Weeknotes 19
Week commencing 19/11/2018
Hey there,
You may not know me, but I’ve written these weeknotes specifically for you. Yes, you. I’ve decided to sit down every week and write you a good ol’ fashioned — or newly in fashion — weeknote[1]. No deep profound thoughts, no life contemplation, just straight pure energy to jumpstart you back into beast mode.
Things didn’t turn out the way you thought they would on this weeknotes journey. They turned out far, far better. For writing to be great, it must be useful to the world. Nothing we write matters unless it moves the human heart. I hope mine have been, and done, just that. My hope in sharing these weeknotes week after week is that it will have motivated others to be all that they can be, and inspired others within Defence to meaningfully open up their work.
These are going to be the last weeknotes from me in the regular weeknote format. It’s time for a change — and all that matters is what I am going to do next. As I stand on the fringes of what’s going to be a helluva lot of work at full pelt in Defence from the New Year, and what will be for the majority of us, time spent walking the tightrope to the next problem. So, I’ll be switching to a monthly weeknotes format in the New Year to cope with it.
Life can be a battle, and right now it is — I imagine many in the public sector will be feeling exactly the same way. The public sector — central, local, NHS, teachers, firefighters, police officers — shows extraordinary commitment to what is no ordinary job. Our projects are tackling very complex problems, the obstacles great, the challenges greater and the opportunities…endless. I’d rather feel uncomfortable pushing for better than feel comfortable settling for less. Some stuff is going to happen. I won’t be able to plan for it, pencil it in my schedule for when is good for me, or always have someone pick up the phone to guide me through it. I’m going to have to just roll with the flow, take it in, glean lessons from it, and then carry on. There’s something positive to be found from most experiences in life. I’ll focus on that.
One Team Gov has given me many things…meaning, purpose, hope. I’ll never stop holding on to hope. It will help me get through the days, excite me, and make me feel like my heart is a big thing of cotton candy[2]. It’s been a journey full of lessons, and happiness, and love. I, and others, have strived to make it a journey, adventure, experience…and to take you all along with us. We’ve taken the chance to look for joy in the public sector, and look how far we’ve come. It’s a journey we’ve cherished, and embraced, even, as we’ve followed the path across the globe to get the whole world breathing again, right along with us. We were, are, have been, and always will be ourselves, and that’s what matters above all. As DavidBuck dials it down a bit and steps out for a while, I’ll step forward and give you the thing of most value…my time. It’ll be my year of saying “yes” to every single reasonable relatively safe and sane (as defined by me) opportunity that comes my way — or pointing you in the direction of someone who can help.[3]
DavidBuck, I’ve got this.[4]
P.S. Hope you have had a literary Christmas and a Happy New Year!
[1] I have abandoned writing this week’s weeknote in my traditional format — I can scarcely remember what has happened in the past few weeks! Instead, I am rounding off the year in fine form.
[2] I’m telling my soon-to-be future self of the New Year to take a moment, look down at my two feet and step outside to get amongst nature.
[3] I imagine the word “yes” will take me everywhere. Who knows what might happen?
[4] Then again, you already knew that. Given we spoke about it before your blog post…! ;)
