“But after this week…..things will slow down”

Have you ever said this? But after this week…things will slow down a bit. I saw a post on X.com last week that jokingly stated that they finally understood that being adult meant mean saying to yourself every single day “But after this week…things will slow down a bit. And let’s be honest, this resonates doesn’t it? Let’s be honest, most of us feel like we are reeling from crisis to crisis or big event to big event.

Maybe this week you have a project due or a 3 day conference of meetings. That’s ok because after this week, things will slow down a bit. But then next week you have family birthdays and it ends up being pretty full on. But that’s ok, once the birthdays are done, it will slow down. But then you have a holiday coming up, or it is half term and the kids are off school. And then there’s another deadline, another conference. Then it’s Christmas. But that’s ok — In January….things will slow down a bit.

This is how life often feels for all of us. We spend our lives waiting for things to slow down and then, we assure ourselves, we can and we will address the things that really matter.

This is a mistake. This mindset kills our effectiveness. That’s the point of this little piece. Well two points really.

Point 1 — Look further ahead

We spend our lives on the back foot because we only ever engage with what’s next on the list. We leave the future things for our future selves. There is wisdom in this and a…