Sahar Javedani
After a recent lunchtime trip to the food trucks, a colleague of mine began placing pennies facing heads up along the sidewalk on the way back to our offices. When I asked what he was doing, he replied, “I’m pitching pennies…maybe one of these will bring good luck to someone today.”
After reviewing Americans for the Arts’ recent salary report on Local Arts Agencies coupled with Fast Company’s Steven Tepper’s article “Is An MFA the New MBA?”, like many, I’m reminded of my creative and critical worth on the job. Having spent well over a decade honing my inherent multitasking skills, I take some comfort in knowing how much I’ve “saved” the nonprofit organizations I’ve worked for by, in essence, tackling the work of five+ professional staff members as a simultaneous Grant Writer, Accountant, Teaching Artist, Web Designer, Program Administrator, Event Planner, etc.
When asked by my mentees on how one is able to sustain this frantic pace, I’m reminded of a college professor sharing with me the importance of self-care while handing me a copy of “Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much.” I was nineteen-years-old. Had I only known then the great adventures and challenges I’d face working in nonprofit administration!
Which leads me to the question:
With your “handle it all” attitude through the workweek, how do you replenish your personal resources (time, energy, money)? Below are a few places where you can pitch your well-deserved pennies into the personal satisfaction well:
PERSONAL FINANCE:
http://www.learnvest.com/category/life-and-money/
PRODUCTIVITY:
In closing, I leave you with a Chocolate Meditation break intended to remind you that you are a human being not a human doing.
Please post in the comments below any other websites or resources you turn to for daily inspiration and accountability!
