From KT – June 18, 2013
Yo DaVita!
Sorry I was too tired to get a message out last night. Given I was up at 4 am, I felt pretty tired at 11 pm when I turned the lights off, too tired to even finish my nightly treat of reading the paper. So here is a quick note while I am running from meeting to meeting.
I don’t have my notes with me, but my life cycle time was about 24 minutes yesterday at above average intensity. I also did an above average quality/quantity of rehab, I think about 20 minutes. I learned that one of the advantages of getting up at 4 am was that I had more time to workout! I don’t like doing the rehab because it is not really a strong cardio/strength/flexibility or balance experience – but it is what I have to do to try to get my shoulder back to where I can do more of the stuff that does score strongly on those four important categories.
It was a wonderful diet coke day, I had 1/3rd of one can. That was a good discipline in itself, to take the sensible step of not always drinking a full can once it is open.
On the weight front, it appears I may be down a pound. But my weight fluctuates quite a bit, so let’s hold judgment on that for a couple of days.
Yesterday was a pretty normal workday. It included; listening to voice-mail as I pedaled, doing a conference call as I drove into the Casa (that is the office), a one hour meeting on government stuff, a reference call, a meeting with a candidate running for an important School Board position, and I spent 30 minutes on Village Programs – including a neat Community Care site that will be up and running any day now on DaVita.com. I also did a town hall with the Pioneer Division which is doing some awesome work (100% of centers now have the new P&P system, 33% have the new water check process, one group has the new DaVita Experience working outstandingly well, the new inventory process that pilots in a bunch of centers is going well, etc), had a 2 hour Board of Directors call, and reviewed a letter going to CMS, etc.
The one unusual thing about yesterday was an event at 6 pm that was focused on ensuring that all of the best candidates for the Denver Public Schools district are well-supported in their campaigns. Then there was a dinner where one of the major scholarship foundations that benefit low income kids in Denver was discussing their future strategies.
Then home at 10:15 pm, and the rest is history. I will provide some more stats on our shared adventure in my next journal entry. I hope you are all well!
One for All,
KT
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Anita Banuelos said,
June 19, 2013 @ 12:38 pm
Hello Mayor,
First, I enjoy your daily journals, it gives us DaVita teammates a inside of what our Mayor is working on and all the hard work you do on a daily bases. As a Denver Native and also community advocate for education, primarily in the city and county of Denver. I know that you are currently on the Denver Education Compact with Mayor Hancock. I believe that education is the fundamental foundation of our communities. I am glad that you are taking a real interest in what is occurring locally and nationally. I hope that one day soon to discuss some of the major issues that I see facing Denver Public Schools, as a graduate of Denver Public Schools (West High School) as well as Denver Kids, Inc. Alumni.
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eileen collins said,
June 19, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
As a newly acquired hospital acute RN, I am so impressed by the work you do and your commitment! Your posts are very enlightening and allow me to see how involved you are in propelling this huge corporation of Teammates forward in many different ways. Thank you for showing concern for and motivating us to improve our health !
My personal goals are in the process of being met and I think I might commit to marathon #10.
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KT's responses to June 18 comments said,
June 20, 2013 @ 11:18 am
Hello Mayor,
First, I enjoy your daily journals, it gives us DaVita teammates a inside of what our Mayor is working on and all the hard work you do on a daily basis. I know that you are currently on the Denver Education Compact with Mayor Hancock. I believe that education is the fundamental foundation of our communities. I am glad that you are taking a real interest in what is occurring locally and nationally.
Anita Banuelos
I am a fanatic about education reform. Every American child deserves a strong education.
KT
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