There has been a lot of discussion about work and life balance since the publication of "Lean In". I have even been asked for comment on it! Now 7 months pregnant, I have stronger feelings about how I plan on finding the right equation.
It was today that I found my model; Elizabeth Jennings. She is almost too good to be true, and
she isn't. Mrs. Jennings is the main character in The FX's successful new drama "The
Americas". She is a KGB agent, a travel agency owner and mother.
Somehow she finds the time to raise a family and run a business all while killing people. Sure
there was that one time she forgot to pick up the kids from the mall and they were almost in
harms way, but she was busy with state affairs.
Now her marriage maybe falling apart and the cold war is heating up. She and her husband areseparated and her kids are getting to that nosey age. How will she handle it? With 80's style
and chilled Russian vodka running through her veins!
My notes are simple; know your priorities. Is it kids or job first? Your job maybe a touch smaller
than dear Elizabeth's, but it sure feels like we are toppling countries sometimes!
* Remember to wipe your prints and cover your tracks. Work methodical and with purpose
quickly.
* Don't fret when you mess up. So the kids were almost molested! They escaped using
ingenuity and a bit of genetic code, and hell they are closer than ever!
* Work with your spouse no matter what! There is a greater good you two are working towards. It could be communism or something smaller. Even if you aren't feeling the love, know you were and still are a great team. You will find your stride again and the reason you're together.
So forget all the talk and discussion and get to it! Be that agent kicking in doors and folding
laundry to cover up for something else more subversive.
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