2018 Kickoff Breakfast
An excerpt from
Rod Patterson’s new
book, “ Guard Your
Gates : Simple Steps to
High Productivity ”
“I got into the company car
and left the parking lot of the com-
pany I worked at for a decade. I
had just agreed to accept a sever-
ance package and walk away, end-
ing my career there. It was a dark
moment for me. Feeling defeated,
providing excellent customer ser- ministry at my church.
vice. My manager was pleased believed I had everything under
with my performance and my work- control, I did not realize how my
load was very manageable. Then, performance was slipping, causing
out of nowhere, I got hit with a cri- my work product to suffer. As the
sis. My mother was diagnosed with months passed, my gates began to
cancer. I did not realize the impact become overrun.
that her diagnosis had on me at the
time, but later, as I looked back, I
realized that it had a tremendous
effect on me, personally and profes-
sionally.
worn, and stressed, I entered the