What have you accomplished at work?

[BlueHouse]

I have zero accomplishment to show for any work I've ever done.  I am usually appreciated at work, I'm seen to be a hard worker, I get my work done and I typically create new processes that help the businesses I work for run more efficiently or meet their goals.  Yet, there's really no evidence I've ever done anything.  There's nothing with my name on it.  I haven't saved any lives.  There isn't even a piece of hardware that I've built.  I feel like when I'm dead, all of these hours that I've spent in the pursuit of an honest day's work won't matter at all and in fact, there will be no solid evidence that I've existed in the workplace at all.

Does anyone else ever feel that way?  Is that why people have children? 

[Helvegen]

Not much. It isn't really that important to me to be remembered through things I did at work. I just want to get paid and go home.

[GuitarStv]

I'm an engineer and tend to work as a part of a large group on big projects.  While I can point to multiple cool things and say "I had a hand in that", I can't point to anything and say "That's all mine".

[Ocinfo]

It often doesn’t feel like much but might change by the early 2020s. Basically work on pretty complex projects that routinely take 10-20 years to be implemented. At least 3 of my projects are planned to be built and fielded between 2021 and 2025, which means I might be semi-retired by then (started at current job in 2009 and all of these projects no later than 2011). Good news is that if they are indeed built, they will legitimately improve the lives of billions (Aviation domain).


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[Loren Ver]

I don't have much impact on the physical workplace nor work other than my name on lots of paperwork and projects.  My impact is on my fellow employees, I build camaraderie.  I see part of my job as making the work life easier on those around me by helping when i can, leveraging my work social capital to get things done.  People come to me because they know I can help and gladly will, even when it is thoroughly in the not my job file.  I coach new employees getting them up to speed without judging the questions they ask to learn.  I've been around long enough I know how to do almost everything and I am happy to share the info in engaging ways if asked.

When the projects are done, forgotten, collecting dust and the people have gone off to do other things, they remember me and what I did for or with them, as well as the fun we had accomplishing some truly rough goals. 

I can't comment on the kids part, as I have none.

Loren

[BallerOnABudget]

I often wonder that about myself, but not even just with work. When someone dies, you hear about all their adventures, accomplishments, etc and it makes me wonder what would be said about me if today's my last day. "He, uhh, worked at a job, was a good dad, kept his Altima pretty clean, paid all his bills, was highly average at several sports, and told the occasional joke." Sometimes it makes me drift off into thoughts and daydreams, but mostly I just shrug and move on and find the next small joy in my "mundane" life.

[brute]

I've had several projects I ran reached all the way to congress (in a good way).
 I've brought a company from $50M in annual revenue to $400M over 5 years without needing to increase staff via increased process efficiency through software and automation.
I've been fired twice.
I've had teams built around my expertise that were disbanded within months of my leaving the organization due to lack of available talent.

Even so, I never feel like I'm doing much, just dicking around on this here forum. Maybe I'll finally feel like a real person when I get my brewpub up and running.

[Luck12]

Nothing of any importance I can tell you that. 

[ketchup]

I work in IT so most of my projects are in the vein of "I did this not-terribly-interesting thing so the place doesn't burn down or get shut down by the FDA."  But I did write a nifty little piece of software that our chemists now use to blend data that I'm pretty proud of.

[SC93]

I've owned businesses since the mid 90's so while I can say that I will probably be remembered at least for a little while after I'm gone, I've never felt the need to be remembered. Now I do not want anyone to take this the wrong way but for a lot of people that is the difference between a worker-bee and an entrepreneur. I don't need to be appreciated or be told that I'm doing a good job. I build my businesses for myself. I've failed and I've succeeded and most of the time people don't even know what I have going on. Since I closed/sold my last cleaning business of 19 years, I bet not even my in-laws know what I'm doing. I do these things for myself. I don't care what anyone else thinks or if they approve or not.

My question to the OP is this.... are you actually happy at your job? You say you feel dead... that's not the sign of someone that loves what they do.

I know a lot of people want to leave a great legacy but how about just living your life for yourself. You are only here for a short time so enjoy it. If you like drinking beer, buy a 55 gallon barrel and drink until you can't walk every day. If you like watching tv then do that 24/7. If you like working your (*) off at what ever it is you like then do it!! Don't live your life for others and then when you are 72 years old wish you had done what YOU wanted to do.

