A Peek Inside Jim's CIT Possibilitarian Handbook

A Peek Inside Jim's CIT Possibilitarian Handbook

Recently, Jim invited me to take a peek inside his CIT Possibilitarian Handbook. I knew you all would appreciate the thoughts and reflections for our creative writing friend. Jim gave me permission to share :)

Jim has created a Top 10 List of Truths for his CIT split so far...

Jim's Top 10 Truths

1. When you arrive on a campus after being gone a week, you receive a heroes welcome.

2. You learn some really awesome time management methods, or just refine those you already had.

3. You double the number of friendly co-workers in your life.

4. For me personally: I get to watch my good friend Jack in a new roll. He is amazing. I feel like a proud father for some goofy reason.

5. Your staffs start taking more responsibility for the things they could always have done for themselves.

6. You can wear the same clothes for two weeks in a row before breaking out something different. (Washed of course!)

7. Now twice as many children bump into me at HEB.

8. I left some things at Braun that I needed at Carson and had to go get them.

9. Since I work at each school every other week, I HAVE to finish my to do list on Friday. I can not in good conscience make a school wait a week for me to get back to finish something. That means going to the other school after work on Monday to finish up.

10. I keep leaving my CIT Possibilitarian Handbook at Carson, I think I need two.

 My big "WOW!" discovery: It is harder than before, but it is not as awful as I expected. For the first time in 30 years I dreaded the start of school. I gained 20 pounds over the summer stress eating over it. What a waste of nervous energy!

Jim Baker
September 2, 2011

Thank you for sharing, Jim!