My partner sighed as I asserted I was adding yet another thing to my already overflowing plate, then calmly responded that sentiment was exactly why I always felt stressed and unfulfilled. While walking down the buffet of life, it’s easy to say “yes” to revamping the company detail library, committing to a fitness routine, or planning the neighborhood Halloween party. After all, there’s value in doing each of these things. However, taking on too much means that, even if we’re constantly doing something, we’re never actually accomplishing anything.
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Author Archives : Angelina V. Stasulis, P.E., S.E.
Angelina V. Stasulis, P.E., S.E. is a Senior Structural Engineer with Shear Structural in Atlanta, Georgia, and member of NCSEA’s Board of Directors. She enjoys running before the sun comes up, competing with the international bronze medalist barbershop show chorus, sketching free body diagrams of playground equipment for her two young children, and is always interested in taking on more things she “doesn’t have time for.”
A successful engineer is, in all likelihood, an unknown engineer. Short of significant failures, the general public is unaware of the time and thought that goes into a good design. Most assume the success of our infrastructure is due to building codes or architects, without any knowledge of the layers of security provided by structural engineers. This lack of awareness has far-reaching consequences for the profession, the most significant of which is a decided undervaluing of structural engineering. Structural engineering, as a profession, needs a marketing plan. …
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