[Schaefer Light]

Submitted hundreds of posts on the MMM forums
Re-financed a house
Organized several large church fundraisers
Planned 10+ vacations
Developed a household budget

Would it be appropriate to put these accomplishments on my resume? ;)

[mm1970]

I've got 6 or 7 patents, one of them I'm the first author!

The stuff I've worked on in my career has ended up:
- on aircraft carriers
- on nuclear subs
- in satellites
- in power supplies

(Basically I used to be in the nuclear navy and now I'm in semiconductors, so the stuff that I've developed has ended up being used in actual equipment).

[PseudoStache]

Submitted hundreds of posts on the MMM forums
Re-financed a house
Organized several large church fundraisers
Planned 10+ vacations
Developed a household budget

Would it be appropriate to put these accomplishments on my resume? ;)

Haha!  Sounds like a dream job to me!

My buddy and I were talking about his desire for a higher salary... and we kept coming back to: "But you get to watch Netflix AT WORK"!

To answer the question: I do a good job - but I'm not out to make a name for myself.  I would actually rather be completely invisible... but of course, that's not going to be a good thing during review time.

When I retire, I will care more about what my coworkers remember about me as a friend/colleague rather than my work accomplishments.... "Remember that crazy work trip to Vegas?!" rather than "He was the most awesomest TPS Reporter in the history of the company"

[scantee]

I know a lot of people want to leave a great legacy but how about just living your life for yourself. You are only here for a short time so enjoy it. If you like drinking beer, buy a 55 gallon barrel and drink until you can't walk every day. If you like watching tv then do that 24/7. If you like working your (*) off at what ever it is you like then do it!! Don't live your life for others and then when you are 72 years old wish you had done what YOU wanted to do.

LOL. SC93, I appreciate your don't give a f*ck attitude.

In my current position, I've gotten to be the first author on a number of products in my niche sub-field of policy research. I doubt I'll be remembered for these things, but I guess it is better than nothing.

[BFGirl]

I've helped a lot of people navigate a complex and emotionally trying legal experience.  I've had a lot of influence on the implementation of our case management system (whether for good or ill) and have even had my name on an award for my efforts.  So, at the end of the day, I feel like I've made the world a little bit better place by my efforts.  It has taken an emotional toll on me though, and I am ready to pass the torch onto someone else.

[VoteCthulu]

Nothing that anyone would remember 100 years from now. That's probably for the best, though, since major fuck-ups are generally remembered far longer than great accomplishments.

[gggggg]

I'm kind of a polarizing, innovative type. I'll just go ahead a do things without asking permission (having some FU money helps with this boldness). Most of my ideas/actions get trashed, as they should, but several of my ideas have stuck, and are implemented organization-wide.

[ncornilsen]

I've build workstations for something like 100 people, so because of the work I did, 100 people have jobs.

Then again, if I didn't do it, someone else would have. whatever, the paychecks didnt' bounce.

[effigy98]

In tech you usually get rewarded for perception of growth and working on the new shinny you can then use to sell yourself and your teams contributions. But there is a large percentage of the company that has to maintain the profit centers for many years after they were new and shinny, and those people can easily feel like they accomplish nothing useful. They are usually stuck in old buildings, with old equipment, budgets are razor thin, they are not celebrated. They are paid just enough so they do not leave. Their skills attrophy so they cannot move on without spending massive amounts of time ramping up and potentially putting a new job in jeopardy (it's risky to learn on the job).

[Johnez]

Nothing earth shattering or worth telling my grand children. 

Good thing I'm not defining myself by my work.  Reminds me to get practicing on the guitar and make more money so I have more free time in the garden and workshop.

[AccidentalMiser]

I've got 6 or 7 patents, one of them I'm the first author!

I used to be in the nuclear navy.

Cool on your patents.  I, too, was in the nuke navy.  Wonder how many of us there are on here?

[SC93]

But I DO give a fuck.... I give a fuck about me and not outsiders. I do give a fuck about my close family too, even though my wife stopped keeping track of what I have going on until I stumbled upon the washer & dryer business. Now she keeps the books so she knows how much she has to spend on shopping lol. I just don't give a fuck about what cousin Mike thinks about me or the neighbor across the street or Francine from a message board...no offense if anyone is named Francine on here :)

My nephew has 3 DWI's, now while I think he should be doing life in prison because I hate DWI offenders, I tell him the truth..... make yourself happy, you don't have to stop drinking just because everyone is always on to you about stopping drinking. Drink 3 cases a day... just don't DRIVE!!!

