04th Jan 2003
Oh Yeah, My Blog…
Hello out there. Sorry to be a bit quiet of late. Oh, and, uh, by the way, Happy New Year!
Usually it’s not avoiding blogging because of work that makes me feel guilty but the other way around, but having let the holidays and New Year go by without note does make me feel a certain need to explain myself to anyone out there who considers him or herself a Bruner Blog regular: Simply, I’ve been uncommonly busy the last few weeks, a condition that’s likely to last for at least another 4-6 weeks. After a long drought of consulting work, I presently am juggling four different projects. As I approach my second anniversary of Executive Summary Consulting, I’m beginning to recognize the cyclical nature of my work around this time of year, owing to budgets closing out and new planning cycles.
How good am I as a consultant? Well, yesterday I convinced a client to extend the deadline on a project another week, pay me extra to subcontract much of the work to another writer, and that in doing so I was saving him money and should be recognized as the hero I am. Get paid more to do less: that’s my kind of work ethic. Life is good at the moment, if I survive the next few weeks and keep everybody happy, but I’m a Gemini, and we’re so charming, so I’m not too worried. And lest you think it’s all finesse and no hard work, I actually forewent a really good New Year’s Eve party from the sound of it to avoid the next day’s hangover so I could stay productive (and I must say I’m amazed a certain “reluctant Lothario” hasn’t forced Nick to take that post down yet).
Meanwhile, turns out I’m also a somebody in the blogosphere these days according to two analyses.
Let’s just hope this week is reflective of the balance of the rest of the year.
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