When you start a new chapter in life or in your business you can quickly begin feeling overwhelmed. You are inudated with new ideas, people, places, and programs and it feels as though you will never be able to organize this new world in your mind and make sense of it. Change naturally produces endorphins and can make even the calmest individual feel as though they now have ADD. I'm there now with TRG Northeast. Tyler, my partner was here for three days this week and we filled the time with client, prospect, and social meetings to make the most of his visit. I even made him come with me to some of my "have to do in life" things just so he could get a clear picture of how my daily schedule flows with the business and being my mom. I'm sure it was overwhelming to him to have to get ready for a client meeting with a house full of kids, neighbors stopping by, and a teenager that had to be somewhere in ten minutes. My new business partner made me proud. Not only did he rise to the occasion at our business meetings he was able to go with the flow with all of my "mommy duties" and unavoidable sidetrips and delays.
One of the things that I learned from working with Tyler this week is no matter where you are and what you are doing take the time to acknowledge those you have met and the possiblities that may exist in the future from working together. Now with our addictive smartphones we can instanly plug in our new contacts, send them gratitude and thoughts of future dealings before we even hit the interstate. We used to have to exchange biz cards, jot down some notes on the back of the card, fly home from the tradeshow, sit at our desks Monday morning and create emails or thank you cards to keep our new connections alive. Modern Technology has simplified the process but you still have to remember to make the effort and to care about the connections you've made stepping out of the comfort zone of your office.
Where am I going with all of this? Tyler sent me a you tube video that was a parody about biting off more than you can chew and it triggered some of my insecurities that I run into time and time again in business. When I am out and about in the community or abroad I get an adrenaline rush from meeting new people and experiencing new places and then when I return home I feel overwhelmed by the thought of not being able to keep up with all of my new relationships and opportuniites. I am a self proclaimed people pleaser and never want to feel as though I let anyone down. So here I sit writing a daily blog that I haven't touched in almost a week, needing to send out some overdue proposals, having to finish up some press releases and of course wondering if I bit off more than I can chew. NAH!! Make a damn list, take a deep breath, and know that you are doing the best that you can do. Stay focused on your list crossing off each line one by one and at the same time stay balanced. Accomplish a few of your tasks than get up, move away from your computer and do something for yourself that makes you happy. Do something that screams I am being me. Okay don't laugh but when I need to become defrazzled I take a shower.
Something about being somewhere where I can just check out for five minutes and have time to myself brings me back to a place of balance AND I might add I've gotten some of my best ideas in the shower.
If you want - let's do a coffee meeting.
Jen Houghton
TRG Northeast
www.tylerryangroup.com
207.450.8441
Marketing! It's what we do.
Great post Jen... I have been feelng this way lately as more writing gigs come my way but my mom duties are always pressing. Thanks for making me feel better. Oh and don'tforget I can help you with press releases!
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