My state of mind is restless

How to do a great job and go home on time

My break point is too much pressure

The pressure is often myself

I always want things to be _useful _engaging _remarkable

It might surprise you to know I’m a project manager _or a producer _a consultant _either way I make things happen

I’ve been doing it since 1999 It’s a lot of fun

But it’s also a lot of pressure

Never enough time

Always a new approach things to learn

That’s fine apply constraints and shape

But sometimes the pressure is excessive

You can’t do a great job and go home on time

You can’t do a great job at all

The demands are beyond your time and capacity

You have a massive feeling of lack of control

You know there is other, better but you are stuck

You should wonder _how you got yourself into this _how to get yourself out

But you are exhausted

Mostly you _cope _and you breakdown _and you cope

2004 - 2007 _growth _opportunity _mid to upper

2004 - 2007 _first producer _first head of production _lots of great people _lots of great projects

Juggler extraordinaire

Capable isn’t the same as able

Capable isn’t the same as able

Use  your  brain  to  beat  panic  and  anxiety  (John  Illman)  

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Ivan is regarded as a safe pair of hands.

There is a pressure in being a safe pair of hands

People are used to your consistency

You are used to your consistency

You are offered great opportunities It’s hard to walk away

As Head of Production I was responsible for

the management and development of producers/project managers; defining and maintaining production processes; initiated projects; advised on approach to budget, process, team and structure of key account projects for others; reported to the founders; led regular management updates and production meetings; interviewed prospects

As Senior Interactive Producer I

responded to communication briefs with strategy; negotiated scope; defined interactive briefs; maintained project vision; defined the approach to process, team, and structure of projects; managed budget, risk, testing, delivery and handover; created information architecture; responsible for key accounts and development of new business opportunities; sourced and

Everything strong becomes weak when it’s spread too thin

When the demands are beyond your time and capacity

Enabler becomes bottle-neck

Signs? we were all working at high speed

Create opportunity in the environment Find opportunity in a new environment

Run projects Help people run projects

Have an exit “I won’t be doing a fourth year”

Have time to think

Break the routine

Reconnect with the joy outside the window

Speak to a doctor _be signed-off _discuss feelings _be exposed to options

What did I want? _be close to the projects _have focus _have an outcome, an end point

Reframe the challenge _physical _more local _closer to the origin

Go back to work _apply some perspective _obtain some flexibility _work on the next step

The pressure is often myself

The difference between capable and able is opportunity

Saying No is a good thing

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There is more than one way up

I like living with complexity

I do need time to think

Can I do it? Can I do it with enough time to think?

Shaun Tan – The Red Tree http://www.shauntan.net/

Lee Maudsley http://www.leemawdsley.co.uk/index.php?/archive-3/high-speed/

Ed J Brown http://edjbrown.com/