be able to type and talk and listen and watch and think and reflect and plan and analyze simultaneously--in essence to "be" a delightfully efficient, multitasking and beneficent ruler of absolutely everything

?All you have to do, is decide what to do with the time that is given you.?
- Gandalf, Lord of the Rings

Okay… I know, I know… I get the official NERD OF THE DAY award for quoting Gandalf, but when something right rings true and resonates with me, regardless of the source I pay attention to it, really. If I embrace the path and the process of the journey, regardless of my destination I find myself happy. I suppose this goal and my quote for it is here to remind me that what I chose to have or not have in my life is up to me, and that my attitude and actions are what makes or breaks the quest for me.

People in my world all seem to share a common understanding of the phrase, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” I know to be an effective leader, I have to provide the wherewithall for my team to succeed in their efforts with full support in the background from me. If I am “on top of my game”, I can do this effortlessly. When I need support, I am getting better at finding the right people and services to help me. When I need rest or to relax, I want to be able to have people around who know how to pick up the slack when I need them to, and who do it willingly.

Pulling together the projects I am involved with these next few years is a monumental task. What I want to do is achievable, it just requires steady progress from me. Like the little hiker guy with a pick climbing up the side of a mountain, I’m pulling myself up one vista at a time by pecking away at it all and making progressive baby steps in the direction I want to be heading. Figuring out what’s next, or finding the next plateau or vista goal is the tricky part (knowing where to set my sights and aim), but hopefully, keeping this goal in mind will continue to help me.

When I make it to the top of this peak, I swear I fully intend to yodel. Rather than my normal woohoo, I think I need to make it more official with the celebrating. I understand they have classes for this and everything… http://www.yodelcourse.com/. [I’m kidding of course, but wouldn’t this be funny?] I have visions of me, Uncle Enore, and WooWinter starting a yodeling circle here at 43t. Unc can shout obscenities while we ladies do our happy dance thing…