I've been trying to prepare for a vacation. Sounds exciting, but in fact it is nerve-wracking and exhausting.
Once I decide to take some time off, it seems that every assignment in the world lands on my desk with an impossible turnaround time. The list grows daily until it seems insurmountable.
I work steadily, crossing off one task and then the next. Gradually, I see that there is no way I'm going to be able to accomplish everything on my list.
Finally, at the last possible moment I realize I will have to delegate -- as though that is the most awful fate in the world! Why do I fail to seek help from those around me? They are usually willing and in some cases glad to pitch in.
What is it about me that causes me to try to go it alone, take care of everything myself without assistance?
Is this a character flaw or poor training or lack of a good role model or what?
I know I benefit greatly from taking time off, getting away from the office. It may also be that I benefit greatly from being forced to hand off my tasks to someone else occasionally.
Maybe being forced to rely on someone else once in while is a valuable learning experience in itself.
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Partially, it could be the American ideal of the self-made man (or woman).
Partially, it could be past experiences of having been let down when someone who promised to do something for you failed miserably. Perhaps, you might even have had someone not only fail to do something for you but also deny that the conversation in which they agreed to do it took place at all.
Sadly, that's been the majority of my learning experiences from relying on others. Hopefully your experience has been better.
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