Dear Readers,
I hope you are all feeling productive and energized as the week winds down.
I wanted to talk a bit today about the importance of prioritization. As professionals in the event business, we often have to juggle a number of important things on a daily basis. Multi-tasking is an essential component to our success, but choosing just what to add onto the “to-do” list isn’t always easy.
One of the things I have noticed is how I tend to try and push more work into my days as Friday approaches. There seems to be a “pressing deadline” in my head that encourages me to fill up my moments with more things to check off. This is not always the best way to spend my energy. Like you, I want to always put my best foot forward and give my clients 100%. The problem with trying to do too much is that we run the risk of doing more but giving less–to our designs, to our clients, and even to ourselves.
Over time, I have learned to pick what to focus on by learning how to say “not now” to other things. If I need to focus my attention on a client, I may have to postpone dinner with a dear friend, though I may want to do both.
I wanted to ask all of you if you feel you try and do too much and why you feel you do this? What you are willing to leave on your “to-do” list for now?
Blessings,
Preston
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George Bernard Shaw once said: “You see things and say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were and say, ‘Why not?’” That quote embodies how Preston Bailey approaches every event.
Taylor
September 20, 2012
I agree!! Sometimes I have so many things that I want to do that I forget that I am just one person with only 24 hours in the day. I get so caught up in all of the things that I feel I need to do that I take on more than I can handle.
I am learning to say no once in a while and also to take just a little time for my self each day, even if its just for 20 minutes.
Angela
September 21, 2012
Preston.. one always has to give way for the other. Above all, we need to always remember that our friends are with us for life and our clients sometimes for only that period…
Ana María Arce
September 24, 2012
La vida me enseñó a priorizar a manejar de mejor manera los presupuestos cortos y la exigencia diaria ….trato de dar lo mejor de mi siempre en todas las circunstancias …..cuanto estoy contenta con mi trabajo todos estamos bien creo que al final eso transmitimos……me doy tiempo ahora de hacer lo que me gusta si estoy muy presionada lo dejo y me voy a bailar …así de fácil eso me hace feliz …el resto llega solo.
saludos peruanos