I like organization.
I love to check things off my to-do list.
I enjoy the feeling of accomplishment.
I want to fix what's wrong. Now.
I love efficiency.
That said, I tend to get a in a hurry. Unintentionally, I drive my coworkers nuts. Especially when I get excited about a project. And I am easily excited.
In these moments, I become consumed with what I'm doing, what I'm working on, and it escapes me that everybody else has other stuff—usually more important stuff—going on.
It's not about me. It's never about me. I don't want it to be. I just want to do a good job and check it off the list.
I definitely feel Alabama in this song:
I'm in a hurry to get things doneThat could be my theme song. But I don't want it to be.
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why
I want to be patient. I want to serve and put others ahead of myself. Always.
Daily, I fail miserably. But I am determined to work on it and to improve.
What makes you feel most impatient? How do you work on being patient?
Oh my, it is an ongoing battle in my life as well. The bad thing about myself is that I expect others to be patient with me but I am not willing to be patient with others. It is a daily struggle-a die to self battle-a constant offering to God to take control of what we cannot do ourselves.
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