Information systems Analyst (Cognos | Hyperion Essbase | TM1) (#106944)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Title:</span></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Information systems Analyst</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location:</span></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Milpitas, CA</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Duration:</span></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Fulltime</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Description:</span></span></b></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of corporate and product division financial analysts and accountants.  Translate those business needs into analytics/reporting requirements to support decisions and workflows with required information.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Coordinate with financial analysts and accountants to understand their information needs and identify ways to visualize and present information in a user-friendly manner</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Proactively mine data warehouse to identify trends and patterns and generates insights for business units and senior leadership</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Supports user experience specialists and information architects to enhance information visualization through development of dashboards and user interfaces</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Works closely with information managers, architects, and business units for knowledge sharing, mentoring, and training and interacts with Information Architects to understand how information is stored, modeled, and tagged</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">6. Acts as a go-to-person for end users to interpret and use information</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">7. Develops frameworks and processes to analyze unstructured information collected through investment analyst reports, traditional sources such as e-mail and SharePoint and social media platforms i.e., wikis, blogs, instant messaging, etc.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Assists in implementing planning applications.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Desired Skills & Experience:</span></span></b></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Masters Degree in management information systems, finance</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. More than five years of experience as a financial analyst, business intelligence analysis, statistician, or equivalent roles</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Experience in supporting Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis processes including Budgeting, Forecasting, and Variance Analysis. Administrator level experience in TM-1.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Experience with Cognos planning or Hyperion Essbase or TM-1</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><b><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Basic Qualifications:</span></span></b></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Bachelors Degree in finance or accounting with three to five years of experience as a data financial analyst.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Experience in using and developing with planning applications including TM-1 or Cognos planning or Hyperion Essbase.</span></span></div><br /><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please send your resumes to</span></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div></div>

Information systems Analyst (Cognos | Hyperion Essbase | TM1) (#106944)

Job Title: Information systems AnalystLocation: Milpitas, CADuration: FulltimeJob Description:1. Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of corporate and product division financial analysts and accountant…

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CYPRUS AND TURKEY A NEVER-ENDING STORY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAaaZ0HEUhJSNQ071zJW1UaQcRsXBKHw_S2lHp59IKOfVX8emH2UE_LdhmZFcFQ1s_8QkQOhxzxCexHrVcs0M6yRm7y7bH-Zy3ZfYiW61IFA2jMEqDiz4AZzRVOE7HpKN3asGcq2Zvkmg/s1600/cyprus_israel_flags_mashup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAaaZ0HEUhJSNQ071zJW1UaQcRsXBKHw_S2lHp59IKOfVX8emH2UE_LdhmZFcFQ1s_8QkQOhxzxCexHrVcs0M6yRm7y7bH-Zy3ZfYiW61IFA2jMEqDiz4AZzRVOE7HpKN3asGcq2Zvkmg/s1600/cyprus_israel_flags_mashup.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CYPRUS DENIES TURKISH ACCUSATIONS ABOUT MILITARY TIES WITH ISRAEL</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CYPRUS denied accusations leveled by the TURKISH ambassador to IRAN about Nicosia's military cooperation with ISRAEL.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CYPRUS stressed that there is no military cooperation between the Republic of CYPRUS and ISRAEL. Furthermore the CYPRUS government noted that in recent years no military exercises were held by the armed forces of the Republic of CYPRUS as a gesture of good will and in order to facilitate the ongoing negotiations for the re-unification of the island. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TURKEY CLAIMS CYPRUS SUPPORTS PJAK AND PKK </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The CYPRUS government however stated that TURKISH diplomats, who represent a state that has been violating international law and is responsible for the ongoing occupation of 36% of the territory of the Republic of CYPRUS, should avoid issuing public statements about crisis and confiscation of resources in the Mediterranean region.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TURKEY claims that ISRAEL is increasing its ties with southern CYPRUS, especially in military fields, adding that CYPRUS supports PJAK (Party for a Free Life in KURDISTAN) and <br />the KURDISTAN Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group, which operate against IRAN and TURKEY, the two main Muslim regional powerhouses. CYPRUS on the other hand did not deny the charge of supporting PJAK and PKK.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">According to TURKEY, relations between ISRAEL, Southern CYPRUS and GREECE are growing in the military sector, in order to “confiscate” the existing natural resources in the Mediterranean Sea through their strong relations.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TURKEY FURTHER CLAIMS THAT SOUTHERN CYPRUS’S SUPPORT FOR PJAK AND PKK AND HAS CREATED A CRISIS IN REGION IN A BID TO LOOT SHARED OIL RESOURCES.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">PJAK, a militant KURDISH nationalist group with bases in the mountainous regions of Northern IRAQ, has been carrying out numerous attacks in Western IRAN, Southern TURKEY and the Northeastern parts of SYRIA where KURDISH populations live.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IN TURKEYS VIEW, ISRAEL SUPPORTS CYPRUS WITH WHICH IT SHARES MANY INTERESTS IN A BID TO PRESSURIZE THE REGIONAL COUNTRIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It becomes increasingly evident that TURKEY is trying desperately to become the regional key player, and thus finds it disturbing that ISRAEL is becoming a counterbalance by joining forces with GREECE and CYPRUS, and although CYPRUS officially denies military ties with ISRAEL, intelligence sources confirm the cooperation, especially since ISRAEL is advancing with its “Depth Corps”, m</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">odeled after the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command which indicates that ISRAEL envisions long-range, largely clandestine and multi-service operations that require foreign “ops bases”, for which CYPRUS is the perfect strategic vantage point. (See: <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/idf-israeli-defense-forces.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/idf-israeli-defense-forces.html</a>)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">In addition of becoming the strategic key player in the region, TURKEY needs also to become the regional energy through which gas and oil is distributed to EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA and RUSSIA. Recent gas findings in the south eastern Mediterranean Sea have seriously jeopardized this vision of TURKEY; for CYPRUS and ISRAEL, in most likelihood, will hold the better cards of become the key Mediterranean gas and oil distribution hub in the not too distant future.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">See also:  <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html</a></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html</span></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>

