Server meltdown, printers disappearing into the ether. It's amazing how reliant we have become on technology dontcha think? Or maybe you don't think about it, at least until somethiing breaks. I took the opportunity to de-frag the hard drive of my work computer. I find it hard to justify the down time during normal hours, but when you get an opportunity to clean the cupboards (so to speak) I take them.

As you know I am a great believer in using adversity to further my opportunities in other areas. Whilst we could have gotten annoyed and thrown a few hissy fits and bits of hardware through windows, what would be the point Office rage... reminds me of the traffic version. I see people driving like mad, literally sometimes, fingers pointing, horns blaring because someone else happened to be on a certain piece of road someone else wanted to be on...only to see them side by side at the next set of traffic lights. Funny really.

Overcoming the procrastination habit, motivating yourself to do more, be more each and every day can be as simple as a shift in thinking. From what you can't do right now, to what you can. Andy did the course preparation for the next round of training that we will be doing at work. Rach got on the telephones and chased the IT guys. I let my computer de-frag and gave me a chance to clear my intrays. By 5.30 this evenng, everything was back to normal. Yes it could have been a frustrating couple of hours. Yes we all stayed back to re-boot computers at the appropriate times. But it gave us chance to do things we don't do when the computers are there, blinking at us constantly.

So next time you are faced with adversity. Ask yourself, what else can I do? Can I give someone else a hand? What cupboards of my life need cleaning. And then - go do it. You can't be bored and busy. Cheers, Elle xo

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