So. I attended a 1-day retreat a couple of weeks ago and really got some good information. It's not that I really heard anything that I didn't already know, but sometimes you need to hear something to really realize it.
First: There are not enough hours in the day! One of the speakers really broke down what happens in a day and honestly there is hardly no personal time left at the end of it all. After you've had a full work day, jam-packed with meetings and major projects, attempting to eat something in the middle of it all, spending time driving to and fro, cooking dinner, cleaning your house etc. it's time for bed! And don't even think about time spent on children. I'm not married yet and have no kids and I still have a jam packed schedule! I guess the point is, we are all busy and have very hectic schedules. But in the midst of all of that, don't forget about your time. The personal ME time that everyone needs to just be alone, grab a drink with friends, go shopping, or whatever it is you like to do to unwind. There's no way that you will be able to do it all when you're completely burned out and exhausted.
Second: Stop multi-tasking! What? Me? Not multi-task? That's exactly what I was asking myself as I sat listening. But they made some good points. If you do a million things at one time are you giving 100% to any of the things you are doing? Of course I am! But wait...really think about it. Imagine how much better that project would have been if you weren't emailing clients, making calls and eating lunch at the same time. This is one I will truly have to work on because I am a serious multi tasker (is that a word?) and it may take some time to break away from this habit.
Third: Learn to say NO! I don't know about you but I have a hard time saying no to people. No matter how many projects I have on my desk it's hard for me to say to the client who is frantic and needs something designed and printed in a ridiculous time frame that I can't help them. And in my personal life I'm the one who's always running here and there taking care of other people's emergencies when I have 10 of my own to handle. Sometimes it's just not worth it to stress out about things that are out of your control. One of the ladies at my table told me something that really hit home to me. And I think it will be one of my mottoes to live by. "Don't make someone else's neglect your emergency." Wow. Great isn't it? :)
First: There are not enough hours in the day! One of the speakers really broke down what happens in a day and honestly there is hardly no personal time left at the end of it all. After you've had a full work day, jam-packed with meetings and major projects, attempting to eat something in the middle of it all, spending time driving to and fro, cooking dinner, cleaning your house etc. it's time for bed! And don't even think about time spent on children. I'm not married yet and have no kids and I still have a jam packed schedule! I guess the point is, we are all busy and have very hectic schedules. But in the midst of all of that, don't forget about your time. The personal ME time that everyone needs to just be alone, grab a drink with friends, go shopping, or whatever it is you like to do to unwind. There's no way that you will be able to do it all when you're completely burned out and exhausted.
Second: Stop multi-tasking! What? Me? Not multi-task? That's exactly what I was asking myself as I sat listening. But they made some good points. If you do a million things at one time are you giving 100% to any of the things you are doing? Of course I am! But wait...really think about it. Imagine how much better that project would have been if you weren't emailing clients, making calls and eating lunch at the same time. This is one I will truly have to work on because I am a serious multi tasker (is that a word?) and it may take some time to break away from this habit.
Third: Learn to say NO! I don't know about you but I have a hard time saying no to people. No matter how many projects I have on my desk it's hard for me to say to the client who is frantic and needs something designed and printed in a ridiculous time frame that I can't help them. And in my personal life I'm the one who's always running here and there taking care of other people's emergencies when I have 10 of my own to handle. Sometimes it's just not worth it to stress out about things that are out of your control. One of the ladies at my table told me something that really hit home to me. And I think it will be one of my mottoes to live by. "Don't make someone else's neglect your emergency." Wow. Great isn't it? :)
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