From KT – Oct. 10, 2017
Greetings to the Good People of DaVita,
It is Monday morning, I am on a 14 hour flight back to the US, from Dubai. I get huge amounts of work done on these flights, so part of me likes them. Part of me, that is.
I got to bed about midnight, by the time I flew in from Saudi Arabia, had dinner, and did a couple phone calls. I got up at 5:30 so I could get my workout in, so important before these marathon flights. I recognize that leaves only about 5 hours of sleep, but I will get more on the flight itself.
Unfortunately my sleep was terrible the night before. I had a couple phone calls late that night (because the US was 9 hours earlier), one with bad work news, one with good. This got my mind going, and so it took me a long time to get to sleep, and then when I woke up at 3 am I was never really able to get back to sleep. I got up 5 different times to write down some ideas I had, I was worried I would not remember them otherwise. Finally at 5 am I just got up and started working, despite not getting to bed until midnight. This is why I let myself sleep in an extra hour the next night, and why I missed a day of exercise.
I had fantastic town halls with one of our clinics in Riyadh, and then with our home office folks in the same city. We ended both with One for All & All for One, and threw in a bit of Yo DaVita along the way.
I am getting better at going over some of my gratitudes while I am stretching in the morning, in addition to getting better at thinking of my gratitudes when something bad or stressful happens during the day. I am also getting better at stretching periodically thru the day, and am quite struck by how good I feel after.
I am hoping that each of you are hitting your Match the Mayor goals ! MTM is a team sport, just picture a couple thousand teammates standing behind you and cheering for your actions!!
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the art of life” Henry David Thoreau
One for All, KT
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Rebecca Winograd said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:36 pm
Mind racing at night is the worst. For me, I keep a journal right next to bed, then you don’t have to physically leave the room to ‘take care of business’ and can go right back to sleep hopefully. I have teammates in my area that say they try to solve hard stat or algorithms when they cant sleep…but I think you need to be a special kind of IT nerd for that one. A book called ‘Activate your Brain’ by Scott Halford that I just started has some helpful tips too, thanks to my director for recommending it. Thanks for helping bring community to the world.
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KT said,
October 16, 2017 @ 11:06 am
Good tips … although I am more focused on “de-activating my brain”. Just kidding, I know your intent. I am working it! KT
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Kristina Cogill said,
October 12, 2017 @ 6:20 am
I read an article once that said if you have to choose between getting up early to exercise or stay in bed to get the “right amount” of sleep, you should choose sleep. Just food for thought 🙂 Also, if you have trouble going to sleep or wake up and can’t get back to sleep, you might try some essential oils… I have a combination of lavender, cedarwood and an oil blend called Peace and Calming. It really works for both my 14 year old son and for me 🙂
I agree, standing up from my desk a little more frequently and doing some light stretching is really helping. I focus better and don’t feel quite so wiped out when I get ready to go home.
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KT said,
October 16, 2017 @ 11:05 am
Kristina, thanks for thoughts – where do you get the Peace and Calming? I need to do better on the stretching! Take care, KT
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