Wednesday Mornings

I love Wednesday mornings. Not only because it signals we are that much closer to Friday, but because I work offsite at Starbucks (hence my ability to add a blog post during work hours). I started doing this in November after I got not-so-great feedback from my boss. Apparently, I am not an exceptional ABM until I am better able to set the vision. In my opinion I think this could be two things: 1) I really do have a vision I just struggle to communicate it to the appropriate people, or 2) I have no idea what I'm doing on my projects and just sit around executing. Unfortunately I think it's a mix of the two. I find it easier to think when I am not at the office, so I sit at Starbucks, white earbuds in with slow music on (currently listening to Basia, Mom!) and just jot down my ideas on paper.

Today is the exception because I HAD to finish a one-pager (that's P&G speak for a Recommendation in a really anal format, which I happen to appreciate because someone else set the vision for this format and now all I have to do is execute) for a 10:30 AM meeting. Upon finishing my one-pager I was inspired to write here because of the mother and son duo who happened to sit down next to me. I know it's a free country and I am not sitting at the Library in an adult only section, but I was completely annoyed when they first sat down. The boy, approximately 4 years old, was wild. Apparently his mother likes him this way because he had his own Starbucks in hand! He was unruly until his mother handed over her iPhone. I overheard her saying to him, "just wait, I am trying to find you WiFi." He is so young! What is this world coming to? At that age I would have been happy with a educational workbook (thanks Mom).

Anyway, one of the side benefits of sitting at Starbucks on Wednesday mornings is the ability to people watch. There are so many interesting people in this world. We are all so different. And I appreciate the diversity because this world would be very boring if we were all the same. Which brings be back to the vision setters - thank you! - because I really like to execute.