Comments on: Chasing your tail – How unproductive habits stall your progress

By: Angie Howden-Duke

Angie Howden-Duke — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:49:10 +0000

Hi Donna, I’m a multi tasker and like to think of myself as productive. Being on maternity leave has helped my slow down a little. When I’m feeding Jackson and paying attention to him the feeding is going well. When I want to get something done like reading a book, checking e-mails the feeding takes forever and he fussy. So now I sit and enjoy the time when him and look at his beautiful little nose, hands and feet.

Thanks for being so honest and sharing, it’s helpful to help admit and recognize your own habits – good and bad!

Cheers, Angie

By: Florentine Matejcek

Florentine Matejcek — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:21:27 +0000

Hi Donna, thanks for your honesty…You are right on here! It made me laugh. I got a new phone to be able to text with my kids and joined facebook to be on top of what my kids are up to and check emails to keep on top of work, friends and life and now I am having a hard time turing it all off and keeping up…I can’t keep blaming it on my kids. I too have this need for constant hook-up. Thank goodness I am busy during the day…Your fellow connection junkie
Florentine

By: Nicola Gildersleeve

Nicola Gildersleeve — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:39:16 +0000

I am there with you on that one Donna. I too work from home, when I am not training or testing athletes. It’s so true, because we are not in contact with the outside world, e-mail is our gateway into that sphere of life while at home. I know I waste a lot of time doing it when I could be doing many other things.

Thanks for the post, it offered some great insight. I was trying to think of a cute name, but tail chasers sounds pretty cute.

By: penny

penny — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:40:42 +0000

Thanks so much for the confession Donna; you have made it easier for me to admit to the same obsession and I would love to join that support group – as long as we can do it over email!