Welcome Professionals…
…this week is one under pressure. I thought about writing the next topic for TNF over the weekend, but I had other priorities. As we approach the end of the year, my days are packed from waking up until falling to bed.
We just had an important client presentation which came in short notice on top of all the other “year-end-project-termination-speed-run”. Now I have 15 minutes to write and publish this week’s edition of TNF.
In order to prepare for today’s presentation, I had to set priorities very strictly. I allocated close to all my working time to this one project and left everything else aside. I told other clients to call me later and I shifted some other scheduled meetings away.
What I am actually proud of: I kept my principals under pressure. These are:
- My loved ones matter most. My wife was able to take her night out with the other ladies and I cared for my kids.
- Get enough sleep. Even though it was only 5 hours, I had a decent amount of sleep to get rested to the presentation.
- Stay positive. I kept a positive attitude to my surrounding instead of getting hectic.
- And finally: I kept my plan of writing a new edition every Thursday!
What do you think about this? Let me know about your own principles and how you operate under pressure.
Malte
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