When you've got some heavy lifting that needs to be done, give it to the busiest person you know.
I used to hear that and think, "sounds like something managers say to justify overworking their best people." However, I'm now self-employed and here I am.
I know why this phrase has been sitting in my head lately...because it feels a little too accurate right now.
A closing tomorrow, a new listing on the market, several more coming up over the next few weeks, buyers starting to come out of hibernation for the "true" Spring market. I can feel the shift happening in real time. Yet, I feel more dialed in than ever, and that feels a little backwards considering how full everything else is, too.
We are staying plugged into our community because that's incredibly important to us, spending time with family, and somehow also keeping all the other plates spinning.
I'm helping plan our family reunion in Nebraska for this summer, getting details lined up for our CO4NU Business Networking event in Parker in May (GBR!), working on videos for Rotary's Hometown Hoedown later this month, coordinating with local contacts for the next season of The Parker Insiders, and pulling together fun things for our Ladies of Parker group to do over the next few months.
There's also our home life.
With our youngest graduating in a couple months, homes to maintain, my ongoing sourdough journey, finishing up taxes (barely hanging on there), and getting ready to head to TX later this week for a work conference, I have no choice but to be incredibly and efficiently dialed in.
Typing this all out feels a little...aggressive. However, I don't feel overwhelmed. Instead, I feel in it and on top of the pile.
Reality is, this is usually how it goes for us. When things start stacking up, Brad and I both lock in and get shiz done. We find a rhythm, and once we are in it, everything moves easier. We are more efficient, we make decisions quicker and more confidently, and somehow things get done at a higher level than when we have all the time in the world (which, for us, is rare).
None of this really makes sense, but it is the truth. It is our reality.
When things are slower, I tend to drag my feet a little more. I overthink things, tell myself I'll get to it later, and wait till the last minute (so it only takes a minute). On the other side, when the calendar is full, I don't have space for any of that. I go and I do, and I find my groove and make it all happen.
The craziest part is, once we're in that groove, things somehow always fall into place. Not always perfectly and definitely not effortlessly, but they do.
When do you perform at your best? Is it when things are slow and steady? Is it when your schedule is stable and your life is routine? Or...are you like me, and it's when your plate is full and you're moving a million miles a minute?
Where are my "I show up the strongest in the busiest seasons" people? Let's exchange notes!