CYPRUS AND TURKEY A NEVER-ENDING STORY

CYPRUS DENIES TURKISH ACCUSATIONS ABOUT MILITARY TIES WITH ISRAELCYPRUS denied accusations leveled by the TURKISH ambassador to IRAN about Nicosia's military cooperation with ISRAEL.CYPRUS stressed that there is no military cooperation between the Re…

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Upcoming TeachMeets in South Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br />I am glad to report that there are quite a number of TeachMeets about to take place around South Africa. This is exciting!  If you live anywhere near these areas please do investigate. At a TeachMeet, which is a free event, teachers volunteer to share for three minutes about a successful lesson that involved technology integration. It is a great time of networking, learning, sharing and friendship.  Usually they submit a PowerPoint, a video, etc to the organiser so that they can show their lesson as they talk. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Previous TeachMeet posts</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />I have written quite a few TeachMeet posts on this blog in the past: </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-not-hold-teachmeet-in-your-area.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-not-hold-teachmeet-in-your-area.html</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-teachmeet-ideas-from-partners-in.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-teachmeet-ideas-from-partners-in.html</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/microsoft-introduces-teachmeets-into.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/microsoft-introduces-teachmeets-into.html</a><br /><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/elkanah-house-runs-with-teachmeet-idea.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/elkanah-house-runs-with-teachmeet-idea.html</a><br /><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/report-back-on-elkanah-house-teachmeet.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/report-back-on-elkanah-house-teachmeet.ht</a></span></div><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-once-only-imagined-has-arrived.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-once-only-imagined-has-arrived.html</a><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming TeachMeets</span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a list of the upcoming TeachMeets in the order that they will take place:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Somerset House in Somerset West is holding a TeachMeet on Weds 23rd May at 6pm. Read more and sign up here: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/thattechteacher/teachmeet">https://sites.google.com/site/thattechteacher/teachmeet</a><br /><br />2. St Mary's in Durban is holding the first ever kwaZulu-Natal TeachMeet in Durban on Tuesday 29th May at 6pm. Read more and sign up here: <a href="http://teachmeetdurban.wikispaces.com/home">http://teachmeetdurban.wikispaces.com/home</a><br /><br />3. This is not really a TeachMeet as such but something similar happening in Durban. It is the very first meeting of <i>ed<b>ICT</b>s (Education ICT Society) </i>meeting. The focus will be on the “<i>Flipped classroom</i>’ with Neith Moore from DGHS starting the discussion by sharing about her successful flipped classroom project. Please contact <a href="mailto:charliw@telkomsa.net">charliw@telkomsa.net</a> to find out more.The date is Wednesday 30th May at 3:15pm</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />4. Elkanah House is having their next ever-popular TeachMeet followed by an iPadmeet on </span><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday 2nd June at 11am. Read more and sign up here <a href="http://elkteachmeet.pbworks.com/">http://elkteachmeet.pbworks.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">5. Microsoft is holding their second TeachMeet</span><span style="font-size: small;"> on Monday 4th June in Johannesburg. from 15:00–17:30. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Contact <a href="mailto:v-gladym@microsoft.com">v-gladym@microsoft.com</a> to find out more.<br />The presentation template can be downloaded at: <a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Discussion/c10c0a0b-efca-48f1-bde0-767e0a88d8cd%20">http://www.pil-network.com/Discussion/c10c0a0b-efca-48f1-bde0-767e0a88d8cd </a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take a peek!</span></b><br /><br />At this point I'll add the two Slideshares from the last Elkanah House TeachMeet in Cape Town to give you an idea of how it was done.<br /><br /><div id="__ss_11845117" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/folklind/teachmeetphoto25feb2012" target="_blank" title="TeachMeet-Photo25feb2012">TeachMeet-Photo25feb2012</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11845117" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/folklind" target="_blank">TeachMeets @ Elkanah</a> </div></div><div id="__ss_11891684" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/folklind/teachmeet-photos-25feb2012" target="_blank" title="TeachMeet Photos 25feb2012">TeachMeet Photos 25feb2012</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11891684" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/folklind" target="_blank">TeachMeets @ Elkanah</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">And now for a challenge</span></b>... </span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why not take the plunge and start a TeachMeet in your area? Please take a look at the <a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/">http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/ </a>to see how to go about this. You can also place your advert there so that we know about your venture. It's a great way to network and get to know other like-minded teachers in your area. </span></div>  </div></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div></div>

teachmeets Upcoming TeachMeets in South Africa

Submitted by Fiona BealI am glad to report that there are quite a number of TeachMeets about to take place around South Africa. This is exciting!  If you live anywhere near these areas please do investigate. At a TeachMeet, which is a free event, tea…

