“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” -William James
This morning, I was updating my countdown of my updated events and realized two things.
1) I’m going to the beach this week!!!!!!!!!!
2) I have no more upcoming events at the moment!
Some people probably think that looking forward to things is somehow limiting my ability to enjoy the present but you know what? I enjoy every day but every day I am somewhere I do not want to be and having something great coming up in the near future keeps me motivated and excited. Anyone else who hates their job can attest to this – sometimes knowing you have an upcoming trip/vacation/party/etc. is the only thing that can get you through a Monday afternoon.
Luckily a lot of things are on the potential roster right now such as weekend in Richmond with Mom, a possible beach trip next month, a cruise in the spring, a beach trip in the spring, etc. etc. etc. Also our annual family summer vacation to the OBX has not yet been booked (debating on a house/working out the budget has hindered things a little this year), but we are most likely doing it next week so I am going to go ahead and jump the gun a little and add it to the countdown.
I know, I know. I’m really taking care of #1 on my resolution list. Maybe I should add stop planning ahead so much? Speaking of… this weekend I made my beach list and bought everything. Now I need to make a packing list. Jake won’t even go to the store until Thursday – the day we leave, and had no interest in making any sort of list stating that “we’d get it figured out” which very nearly gave me a brain aneurysm. (What can I say… I’m a natural planner).
That got me thinking – isn’t that a personality trait of a type A personality? I had never thought of myself to be one but to make sure, I googled it. Wiki told me this:
“The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly competitive, impatient, preoccupied with his or her status, time-conscious, and tightly-wound. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving “workaholics” who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and ambivalence.
The theory describes Type B individuals as perfect contrast to those with Type A personalities. People with Type B personalities are generally patient, relaxed, easy-going, and at times lacking an overriding sense of urgency.”
Aw, crap. That’s me. All of those negative words like “impatient,” “tightly-wound,” etc. And I’ll be the first to fully admit to it. Ironically, my brother is word for word the wiki description of a type B. Maybe I should have added “be more like Garrett” to my resolutions list?
What personality type describes you best? Is it bad to have a type A personality? I personally fear type A’s are perfect candidates for early heart attacks.
On a side note, I wanted to wish my cousin, Brandon, a happy big 3-0 today!!
Type A, all the way! While it may look better on paper to be Type B, at least us Type A’ers are usually more successful, get to places on time, and organized. Those aren’t bad, right?
But then again, to be able to totally relax when something is wrong – that would be awesome.
Yes, that is true! I guess professionally, it’s better to be Type A but I wish sometimes I could turn it off a little =) 180 days and we both will =D
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