By Monica O'Neil. First appeared in The Advocate September 2008
“To do, or not to do” - is that the question?
I was sitting in a room filled with winter sunshine cut through by cold blasts of air. Peter McHugh and Keith Farmer, two guys I trust, were talking about living differently in our performance-based culture.
It got me thinking about my life and how I live it. When it comes to personality tests, I show up as one of those people who love to change things and always have several projects on the go. I love to DO STUFF.
In my thirties I would say, “If I don’t DO IT then who will?” And the thought that IT might not get DONE was abhorrent. When I turned forty, life truly began. I celebrated with a great dance party ...