At Your Service

If you ask Lena, she'll tell you: she sets hard boundaries. That means saying no and sticking to it. A resolution that has come about after too many years of being the yes-man to everyone. Lena is the gal you count on to get things done, any day, any time, any where. Fast, efficient and with absolute discretion, like no other personal concierge you'd ever meet. Consistently on point. Lena is extraordinary at whatever she sets her mind to. Regardless of whether or not she wants to do said task or is actually engaged or fulfilled in any way, be it emotionally, intellectually, or socially. She's a  a woman of action, who sits in the eye of the storm and finds clarity, calmness and resolution, at any cost. Which is why Lena's personal life is an abject failure. Eight months ago a sudden call found her halfway round the globe on what should have been her 3 year anniversary with Tye. Oh, Tye. He just can't seem to finish anything he starts. A mess of ideas and projects and pure potential with no follow through. A big ol' hot mess of creative energy and ridiculous talent utterly lacking in discipline. Sweet, sexy, adoring and naive. When her Blackberry buzzed in Harrod's last Wednesday Lena's first thought was did she check in early online for the red eye not oh, dinner at the Windsor Arms and drinks at the Hyatt. Two hours ago. These are the choices she's made. Work is work: it does not define her. It dictates the rest of her life, but she's clear with friends, family, lovers: they are number two. Or three through five, depending on the day. With work she feels in control. Relationships, not so much. So the default becomes go where she is needed the most and in her mind, where she will succeed with the biggest payoff. It's ego, she knows this, but at the end of the day being worshipped and adored by those she holds at arms length is much easier to detach from. Cleaner, less accountability. Keep them wanting more but never let them in too close.