Nathan Morsillo CPA
I was working away this last weekend before having to travel for CPA Congress and clicked on a link a fellow accountant friend had sent around. It was a song I loved a while ago by Chemical Brothers called “The Golden Path” – which has an eye catching video clip for all us office bound pants shiners. Very briefly, the clip shows a very bored looking office guy who day-dreams (to somewhere else) a world filled with colour, expression and fun. This song is, for lots of people, about the doubts, fears and difficulties in finding some direction for the journey of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V24TaUJSDe0
Now I don’t know about everyone else out there, but at that moment, while I was beavering away in the office after normal working hours I thought “bugger this for a joke!”. I’ve been to all the Work/Life balance seminars and been to some good coaching in a previous job… that stuff’s all good, but it doesn’t stop it happening now and then. WHY AM I STILL WORKING THESE HOURS?!?
Well. After a coffee and a think, I came up with a sort of answer which will have to do for now.
For me right now it’s because I believe in where I work, (www.clc.org.au) so I can draw on something in my head which makes these long finance hours OK. Some weeks there’s just “this” amount to be done and that’s the job they pay me for. Or other times most of my staff have kids already, so others of us pick up some extra pieces here and there. Or maybe it’s the house payments – but there are reasons. They’re not excuses for not managing time well – but they’re valid reasons, and reasons are important.
Anyways – watch some of this video. Now if this is too close to where you are feeling for the busy accountant lifestyle – probably time to mix it up!
But if you’re like me – there’s probably a good reason the work/life balance is like it is – sometimes it’s good to actually spell it out… otherwise you’ll have a copy room episode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V24TaUJSDe0
Nathan Morsillo CPA, Finance Manager, Central Land Council, Northern Territory.
