Seeking focus

My office resembles a war zone more than usual after a couple of weeks of moving from mailing deadline to special event to mailing deadline to special event to...more deadlines.

I came across this reflection on service and it is one more reminder: We all have to be vigilant about making sure our actions are aligned with our core values.

The other day I used the image of the pinball machine (or rather, the pinball) to describe my reality.

So I am back to seeking focus, seeking alignment.

In Good to Great, Jim Collins makes an interesting response to an assumption that one can't lead an organization to greatness and have a life. No, balance is important. Loving what you do is important. Being with the right people on the bus is important. (I am enjoying and being challenged a lot by this book...)

So I am back to seeking focus, seeking alignment, seeking balance. And hoping to be less pinball bouncing off whatever bumper, lever or wall happens to come.