This time next week I’ll be traveling to Las Vegas for three security conferences, and I’m finding myself in a restless state of mind. It’s that point where the planning and logistics have been worked out, and I’m itching to just get on with the mission at hand.
It’s a mindset that conflicts with the “one day at a time” system of living I’ve worked hard to adopt in recent years.
Mood music:
http://youtu.be/Skq1llOdeQs
I do “one day at a time” a lot better than I used to. But as a human being, I’m occasionally going to slip and become unanchored. I know a lot of people who get this way right before an important business trip.
In my case it’s not a fear thing; I’m looking forward to it. The challenge is in remembering where I am and what I’m supposed to be doing until travel day arrives.
True, as conferences go in my industry, this Vegas trilogy is big. There are a lot of people to reach and a lot of writing and networking to be done. A lot of energy goes into doing it well. For now, that energy is bottled up, waiting for the appointed time. That ratchets up the feeling of restlessness.
But there’s a lot of life going on between now and when I fly — things I also look forward to.
It’s up to me to keep the restless energy in its proper place and focus on the here and now.
I’ll let y’all know how that goes.
