Comments on: What I Learned From My Broadband Blackout http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/ Making Work Fit Life Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Christine Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:38:48 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1803 Welcome "home", Ryan. I know you'd been looking forward to getting time away. I can only imagine the adjustment that's required to reintegrate with your family having been in the desert. I salute you for the work you've done there and for valuing so much the life you have beyond it too! Welcome “home”, Ryan. I know you’d been looking forward to getting time away. I can only imagine the adjustment that’s required to reintegrate with your family having been in the desert. I salute you for the work you’ve done there and for valuing so much the life you have beyond it too!

]]> By: Ryan Hanzel http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Ryan Hanzel Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:39:24 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1789 Hey Christine, I can relate to how your feeling. Just recently arriving back off of my deployment to the desert I have been given ample time off. It took some adjusting for my family and I (especially me since I was used to constantly moving). I am now realizing the important and key things in life again. It is great to get a breath of fresh air. .-= Ryan Hanzel´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritersAddict/~3/JAxS6sNCBbQ/" rel="nofollow">9 Ways to Get Over Writers Block — Guest Post</a> =-. Hey Christine,

I can relate to how your feeling. Just recently arriving back off of my deployment to the desert I have been given ample time off. It took some adjusting for my family and I (especially me since I was used to constantly moving). I am now realizing the important and key things in life again. It is great to get a breath of fresh air.
.-= Ryan Hanzel´s last blog ..9 Ways to Get Over Writers Block — Guest Post =-.

]]> By: The Worklife Makeover Review | A Different Kind of Work http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 The Worklife Makeover Review | A Different Kind of Work Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:20:48 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1764 [...] odd week for me in one major regard: I could not write to save myself. Luckily, with the benefit of the insights I’d had the previous week, I didn’t force [...] [...] odd week for me in one major regard: I could not write to save myself. Luckily, with the benefit of the insights I’d had the previous week, I didn’t force [...]

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:31:56 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1724 Thank you, Phil. Playing some ukulele rather than cleaning up your inbox - what a joy! Funnily enough, the chapter on busyness was right where I'd gotten to before the "blackout" struck. It truly spoke to me. I love those serendipitous moments when messages seem to be coming at you from various points. The magic comes when we listen! Good to see you here and hope you have a great weekend! Thank you, Phil. Playing some ukulele rather than cleaning up your inbox – what a joy!

Funnily enough, the chapter on busyness was right where I’d gotten to before the “blackout” struck. It truly spoke to me. I love those serendipitous moments when messages seem to be coming at you from various points. The magic comes when we listen!

Good to see you here and hope you have a great weekend!

]]> By: Phil Montero http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Phil Montero Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:30:06 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1719 Christine, I think it's great you took the opportunity to take a break from your work and be more present with yourself and family. I know as an entrepreneur I am often challenged by the same thing - and my first tendency would have been to try and get offline work done as well. Just faced this myself yesterday briefly and opted for playing some ukulele rather than cleaning up my inbox - felt great! By the way I love The Tao of Pooh - I have given away more copies of that book than I can remember to people who I thought would benefit from it's message. I guess you truly learned something from the chapter on busyness! I trust your workshop will be tons of fun and a great success!! All the best - Phil Christine,

I think it’s great you took the opportunity to take a break from your work and be more present with yourself and family. I know as an entrepreneur I am often challenged by the same thing – and my first tendency would have been to try and get offline work done as well.

Just faced this myself yesterday briefly and opted for playing some ukulele rather than cleaning up my inbox – felt great!

By the way I love The Tao of Pooh – I have given away more copies of that book than I can remember to people who I thought would benefit from it’s message.

I guess you truly learned something from the chapter on busyness!

I trust your workshop will be tons of fun and a great success!!

All the best – Phil

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:13:22 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1718 Hello, Walter. How are you doing. I appreciate your endorsement here - the blackout did indeed give me the wisdom to go beyond the "glitch". Some of the best learnings come from magical experiences like this. Don't you find? Hello, Walter. How are you doing.

I appreciate your endorsement here – the blackout did indeed give me the wisdom to go beyond the “glitch”. Some of the best learnings come from magical experiences like this. Don’t you find?

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:11:52 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1717 Thanks, Aaron! Hope you do indeed give yourself the time to unplug. There's a whole new and different world out there. I appreciate your best wishes for the workshop. It was awesome. All the better for me not having put lots of social media pressure on myself this week also. Thanks, Aaron! Hope you do indeed give yourself the time to unplug. There’s a whole new and different world out there.

I appreciate your best wishes for the workshop. It was awesome. All the better for me not having put lots of social media pressure on myself this week also.

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:10:21 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1716 I really hear what you're saying here, Ann. Trying to do everything would only have meant you'd have been fully present neither for your work nor your son. Important for him - and for you - to have had the experience of being there. And, yes, people do understand. Thanks for being here! I really hear what you’re saying here, Ann. Trying to do everything would only have meant you’d have been fully present neither for your work nor your son. Important for him – and for you – to have had the experience of being there. And, yes, people do understand.

Thanks for being here!

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:07:12 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1715 Yeah, Joshua, the whole experience of being "un-plugged" was indeed regenerating. I ran a workshop yesterday and had, as you'd imagine, lots of prep to do for that. Initially I thought I'd do it AND maintain my online presence this week. The experience of last week gave me the insight and permission to ease off on myself. I needed my creativity for yesterday, so it was important not to "burn it" by spending, as you say, too much time in front of the screen. Yeah, Joshua, the whole experience of being “un-plugged” was indeed regenerating. I ran a workshop yesterday and had, as you’d imagine, lots of prep to do for that. Initially I thought I’d do it AND maintain my online presence this week. The experience of last week gave me the insight and permission to ease off on myself. I needed my creativity for yesterday, so it was important not to “burn it” by spending, as you say, too much time in front of the screen.

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/06/11/what-i-learned-from-my-broadband-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Christine Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:03:57 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1775#comment-1713 Thanks, Heather! I think that the truth is there is always something we could be doing. Being "forced" to take a step back from that belief was no bad thing! Thanks, Heather!

I think that the truth is there is always something we could be doing. Being “forced” to take a step back from that belief was no bad thing!

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