Everyone needs to be happy no matter if they are the town drunk or the town millionaire. Tomorrow while driving to work look behind the steering wheel of every car..... who is going to remember any of these people 50 years after they die? Almost all will be forgotten 3 years after they die by most people except for an occasional memory.

Personally I will be remembered for my smart-ass attitude, dirty jokes and man boob shots that I give everyone that doesn't want to see them. In other words, if I die today, January 1 most will forget about me..... but I've had a hell of a time while I'm here!!!

[Cellista]

Folks on the MMM boards tend to be intelligent, thoughtful people with multiple interests, who think about life beyond the workplace.

Maybe we don't think we have accomplished enough because we have high standards and take our skills for granted.

Compared with most human beings, we've done a lot both in and out of work.

[wordnerd]

My name is on a few things (with other people), but my work is mostly invisible.

I don't expect to be remembered. I'm just trying to be happy and helpful while I'm here.

[mozar]

At work? Nothing. Eventually everything I do will be automated anyways.
 I hope to some day be a performer as my work. I wouldn't mind a short obit in the nytimes but I'm primarily concerned with enjoying my life.

[Noodle]

99.99% of the human race will be nearly forgotten in a few generations, whether or not they have children (who here knows much about their great-great grandparents?), whether or not they produced anything with their names on it. Buildings are torn down, patents go out of use, books go out of print, artworks get put in the museum's storage area. That goes double for the people who did the invisible work without which society will collapse, whether they went unnoticed because of their gender, race, or class or just their choice of work. That doesn't mean they accomplished nothing.

In another thread I mentioned research that purpose outweighs passion when people talk about having a satisfying job. It doesn't have to be a grand world-changing purpose. I remember years ago reading in one of those inspirational essay books about a woman who worked as a lingerie saleswoman and specialized in fitting women who had had mastectomies. Nobody was going to build her a statue but she helped a lot of women who were in a tough part of their lives. Or just making your co-workers lives better by more efficient work processes might be enough.

It can also help to pay more attention to what you're doing on a daily basis, if you have a job where accomplishment comes in dribs and drabs.  I tend to have a lot of projects going at once that have forward movement in small increments with no real finish line, and a big part of what I do is emotional labor in managing and supporting others. So I need to have some way of reminding myself...no one will do it for me.I keep a Word document where I jot down a few things that I got done or progress that I made on projects, and that has helped a lot with the "what do I really do around here" feeling. I also have an electronic to-do list which hides items as I finish them and that also can be a reminder when I look back at it.

[JLee]

In a previous career, I was directly involved in saving a life on a couple of occasions.

Current career, I won an Emmy.

[Laura33]

I have zero accomplishment to show for any work I've ever done. 

. . . .

I typically create new processes that help the businesses I work for run more efficiently or meet their goals.  Yet, there's really no evidence I've ever done anything.  There's nothing with my name on it. 

These are two completely different things.  Do you want to do things?  Or do you want to be known for doing things?

I am in a very similar place:  my job is to solve problems.  Most of those problems shouldn't exist, because they are stupid, so half the time I am frustrated because I am doing shit that shouldn't need to be done if the world operated efficiently.  So I guess you could say that my job is fundamentally to make a creaky, inefficient process a little more efficient, so my clients can do useful things. 

I do have a few things I am proud of -- one particular criminal defendant who was totally not guilty and who we got charges dropped against after 5 years (the suspicion still ruined his career, but at least no jail/fine on top of it).  One case that was the first in 25 years to overturn stupid guidance that is against the law but no one challenged because The Government Said (and it was a drum I had been beating for decades, so that was personally satisfying, even though it will probably get overturned on appeal).  I just helped us navigate a really, really thorny integration of a new office. 

