A hiatus?
When is it a hiatus and when is it goofing off? I have been thinking about this ever since I realized I haven’t posted anything new in my blog since September.
At first I thought I was taking a hiatus because I was working on a couple of projects that used a lot of my time; however, looking back I think maybe I have been goofing off.
Of course, technology is the answer. As a result, I have added a new tool to my toolbox: MacSpeech. The idea is that I enjoy speaking more than writing. So, I’ll be speaking the first draft of my posts in the future and hopefully, have the last of a hiatus or goofing off, whichever it was.
So far, the learning curve for MacSpeech is a little flat. With this dictation, it is getting better.
Let’s get back to hiatus versus goofing off. Procrastination is very sneaky. I can be convinced that I’m just taking a little time off, so that I can be more effective in the future; while what is really happening is, I’m goofing off.
This is a problem that we as volunteers, volunteer leaders, and members of nonprofits need to address continually. If it is a hiatus, a break to refresh oneself, those are needed periodically. However, if it is goofing off, it raises a number of questions. Am I in the right organization, an organization to which my heart is connected? Am I in the right position? Am I over committed?
These are a few of the evaluation questions that need to be on the top of our minds continually so we and our organizations are getting best results.
Now on to sharing ideas to help nonprofits get their best results.
photo credit: Elsie esq.
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