March 15, 2010

Plans from last week:

Work

• [X] Help with re-run for Remote Presentations that Rock
• [X] Branding / social marketing chat with IBM AU/NZ social media marketing folks
• [X] Prepare collaboration presentation for UK workshop
• [X] Finalize UK workshop travel arrangements
• [X] Prepare for trip
• Also: Sat in on two CIO meetings. It’s so awesome – other people think my work is useful and inspiring! =)
• Gave presentation on microblogging using Lotus Connections Profiles. Encouraged information management team to use it as a virtual watercooler.
• Facilitated discussion during presentation of industry business value assessment study
• Participated in a great blog discussion around virtual leadership
• Helped Rawn Shah edit his virtual leadership article for Forbes
• Got David Ing, David Singer, Ted Tritchew, and Robert Terpstra’s advice on my career plans
• Learned that Bernie Michalik found my to-do notation useful
• Mapped what I want to learn
• Had an awesome meeting with the Toronto Public Library – excited!

Relationships

• [X] Explore more recipes
• [  ] Sort out photography
• [X] Host tea party
• [X] Tidy up some more
• Also: Inventoried and organized the freezer
• Met wonderful people
• Helped people work on their businesses
• Supported W-‘s crunch time

Life

• [X] Go for follow-up appointment with dental surgeon
• [X] Recover from wisdom teeth extraction
• Also: Back on normal food, yay!
• Booked massage for next weekend
• Adjusted my envelope system (divided investment fund into emergency, sabbatical, and opportunity fund)
• Ordered a small lean-to greenhouse and other things for an even more awesome life
• Experimented with ordering from GroceryGateway (convenient, okay produce, not happy with the asparagus, will probably go with No Frills most of the time)
• Biked to work, yay!
• Planted parsley and peppers
• Switched over to daylight savings time

Plans for next week

Work

• [  ] Facilitate workshop in Reading
• [  ] Find role models in sales and distribution – for interest interviews
• [  ] Have second career chat with my manager
• [  ] Write personal business commitments and individual development plan =)
• [  ] Share how to blog/share more effectively
• [  ] Meet up with awesome folks in London
• [  ] Prepare presentation for PresentationCamp in Toronto

Relationships

• [  ] Send care package
• [  ] Connect Jeff Muzzerall and Greg Gulyas
• [  ] Keep in touch while in the UK

Life

• [  ] Have proper British food
• [  ] Plant peppers and peas
• [  ] Blog even more
• [  ] Explore podcasting or videocasting or writing briefer notes as a way to get more out there