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Weekly review: Week ending March 21, 2010

From last week’s plans:

Work

  • [X] Facilitate workshop in Reading
  • [/] Find role models in sales and distribution – for interest interviews
  • [X] Have second career chat with my manager
  • [/] Write personal business commitments and individual development plan =)
  • [/] Share how to blog/share more effectively
  • [X] Meet up with awesome folks in London
  • [/] Prepare presentation for PresentationCamp in Toronto
  • Also: Received my plaque for the first patent award
  • Updated Smarter Planet Enablement spreadsheet
  • Blogged about utilization
  • Learned more about upcoming changes

Relationships

  • [X] Send care package
  • [X] Connect Jeff Muzzerall and Greg Gulyas
  • [X] Keep in touch while in the UK
  • Also: Bought tea in little tins for tea party
  • Checked out potential cat sitters / cat hotels for next trip
  • Enjoyed another welcome-home treasure hunt

Life

  • [X] Have proper British food
  • [/] Plant peppers and peas
  • [X] Blog even more
  • [/] Explore podcasting or videocasting or writing briefer notes as a way to get more out there
  • Also: thought about how I can travel better
  • Biked a lot
  • Bought a travel charger

Plans for next week:

Work

  • [  ] Handle post-engagement tasks for UK workshop
  • [  ] Finalize personal business commitments and individual development plan

Relationships

  • [  ] Have tea with Jeff and Greg
  • [  ] Improve household routines

Life

  • [  ] Set up greenhouse
  • [  ] Deliver “Presentation Kaizen” at PresentationCamp on Tuesday
  • [  ] Redeposit British pounds

More to follow as I catch my breath.

Short URL: http://sachachua.com/blog/p/7118

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