Monday, March 19, 2007

A New Endeavor

As of today, the year is approximately 78 days over. On this day, G. Ripley started a new endeavor. This new endeavor is a shift in companies, cash flow, and lifestyle for me. So, what did the first day at a new job entail? Well, it entailed "learning about a new business" and "managing one's focus on acquiring information about their new functionality (role)". About 7 years ago, G. Ripley worked at a job, in which, surfing the web for 3 hours was "the norm." Now, if you surf for one hour, it is considered to be lucky. Why? Times have changed for the author of this posting. Now, your time at a company is measured by productivity, and not by what websites are cool. Information is the most expensive commodity! The more knowledge you acquire about your job equates to a more positive end result in the game of life. I know a few people who live to work, but working to live is better! G. Ripley chooses the latter one, because life cannot be planned. The good & the bad take place at inopportune times. The first day involved no network access which means no surfing the web. In a past life, Professional surfing (websurfing, that is in this scenario) used to be my job function. Years later, the web is inundated with too many sites to see. This leads a person to focus on doing one function well. That one process is working! Carpe Diem!