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Changing Things Up: Maintaining Focus

Wednesday night I had the evening to myself.  Such a rare occurrence in my life, especially through the work week.  When Joel and I first started dating, I hated nights like that.  I loved trying to "maximize" the time between us.  However, lately I have an all new appreciation for this precious alone time.  For me, it means getting to focus on myself and what I want to do and when.  I don't have anyone else to cater to or think about - I just do what I want and when I want to do it.  This is when it dawned on me the importance of how maintaining focus will aid in my weight loss. <br /><br />Take last night for example.  I had a clear plan of attack and I executed it beautifully.  As soon as I got home from work, I hurried off to my WW meeting.  After the meeting, I came home and immediately got to work on prepping dinner.  Dinner was a really quick chili cheese dog (turkey hot dog, turkey chili, and reduced fat mozzarella) and a side of spicy vegetables.  Immediately after eating, I quickly cleaned up the kitchen, packed my lunch for the next day, and I was free to enjoy the rest of the evening to do whatever I pleased.  Normally, my evening does not operate this smoothly and efficiently.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEnpiWV6s4WOFxfednClMtrPvq6D0EONcP7A-9CWottb4chNz_3A4D78IPUuifWH2NYREnXH0BpNvx0ns6PC-l1xWNDUoXThCt4zjAtFA143_ceOUqOTResOy45cMne1_mw5LlbEdvt4/s1600/stop+giving+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEnpiWV6s4WOFxfednClMtrPvq6D0EONcP7A-9CWottb4chNz_3A4D78IPUuifWH2NYREnXH0BpNvx0ns6PC-l1xWNDUoXThCt4zjAtFA143_ceOUqOTResOy45cMne1_mw5LlbEdvt4/s320/stop+giving+up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The key for me in last night's dinner escapade is that I was able to maintain focus on one thing.  I wasn't trying to cook dinner, while simultaneously worrying/doing 12 other things.  I'm not wishing I was a single person at all, but how much easier can life be without distractions (I'm sure the mom's can especially relate to this!)?  I am capable of multi-tasking, but I don't prefer it.  I prefer focusing on one task at a time and doing it well.<br /><br />Often times, especially when Joel is home, I don't feel like going to the trouble of making dinner because I feel pulled in so many directions.  I want to spend time with him, and so I'd rather just take a quick route and order out.  I also want to be able to have time to do other things (like catching up on other blogs, writing my own, reading, etc), and the more time I spend cooking, the more time that is taken away from doing those other extracurriculars.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKglBZSxU7oyaTmLmUdh34xlCwUZi9zfuV2Tz2PWCgntcmZst2wCJdWJgVAutDwQMBi4-tmUUcpJ_EbOmGutXTLhQyxMJyYWanjBLzAxd-fEikSU4ygD2Behop9UYobxHA5wMtfpbtD9Q/s1600/couch+lapping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKglBZSxU7oyaTmLmUdh34xlCwUZi9zfuV2Tz2PWCgntcmZst2wCJdWJgVAutDwQMBi4-tmUUcpJ_EbOmGutXTLhQyxMJyYWanjBLzAxd-fEikSU4ygD2Behop9UYobxHA5wMtfpbtD9Q/s1600/couch+lapping.jpg" /></a></div><br />Still, how amazing it felt last night after I was done with dinner in a flash and was easily able to prep my lunch for the next day.  This night reminded me that my health is extremely important to me right now.  Losing weight is extremely important to me right now.  I cannot continue to let life's other distractions keep me from getting to where I want to be.  I cannot constantly be consumed with focusing on others needs (or what I perceive to be their needs) and ignore what Hilary really needs.  I want to be able to have a night like last night every night.  I come home, tackle dinner, prep my meals for the next day (setting myself up for success!) and proceed with life.  I got more accomplished last night in the time I spent alone than I ever do on a typical weeknight.  It was astounding actually.  I truly believe this happened because I had all night to focus on me and what I wanted to do - not what I thought Joel wanted me to do or thinks I should be doing (even if he doesn't).<br /><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">Do you have a hard time staying focused on your weight loss journey?  What things do you let get in the way of your success? </b>

Success Weight Loss Weight Watchers Changing Things Up: Maintaining Focus

Wednesday night I had the evening to myself.  Such a rare occurrence in my life, especially through the work week.  When Joel and I first started dating, I hated nights like that.  I loved trying to "maximize" the time between us.  However, lately I …

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