Free days and self-starting

Today is one of the rare workdays where I have minimal calls. Just under 2 hours worth to be exact. That’s a rare day for me as I typically live on Zoom nowadays.

I’ve always been fortunate to work in a role that has been fairly flexible. Even during the early days of my career at PwC, we had quite a bit of wiggle room where we weren’t always required to be in the office from 9-5. Of course part of that deal required a lot of late nights during times of the year.

When I transitioned to startup world with Secfi, I was largely by myself in San Francisco. We eventually hired people but for the first year and some change I was navigating the world through Slack and Google meets.

I love the freedom that I have in my career. As someone who is very self-motivated to get shit done, having the flexibility to create my own schedule allows me to maximize my productivity. Some of my best ideas and projects have come on days when I’m sitting alone in an office with my own thoughts.

It’s not always easy though. On a gorgeous day, I admit that I often want to leave the office and hit the golf course or the beach. It’s easy to get distracted with other tasks and responsibilities during these free days as well. It takes quite a bit of discipline when no one is watching over your shoulder.

I may switch things up this afternoon and try to work from a different WeWork to get my creative juices going. These free days are a rare treat for me and I fully plan on taking advantage.