tell your chaos story...
Tracy-
I really appreciate the moments of reflection that your emails
provide. Not only do they give me a moment to reflect and see what
I need and can do differently once I read them, when I see that
I have gotten the email, it brings a smile even before I have read
the contents - I purposely put off moving it to my "fun file" in
my archives just so I can have the daily smile J
Pam
Tracy
- Thank you for a copy of your book. As a long-time "Thriving in
Chaos" kind of person, the book really hit home for me. I read
a few pages each night before bed because during normal day time
hours I'm much too busy spinning my wheels (even in retirement)
to actually sit down and read it. I'm on page 93. So far I have
been shaking my head in agreement with you every step of the way.
I'm glad you wrote the book. Colleges should pass it out to women at
graduation so they will know what's coming. Could it be any truer!
Susan
Hi
Tracy - I am enjoying reading your "Thriving in Chaos" tips
in the newsletter you send out. This latest tip on "Creating Transition
Routines" really resonates with me as I just developed some recently
for the transition from work to home. My husband and I agreed that
I needed to change up my routine of going straight home from a
busy day, so now, my exercise routine (walking) has been moved to directly
after the workday. It gives me time to unwind, review the day,
and get my exercise in easier as well. I have already felt the difference.
When I walk in the door at home now, I am energized to spend time with
my husband and daughter. Okay, gotta get back to that busy day. Have
a great one yourself.
Kelly
There
is no "down time" anymore at the office or home. We use to
be able
to count on certain months out of the year as being slower than
others.
This is no longer true. The new speed of life is constant and fast
and
therefore waiting for it to slow down is just not reality anymore.
Learning to thrive in chaos reflects the new reality and how to
optimize
keeping pace with the speed of life and enjoy it all along the
way!
Mary Geller
I have worked
in college student activities for 29 years and continue to
need NEW strategies to cope with the chaos that is inherent in our work.
Things are moving faster for everyone and we're being asked to do more
with less, again. Attempting to serve as a role model for students just
starting to learn time/life management skills is a constant challenge in
this ever expanding world. I tell them these skills will be ones they
will ALWAYS need and will always need to update. More new strategies,
please!
Meri Phillips
Hi Tracy
- I've added your website to my "Favorites" on my
computer so I
can glance back at it from time to time when I need some advice
or just
to re-generate! Have a terrific day!
Roberta
I think
of you often and I really wish that you could bottle your energy, enthusiasm
and personality because it makes me smile with good thoughts and brightens
my day whenever you cross my mind. I have found when I get overwhelmed
with conflicting deadlines and priorities, I think "How
would Tracy look at this?"
Thanks again for coming into my life and making it MUCH better.
Joanie
Trying to
role model "balance in life" with a working wife, two teen
boys, multiple community volunteer positions and 200+ programs
a year working for the college-I need to know more about thriving
in chaos...
My favorite day out of the year falls whenever we get to fall back
an hour- Daylight Savings Time. Any day that I can pick-up an extra
hour is a great day for me.
Confusion, jumble, snarl, muddle - I thought these mental forms were consistent
with age but my father assures me that it is not my age but what I am trying
to do on a daily basis.
Ken Brill
What makes
life chaotic and how have i tried to cope with it?
Life is chaotic because there are so many choices --- many of them
good choices and so it gets harder and harder to prioritize and to pick
among them. As I try to say yes to all the good things that entice
me, I often find it more overwhelming than satisfying. Somtimes
I just need to call a moratorium on the calendar and declare a "house
day" where I don't leave my castle. It's the only way I know
to truly recharge.
Beth
Hi Aunt
Tracy!
As a student at a prep school, I get home late and have hours of
work to
do- needless to say I am stressed. Usually I play guitar or listen
to
music or chat with some friends.
Love, liz

