Life's Too Short

Dec 26

Yesterday was Christmas, and my husband and I spent the day at my parents' house. My typical attitude towards the holidays is along the lines of "bah humbug," although I do care enough to spend time with family and friends (and buy gifts they'll enjoy). But the stress of finding the perfect gifts and organizing a long-running game night tradition with friends while trying to keep work issues from bubbling over into a larger mess as I felt like I was being pushed aside like a child meant I started to shut down. Only I didn't go into a hibernation mode early enough, so others got to witness the ugliness of me reaching my breaking point.

The joys of being human.

Rachel Davies blogged in 2011 about sustainable pace as a coach. I've realized that I haven't been taking very good care of myself recently--I've been going to bed late and skipping the gym in the morning, and my diet has been unhealthier than usual. I rely on routines to reduce stress, and I haven't been following them! So now I'm trying to show myself some compassion and forgive myself for getting so off track.

As my mom told me yesterday, "life's too short" to hold grudges.

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard is a coach, consultant, and trainer who brings the power of relationship systems intelligence to go beyond tasks, roles, and frameworks to create energy for change. She engages with people and teams in a down-to-earth way to build trust and listen for signals to help them learn more and improve. Allison focuses on creating alignment and connection for people to solve business problems together. Her experience includes working with teams and leaders in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries to help improve their project/product delivery and culture. Allison currently volunteers as program director for Women in Agile’s mentorship program. Her agile community focus is championing new voices and amplifying women as mentors and sponsors for the next generation of leaders. Allison earned her bachelor’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a foodie, and proud glasses wearer. Allison is a prolific speaker at professional groups and international conferences, including Scrum Gatherings and the Agile Alliance Agile20xx conferences. Allison is co-owner of Helping Improve LLC.

http://www.allisonpollard.com

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