Juggling

#Beingaleader means you have to juggle. Spin a lot of plates. Multi-task. The key is to keep your focus while all around you is spinning furiously. Whether parenting or running a business or leading a project. You are seemingly never able to focus on just one thing at a time. How do you maintain you sanity?

Part of that is keeping calm. Your internal calmness can have a positive affect on not just your psyche but also on all those around you. Calmness begets calmness in the same way that frenetic activity begets frenetic activity. Project calm into the storm. When you are juggling all the plates in the air it’s important to be able to remain calm enough to keep your focus on the most important plates.

Part of that is understanding the goal. As always, you need to know where you are going. What the goal is. What you should be focusing on. This will help you deal with all the activity around you while still taking the steps towards what your desired outcome is. It helps you focus. To make decisions between one activity and another based upon priority.

Part of that is learning to rest in the eye of the hurricane. The ability to close your eyes and feel restored even in the midst of battle. Even in the midst of the demands of others. Even if just momentarily. This is part of self-leadership. The ability to manage yourself and the circumstances you find yourself in. Allowing yourself a moment to rest.

#Beingaleader is about juggling. Get used to it.