Sanity Checkers

Sanity checks are something we all need from time to time. I have so many balls in the air at any given time that I make a NYC street juggler look befuddled. What keeps me sane, you ask? My sanity checkers. These are people you often like...but could, quite possible despise. These are the people (colleagues, friends, strangers) who, when asked provide you with a "check", who tell you you're on track, you're following through, you're valuable, you're sane. There are also the people (colleagues, enemies, strangers) who tell you when you've lost your mind, you've dropped the ball, your idea/solution is ridiculous or needs more thought, research or collaboration. I "love" this latter group of people. Actually, I want to dislike them right from the start... after all I did not ASK for their sanity check, but once I've either booted down for the day (or is it night ?), and hung up the phone from the endless teleconferences, I realize they were right and I was...well "insane." The moral of this story is....don't kill the messenger. A sanity checker is very important to people like me....a busy business owner, wife, mom of two, friend, daughter, sister...yeah you get the point. Sanity checkers come in various shapes and sizes often with complex personalities and demeanors, but we need them all nonetheless.