We all have a lot of balls in the air. You've heard it said in business, you've probably even said it yourself. We're essentially comparing ourselves to jugglers. Someone who juggles is skilled. Someone who can juggle a lot of things is very skilled. Not to take away from the skill and coordination of a juggler, but to compare our business priorities to a juggling act really oversimplifies how complex and challenging it is to keep them in the air. To make it apples to apples, I've never seen a juggler (maybe you have) juggling any items of any number that weren't all nearly identical in size and weight. Learning to juggle is a matter of hand-eye coordination and muscle memory. The more you do it the better you'll be.
Business priorities are like juggling a vase, a feather, a chainsaw, a rubber ball and an anvil. No amount of practice, strength or coordination will make you great at juggling this combination of items. Your best bet is to know which are the most important, which you can handle and which shouldn't be priorities.
The best advice I've received on the topic: "Know which priorities are glass and which are rubber. Don't break the glass".
Business priorities are like juggling a vase, a feather, a chainsaw, a rubber ball and an anvil. No amount of practice, strength or coordination will make you great at juggling this combination of items. Your best bet is to know which are the most important, which you can handle and which shouldn't be priorities.
The best advice I've received on the topic: "Know which priorities are glass and which are rubber. Don't break the glass".
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