Self Reflection Sunday

Self Reflection Sunday
Oct 23, 2016

It was a tiring week, worked 7 days in a row, was toastmaster at the last event, and still need to prepare a speech for Tuesday. 

Toastmasters was a thrilling experience. It was the first time I had to coordinate a meeting.. The meeting itself was different, we had to host it at a local Round Table Pizza joint rather than our typical place. Everything was different, from the setup of the room to the acoustics to the lighting. I had always appreciated how well former toastmasters spoke and how expertly they directed their meetings, I wanted to live up to their example. I took notes the week prior on a how a veteran had conducted their meeting, and I crafted my own jokes and descriptions. Prior to the meeting, it was difficult to get speakers to confirm their roles. It took multiple emails to the group and to individuals, and by the time the meeting came around we only had 2 of the 3 speakers we normally have. But the show must go on, and I worked with what we had. The speakers who did show were great, and they were inspiring and funny with a speech about Elon Musk and another on the seriousness of high school drop outs. My prepared jokes were only half successful, I learned that jokes need to be interspersed throughout the meeting rather stacked together. I kept the meeting going with some help form veteran players, and breathed a sigh of relief when it was all over.

I did not analyze properties this past week, work was too draining. Too often I was not able to find energy at the end of the work day to continue. I will not relent though, I will continue to look at more properties this coming week. I must look to my parents for inspiration. They have worked 7 days a week for the last 40 years. I have no desire to work in a job the way they did, but I do hope they pass onto me that level of commitment.

On the up side, I did work out 3 days and I continued with my investments. More chances to learn in the days to come.