Think about it, what would you do? Honestly, I was as confused as you might be, but a decision had to be taken. On one side, I knew about the Varsity meeting a couple of months ago, but on the other, I had thought of nothing to uptake the responsibility of not attending the BlendZ sale, neither working harder before the sale, or being in charge of cleaning, for instance, after the sale. So it all goes down to the initial idea of prioritizing. |
Prioritizing perhaps can be perceived as one action, one strategic movement most organized people will consider to be easy to manage. But I am organized--more than you'd think I'd possibly be--and yet easy is far from what I'd consider it. Prioritizing, in a world that moves at 100 km per minute, is not just a technique you'd be advised to implement, it is a necessity-- tasks, meetings, a friend visiting from New York, or even an urgent phone call from you mother for technology urgencies -- so many it'd be impossible to fit into a 24-hour scheme. It's the art of picking which enables those great --not good- decisions. The wise mentality that allows you to select from the pile of cards one that tackles the number one priority in your to-do list. Nevertheless, if having two "number one priorities", one would need to be selected; were in that case, offering yourself to cover-up for the undone work -- the one that was not selected -- in any other way, would be the unerring initiative to take. Encountering this type of situations might be quite a routine, especially when stress and school assignments have been piling up; but after 3 years of having a packed-schedule, I had never felt such pressure to prioritize one activity over another; I had two "number one priorities". ----- A QUICK ANECDOTE ----- The first constant BlendZ Thursday sales was up to group one; my group. A sale that would consist of having a specific marketing campaign potentially related to any upcoming event -- selling during break, lunch, and even including deliveries. However, another meeting, one that was announced 4 weeks ago, was taking place the same date and at the same time: Varsity Club meeting. As small as this commitments might sound, both where equally important. On one side, I couldn't miss out BlendZ sale: we were working as a team and everyone needed to be there to support each other, an important role had to be completed, and more importantly, if I actually believed in BlendZ, which I 100% do, I had to uptake the responsibility of taking the business to the best possible position enabling the small slow steps to success. At Varsity, a planning committee was needed to organize intramurals, Friday BBQ, the new new members induction requirements. But pressure was arising as I noticed that whether I selected BlendZ over Varsity, or Varsity over BlendZ, my strong reputation, which I've been trying to maintain, would be negatively affected. Prioritizing is not only about selecting the most important event, either if it's an urgency or a one-month in advanced announced activity. It's all about trying your best to act responsible and attend, if possible, to the events that you've compromised to, and in the case that there is no chance you will be able to, there needs to be an innate feeling of your own to cover up the work that others have completed in your absence.
1 Comment
Corey Topf
11/25/2014 09:43:15 pm
Babi, this is an important topic, and thanks for taking time to reflect on it. To engage the reader better, I'd start with the anecdote first and then talk about the importance of prioritizing, like you do in the beginning. At this point, the first two paragraphs feel a little too vague.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Barbara AveggioCurrently a Junior at the American School of Lima. "The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail" Archives
June 2015
Categories |