary
\ndriver of much of the activity I find myself doing today.<\/p>\n
\npotentials of post-corporate life and applying basic business concepts
\nto improving the quality of life for myself and others.<\/p>\n
\nand the upcoming Floyd County Arts, will provide a place for in-depth
\nstories and photo albums of the local topics that I highlight in this
\nweblog.<\/p>\n
\nthat there is a value in preserving these stories and images in a way
\nthey can be easily accessed and cross referenced. I think that separate
\ntopical blogs are easier to use for research than one humongous blog
\nthat attempts to cover everything.<\/p>\n
\nwriting something I should know about, send me an email with a link.<\/p>\n