Bringing my A game

Every now and then I need a good reminder that I am no longer young and spritely, and I need to get proper rest over the weekends. Yesterday was that reminder. I had a big weekend with activities on both Saturday and Sunday. Combine that with daylight savings time on Sunday and it was a recipe for a tough Monday.

Luckily these Mondays don’t happen too often anymore, but it’s a great reminder that I need to take things easy. I’ll especially want to make sure that I get good rest on this trip to St. Louis for our management team offsite. I’ve never been someone who sleeps well and gets good rest on the road. Part of that is that I just enjoy seeing new places and another part of that is that I just don’t sleep well in hotels.

Regardless, it’s not an excuse and I need to make sure I prioritize my rest over fun. I owe it to my team to make sure that I bring my A game every day. We don’t get many in-person meetings to work together and I want to make sure to maximize our time together. There’ll be time to have fun on this trip of course, but we’re there first to get shit done.