MUSINGS
"Life is what happens when you have other plans."
I don't know who originally said this, but it is very, very true. We are all learning to focus on building our businesses, sometimes to the exclusion of other activities. We plan our strategies, we plan our timelines, and we plan the activities we need to accomplish to achieve our goals.
But what happens when life interferes? Do you just postpone all activities until the "smoke" clears? Depending on the seriousness of the situation some people put their whole lives on hold, no business, no friends, no fun, no nothing.
I think that there is an in-between place that represents a compromise in your schedule. Recently, I have had the unfortunate opportunity to experience a series of life altering situations. Each would have been manageable on its own, but as a group they really set me back. And this could happen to you with any kind of unexpected crisis (is that an oxymoron?).
My solution, which by the way is not an original thought so you can copy it freely, was to really assess, within my new time restrictions, what is really important. I put my blogs on hold, but I did publish my newsletter on time. I put off networking and doing any of the myriad of tasks that I had promised were "no problem." Except for taking care of my critters all housekeeping chores went to the bottom of the list-that one was easy.
You know what-the world didn't come to an end during my voluntary suspension of life's plans. Nobody got mad, or even mildly upset; they all understood my challenges. Everybody has been very supportive and available if I need any help. They may even appreciate me more for my resilience in the face of disaster. I'm sure they are all very happy to see me getting back on track with life's original plan.
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