But really, no one is going to remember my role in any of that.  And sometimes I do have a little jealousy for my DH, who has quite a few patents in his name (dammit!).  So I have to take my satisfaction from the problems I solve.  At a very deep level, I hate inefficiency; I hate process for the sake of process; I respect the rule of law, and I get angry at retroactive reinterpretations to suit someone's current political agenda (you know, when one arm of the government is writing rules that say X is not required, another arm of the government shouldn't be suing companies for not having done X for the past 10 years.  Dude.).  Fundamentally, I hate the fact that my job is even necessary.  But every time I help a project through, or negotiate a settlement, or help someone navigate what the regs require, I feel like I am doing some little bit to make the world run a little more efficiently, to make the law be what it should be -- so that maybe, eventually, in my dream world*, people like me won't be quite so necessary.

*Yes, there are unicorns. 

[mathlete]

Don't sweat it. Most things these days are the result of a collaborative effort. People who claim otherwise are usually lying to make themselves feel better.

If you want to put your name on something, take up a craft.

[J Boogie]

I second the craft thing.

I've built a lot of furniture and a decent amount of it is very good and will outlast me by many years.

It does give me joy to know that these tables, desks, benches, etc will serve many people over the coming decades and maybe even centuries.  Maybe even my great great grandchildren? I think that's probably the best measure of success for a furniture maker - how long will your piece last and how long will it be appreciated. 

[Livingthedream55]

In my personal life:
I am most proud of adopting two kids from orphanages as a single parent.
I have had a significant role in helping two women with kids leave a domestic violence situation (provided money for both and sheltered one family temporarily in my house).
Provide guidance around money, college, savings & avoiding debt to several young people in my family.

Via various jobs in the non-profit and government sector I have:
Helped dozens of folks in their journey to get sober/drug free.
Raised $500,000 for state hunger relief/food pantry association (which provided over a million meals).
Oversaw distribution of over $50 million in grants to make the world a better place.
Got to create statewide efforts related to violence prevention, substance abuse prevention, homelessness prevention.

[rubybeth]

I think you need to find your purpose in life, BlueHouse. It might not have anything to do with your job--how you earn a living is, for most people, just a way to make income in order to do other things that they enjoy. Or maybe a job change would help, or a side gig with a nonprofit you care about.

I work for a public library, and I accomplish all kinds of things--some of it very visible stuff that lands in newspapers, and it's nice to have meaningful work, but many jobs are not like that--they just involve making more money for the owners of the business, not necessarily "making the world a better place" kinds of things.

[BlueHouse]

Thanks for all the replies everyone!  Just so you know, I do know how to accomplish things, but I suppose I was looking for something tangible and concrete.  like a piece of furniture as J Boogie mentioned. 
I spoke to someone else at my work about this and his response was "30 years in software development and I don't currently have a single piece of code executing anywhere in the world (or in space)."  We laughed about that and then thought about how we could disappear even more.  When a product launches here, we take a team photo of everyone involved.  I'm pretty sure that on the next launch (which will be my first with this client), I'll skip the photo so there truly is no evidence that I've been here!  :)

[jlcnuke]

Thanks for all the replies everyone!  Just so you know, I do know how to accomplish things, but I suppose I was looking for something tangible and concrete.  like a piece of furniture as J Boogie mentioned. 
I spoke to someone else at my work about this and his response was "30 years in software development and I don't currently have a single piece of code executing anywhere in the world (or in space)."  We laughed about that and then thought about how we could disappear even more.  When a product launches here, we take a team photo of everyone involved.  I'm pretty sure that on the next launch (which will be my first with this client), I'll skip the photo so there truly is no evidence that I've been here!  :)

There are a million ways to "accomplish" something without leaving a solid piece of evidence you mattered 100 years from now. I could painstakingly craft a piece of furniture over 6 weekends for it to end up decomposing in a landfill 30 years from now. However, for 30 years it would have been something serving a purpose. I could "make" nothing and have the fruits of my labor last for millennia by putting forth a new idea that changes the world (a la Newton etc). I could pass along knowledge and insight, that aides a single individual who passes that knowledge on to someone else who does the same until 20 people later a person who has never heard of me saves someone's life.. all because I was part of that chain of people that brought that knowledge down. Perhaps one of my students from years ago that advanced in their career in part from my help chose to start a family because that training made them comfortable financially, and the kid they had earlier than they would have otherwise turns out to be the one to cure cancer... which wouldn't have happened if their career hadn't progressed as well as it did in part due to my help.

I don't need a statue of me to tell the world I was here. I don't need strangers to speak my name and regale people with what I've done for the world. Knowing that I did honest work that contributed positively to society (if generally in ways no one not directly impacted would ever know about) and tried not to be a hindrance to the positive progression of my community and society as a whole is more than enough for me to feel accomplished.

