Everyone was bustling including the mice!
It just seems like the crazy time when everything has to be finished before the year closes off. Everyone is working at 110% effort to meet their deadlines so stress levels are at an all-time high. You can almost smell the volatility in the air. Incidents that would previously have gone by almost unnoticed, ignite the situation into a raging inferno. Turn the panic level down. Dial the temperature down. Focus on what needs to be done and execute it with a logical systemic approach. If things arise that interfere with your plan, assess their importance and put it into the appropriate action container:
- Pass it,
- Park it,
- Process it.
Letting the originator of the interference know, exactly where they are in the priority queue is very important too. They can then decide if they need to take alternative action with their request and/or back away from you very, very slowing without making any sudden movements!
Turn down the panic! How great would it be to start your holiday break already feeling calm? It's usually only when you are well into the second week of leave that the blood returns to the burnt out shell and you start to feel relaxed and human again. But then it's into Christmas, New Year's parties and suddenly you're back at work again. I'm not saying, take your foot off the gas and cruise to end of year but rather, keep up the effort, but in a calm and structured manner.
I can hear the snorts and jeers out there.
"You have no idea what I have to get through in the time available!"
You are probably right, but then again you have no idea what I have to get through too!
The best attack is with well laid plans. Organisation and structure. Turn down the panic! It doesn't assist in achieving your goals in any way. Your calm and demonstration of organisation could actually assist those working around you to do the same. Calmness is as contagious as panic! Choose what you want to spread. #TurnDownThePanic
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