Lessons from the 2021 Event Craze

During the month of October 2021, we executed 11 events, as well as ghost writing projects happening behind the scenes. Here are my top lessons from that time.

1. Repeat after me. Delegation is my friend. Yes, that part. Let me be clear if your doing everything you'll excel at very little so trust your team, delegate, and be available for questions. If your micromanaging and feeling tired, let me help you our stop doing that and delegate to people's strengths.

2. If a vendor can't be available to talk or send you a proposal within a reasonable amount of time, do them a favor and move on. Look it's not personal but we are all busy and sometimes the timing is not right. Last Fall, the LaJoy Team passed on many projects and referred them out because I knew I couldn't do it with excellence.

3. Something has got to give but don't let it be your sanity. Admittedly I was not sleeping enough and 2022 represents a restart of good habits I had when things weren’t as busy but I've kept my sanity through laughter, adventures with my husband, and being still even if it's for only five minutes. You can't have it all at once (sorry just being honest) but you must keep your sanity.

4. When you make a mistake, own it, apologize and then move on. Last year, I had to own stuff and no it didn't feel great but yes, move on. Sometimes we want to stay in the I did this wrong space but instead I encourage you to be in the "I learned this space." I don't have time to fully flush this out but a busy season is filled with lessons.

And finally don't forget to document your career, the wins, the lessons, the meltdowns, the laughs because one day you'll look back and marvel at how you did it. So as the 2022 event season begins, do the work, stay sane, and often ask "What did I learn?"
Photo Credit: Myron Fields Photography

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