[eddie]

Work accomplishments...
6 years in the Marine Corps
Meritorious promotions to Cpl and Sgt
I ran on the All-Marine Corps Cross Country team in 2004 and finished about 10 places from DFL at that year's US Championships.
No one I was in charge of died.  A good chunk of that can be attributed to not being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
My second deployment to Iraq I was 2nd in command of our platoon and I helped manage several especially dangerous situations.

8 years of coaching cross country at the high school level
Won 1 state championship and the accompanying coach of the year award. 
Another year we were runner up in an extremely competitive year and had one of the top 10-15 teams in state history.

13 years working at my current retail job
Lowest amount of "accomplishment" out of the 3 jobs, but it's paid the bills for over a decade.  I sell running shoes primarily so I can honestly say that I help people enjoy a healthy lifestyle with less pain and discomfort.

[Helvegen]

I learned about emu based ponzi schemes today.

[Daisy]

I had a few software features I led while working that I feel proud of. I saw them from start (requirements) to finish (debugging/testing). The other work in between those features was maybe not as memorable.

I am proud of the work I did on these few features and being known as an expert on at least one of them. The products we worked on were beneficial for society so that felt good too. Even though once our features shipped, we didn't really get to see how people used the stuff I specifically worked on, but I know at least some of it is in use and was a building block for other features to build off of.

Towards the end of my working career my last boss was a jerk and didn't recognize any of this, but he was new to the department and didn't really know me, so I don't care what he thinks. After I announced I was leaving, several people came to ask me if this boss tried anything to keep me around, but I said that he hadn't. They were surprised.

I was happy to have people remember the good projects I worked on as I was leaving the company. I do know some people noticed!

I did work at another company for a while and felt the work was drudgery and maybe not even really used so I know how you feel. I felt like I was losing brain cells at that company. Thankfully I got laid off from that job. It was an abrupt layoff and I had to go home immediately. No one even asked me to transfer what I was working on, so I figured the work wasn't that important to them.

[BlueHouse]

I had a few software features I led while working that I feel proud of. I saw them from start (requirements) to finish (debugging/testing). The other work in between those features was maybe not as memorable.

I am proud of the work I did on these few features and being known as an expert on at least one of them. The products we worked on were beneficial for society so that felt good too. Even though once our features shipped, we didn't really get to see how people used the stuff I specifically worked on, but I know at least some of it is in use and was a building block for other features to build off of.

Towards the end of my working career my last boss was a jerk and didn't recognize any of this, but he was new to the department and didn't really know me, so I don't care what he thinks. After I announced I was leaving, several people came to ask me if this boss tried anything to keep me around, but I said that he hadn't. They were surprised.

I was happy to have people remember the good projects I worked on as I was leaving the company. I do know some people noticed!

I did work at another company for a while and felt the work was drudgery and maybe not even really used so I know how you feel. I felt like I was losing brain cells at that company. Thankfully I got laid off from that job. It was an abrupt layoff and I had to go home immediately. No one even asked me to transfer what I was working on, so I figured the work wasn't that important to them.

Thanks Daisy, this is perfect!!!

[Rowellen]

My work is repetitive. I prepare tax returns. Year in year out. It's the same shit, different year. This year we changed software that charges per entity. I normally do some work for myself, my parents and my in-laws for free. I offered to pay the per entity cost for my peeps. My boss came back and said that he wanted to charge double to cover "intellectual property". This is a very small company. I am the intellectual property. So fuck him. I'm using the old software and not paying him a cent. It works out worse for him because the software provider charges in 5 entity lots. My three would have got him to a round number. So now he has to pay for 3 entities he isn't using *insert evil laugh*. It reiterated to me the exact reason I intend to leave this job very, very soon.

Otherwise, I'm hoping to go unnoticed in my job. To be noticed would probably mean I'm doing something wrong and getting charged with fraud or something.

[J Boogie]

In light of current events, I'd like to add this accomplishment.  I'm a man and I haven't assaulted or harassed any colleagues or clients.

Seems like I've done pretty well so far!

[cerat0n1a]

I'm an engineer and tend to work as a part of a large group on big projects.  While I can point to multiple cool things and say "I had a hand in that", I can't point to anything and say "That's all mine".

