What do you do if you're struggling to balance time and tasks in motivational speaking?

At work I have found it important to set priorities in relation to time sensitive deadlines. It’s important to utilise IT resources such as online diary and to allow urgent reminders to be set at least two days before schedule so you are best prepared for meetings and appropriate events. I have found the more knowledgable about the task at hand allows me to achieve positive outcomes for clients and presented my organisation as one that provides a good service to its clients.

If struggling to balance time and tasks in motivational speaking, prioritize tasks based on impact, delegate non-essential duties, set realistic deadlines, and use productivity tools like calendars or task managers. Regularly review and adjust schedules to maintain balance and ensure effectiveness.

Calendars are of the utmost importance. I enter everything into my calendar as it comes in, as much as practicable. When I have a visual of my month, I gain a macro perspective on my time. Time is the key. There are some concrete obligations, such as work, or appointments. Those are the easy ones, the no-brainers. I show up for work or an appointment and the time I spend there has nothing to do with other busy parts of my life. It's almost like downtime. I must be there during these hours, so there's no juggling between scheduled events. Then there are those scheduled plans and events that are not as imperative as work and appointments. Those are the plans that can run sloppy and cause bleed over into other scheduled plans or events.

I get help! I do what I do best and outsource the rest! My research, data etc metric asessments is all done by people who are Awesome at that...not me!

In my experience being flexible in your schedule is also key to a successful completion of any timeline. Planning for the unseen interruptions, challenges or obstacles that inevitably come up can put a writers mind at ease and allow a clear channel for creativity. This coupled with planning down time ( physical activity) into your schedule will build confidence, restore focus and generate renewed enthusiasm for any time sensitive project. Planning you as a priority is essential to effective sustainability.

Balancing time and tasks are the battle of the century in every aspect of life. As a motivational speaker, the ability to do so will determine success from mediocrity. Any type of public speaking, most especially motivational speaking, requires creativity, reflection, preparation, practice, execution and more reflection. If we look at our craft in this way, the balancing act isn’t quite as difficult. We are only as good as our research and preparation. Make every speaking opportunity a learning experience for yourself as well as others. Think of the airplane oxygen mask theory: take care of yourself first, which better equips you to take care of others.