Bad weather, international strategy assignment lack, unproductive day...

I was rather determined to get up bright and early today to start work on my assignment. It didn't happen. The alarm was set for 9.30am. I was awakened by absolutely awful weather. Lashing down with rain. Strong winds. It happens often in Manchester, but I found this to be largely deceptive considering the clouds wasn't grey in the slightest. Anyhow, the alarm was quickly turned off and I eventually stirred at 11am-ish...

Rather inevitably looking back on it, I was avoiding doing my International Strategy assignment, based on Walmart. Although it isn't due until 27th April, I was eager to get a quick start on it as I have a logistics group report, individual portfolio, group presentation and report also to complete, along with two exams late April. I had books at the ready, research ready to be undertaken on Walmart, the discount store industry in 1950s, their business model sustainability within their international strategy and their key sources of competitive advantage. I just couldn't bring myself to become motivated. Hopefully tomorrow will prove otherwise and I can complete some.

I usually feel guilty on days like this that I have wasted a day. I then try and reduce those emotions by doing some work of some sort, so I decided to plan for it instead. I have a picture in my mind of the end result. The problem is initiating the process and putting in the input towards getting to this end output. Instead, I spent much of the day on the Internet. Twitter. Facebook. general news pages. At the time it wasn't considered wasteful, but if I'm truly honest with myself, it was for the period of time I was on.

I shall try and search for some journals this evening so the day hasn't been wasted, ironically using Internet search engines towards getting my academic sources as we do nowadays. Perhaps I should have thought of combining this with my afternoon's activities to increase my productivity...

"When you are with me, I'm Free. I'm careless, I believe. Above all the others, we'll fly. This brings tears, to my eyes. My sacrifice."
- Scott Stapp (Creed - "My Sacrifice")

Photo: Research book sources on Walmart ready for exploration.