This ^

Designs I've worked on are in everyday use by most of the people on the planet and have caused some big changes in the way we all live - but thousands of people could say the same.

[Spitfire]

I assist in preparing the numbers that go into the half-page "income taxes" section of my company's 10K/10Q. That's about the only physical proof that I have done anything.

[GuitarStv]

In light of current events, I'd like to add this accomplishment.  I'm a man and I haven't assaulted or harassed any colleagues or clients.

Seems like I've done pretty well so far!

Sadly, this appears to be unusual behaviour, worthy of note and comment.

[NeonPegasus]

99.99% of the human race will be nearly forgotten in a few generations, whether or not they have children (who here knows much about their great-great grandparents?), whether or not they produced anything with their names on it. Buildings are torn down, patents go out of use, books go out of print, artworks get put in the museum's storage area. That goes double for the people who did the invisible work without which society will collapse, whether they went unnoticed because of their gender, race, or class or just their choice of work. That doesn't mean they accomplished nothing.

I think about this idea a lot. In the grand scheme of things, even the most exceptional of us will one day be forgotten.

I am one of those people who does the behind the scenes work. My husband and I own a welding/metal fab business. He does the welding. I do the business. People only see his work. We drive around town and he can point to the things he has built. It is incredibly gratifying to him.

I don't get much recognition of my work and it is often marginalized. I am treated as someone who is "helping" my DH (as if it is a hobby) rather than someone who is actively building and improving it. Our net income has increased 300% since I started working full-time with our business in 2013 and every single year has been better than the last. We have gone from being able to barely support our family to providing a great income for us and for a full-time employee. We offer our employee good pay, a retirement plan, plenty of paid time off and (starting next year) fully-paid health insurance plan. THAT was all my work. THAT is what I built. My DH is excellent at his trade but without me, there'd be no business to accompany his trade.

I am reminded of a party I went to with DH a long time ago. At the time, I was working as a secretary (I'd made the mistake of thinking I could work my way up in the company when it was really a dead end job). The party was at this arty enclave and a woman who made really shitty pottery asked me what I did. I let her know I was a secretary and she responded, "No, I mean, what do you DO?", absolutely insinuating that if I didn't produce something, I didn't actually do or contribute something. I was floored that my worth would be so obviously devalued. I should have slapped that smug look off her face but, alas, I am not that kind of person.

[undercover]

Feeling accomplished/satisfied is such a fleeting feeling in general that’s not even worth worrying about. There are other ways to get a dopamine release. Sure, there will be times on your life when you look at what you’ve done and feel proud and thankful for what you’ve got but it’s not human nature to just dwell on such things. We’re always looking for the next thing to accomplish/create.

In general, whether you're contributing to a product/service, I think in order to get a "highly accomplished" feeling, the perspective that you're offering needs to be unique enough that it feels worthwhile. You can't really differentiate as a McDonald's employee. Same goes for most other careers really. You need to be positioned (usually through entrepreneurship or some other highly autonomous job) to where you can consistently offer your unique skillset that, while there is someone out there that could always do a better job than you, would be hard for just anyone to imitate. And I don't think you have to rely on income-producing work to create things that will give you an accomplished feeling. As mentioned by several others, there are plenty of "contributions" you can make anywhere in life that give you that feeling.

It really boils down to autonomy and having that unique perspective (skills) in my opinion.

[Zikoris]

Dick all, and totally content with that.

[A Definite Beta Guy]

I stare at spreadsheets all day long so other people don't have to!

I've trained up a lot of people in Current Job. I've also built out some macros and made the reporting and reconciliation more stream-lined, along with client notifications. It means that I perform literally double the work of the next most productive person, and about 5x more than the average person here. Trying to get some of this stuff standardized as Best Practice, but there are some seriously lazy folk here.

[kamille]

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

[boarder42]

There are many production lines in this world ranging from frac trains to ice cream and peanut butter that have my programming on them.  I have designed a safety app for my company to use that will be deployed this year.  And now I'm helping to train future leaders as a pm.

[Lmoot]

I do other things beside work, on purpose. I don't want my life to be summed up by what I did for a paycheck. Even if what I did for a paycheck, was awesome....it's not all there is to life. I would be sad if something happened to my job/career, that it would take all of my guts and glory with it. Therefore, I try to keep my guts in as many different jars as possible.