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My day just got better.

Tom Jones, yes, THE Tom Jones is playing in Vegas ON MY BIRTHDAY!! For years, years, I have been threatening to go to Vegas to see him. And now, he’s there ON MY 50th BIRTHDAY. I cannot believe it! Who wants to go?

Now, back to our regularly scheduled blog post…

Eric over at Mindshare Strategy posted this today: Keep things separate. I find this timely because I strive to keep my work and personal life separate as much as possible. Especially now that everyone seems to think that everything we know or say should be known to everyone, friend and foe alike. Yes, I’m pointing the finger at you, Facebook.

When I started at my current place of employment, I decided from day one to not mingle my personal business with company business. I do not give friends my work email address or phone number. I have personal email and a cell phone – they can reach me that way.

It’s worked just fine for the last three years. And this way, I know that none of my personal email is on some work server somewhere. Just makes me feel better.

I know that this doesn’t quite fit with the ideas in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, but I truly don’t believe that I need to share everything with co-workers. I don’t think it means I’m not part of the team, that I can’t socialize and share. It means that I have boundaries and I expect them to be honored.

It also influenced my idea about this blog. I have decided to create another blog that will focus on walking. I will launch it when I start my Team In Training Mentoring gig in late January. I want other Mentors and participants to be able to contribute, too. I am toying with the idea of creating a network on Ning for it. That would allow it to be more than just a blog, I think. Has anyone used Ning?

Did I mention Tom Jones is playing at the MGM in Vegas on my birthday?