Comments on: Three Lessons of 2011 http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/three-lessons-of-2011/ the neverending reference interview of life Fri, 24 May 2013 07:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bobbi Newman http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/three-lessons-of-2011/#comment-5986 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:45:33 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-5986 Great lessons Andy, thanks for sharing with us!

]]> By: Cindy http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/three-lessons-of-2011/#comment-5973 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:21:21 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-5973 I find that, as I enter the denouement of my career (and how odd it is to recognize that it is happening), I must resolve to look around me with fresh eyes. I had always prided myself on being able to do that and I recently realized that I was no longer exercising that ability. By this I mean, being able to look at your library as if it were the first time you entered. What do our visitors see, and is it what we want them to see?
And, I also resolve to take some pride in what we do accomplish! Each accomplishment, however small, is a hard fought battle in our specific environment. I know how odd that sounds as well, but I keep a quote by Marie Curie near me to remind me “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”

]]> By: Martha Alcott http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/three-lessons-of-2011/#comment-5970 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:33:59 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-5970 My new favorite quote, which I came across recently, is from Esther Dyson and directly pertains to Lesson #1: “Always make new mistakes.”

]]> By: Jimmy the Geek http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/three-lessons-of-2011/#comment-5969 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:28:34 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-5969 Take Chances.

Once in a lifetime, you get the opportunity to jump into a project that may require you to leave what you love doing in order to have a better life. The key is recognizing it when it hits you.

I’ve been offered that opportunity, and I jumped. While it’s still too early to tell how it will all play out, it is the biggest personal & professional challenge I’ve ever faced. It’s more of a challenge professionally, but I take those things personally as well. I have to see how well I do at time management, knowing my limitations and when to say no.

The payoff? Potentially, a reputation as a great project manager and of course financial compensation. I love what I do here at the library, but I can’t remain focused on a single industry when this new thing has some serious potential.

I’ll keep you posted if you like!

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