🤹‍♀️ The Juggling Act—Part 3

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Hello you amazing human! This is part 3 of the Juggling Act series of emails. In part 1 (https://mailchi.mp/taptapkaboom/juggling-act-part-1) I explained the idea of writing down everything that’s on your mind. In part 2 (https://mailchi.mp/taptapkaboom/juggling-act-part-2) I covered assigning a reason why each item is on your list, the difference it will make, and the amount of time it will cost you. But how do we decide what’s part of our act and what’s not? We cannot say Yes to everything—there’s not enough time. Based on the the list I made last week I like to do the following:

1) I draw/write out my weekly schedule, and fill it with things currently in my juggling act, no matter how small. This is to give me a better understanding of what I’m currently juggling—it often reveals a lot.

2) I highlight the things I really want to do on my list, rank them by how much long-term difference they’ll make, and by the amount of joy they’ll give me. I then choose one of them to add to my juggling act—either on a daily or weekly basis—even it’s for only 30 minutes at a time. Sometimes it’s an easy choice—I can do it in short increments, it’s fun, and it will make a big difference! Once I’ve added one and am happy with the time I can spend on it, I’ll see if I can add another. If I can’t spend as much time as I want on something, or if I can’t add more than one of my highlighted items into my juggling act, I remind myself that I cannot do it all and that it’s okay.

3) I make a ‘small things’ list. It’s filled with one-off items that won’t take long to finish up. This list is often never-ending (I keep adding to it). If I’m not careful I could spend all my time on this list alone. I schedule roughly 30 minutes a day for going through it—I call it my admin power-half-hour.

4) As I go through this process I begin seeing where I can make time for things I really want to do. I start seeing how saying Yes, especially unintentionally, has meant saying No, often unintendedly, to more important things.

5) I review and make sure there is enough time and space for people and relaxation. And that my schedule isn’t jam-packed like a school timetable!

Sometimes I go through this process a few times. I shuffle, trim, and ditch things, before comitting to a weekly schedule. I’ll review every few months, and at the end of big projects. I hope this series of emails help you during this Corona time—and other times! Many of us will be changing gears and needing to reexamine what our juggling acts look like.

❤️ Big loves from Amsterdam – Rich from TapTapKaboom (https://taptapkaboom.com)

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