<a href="http://www.doversherborn.org/doverelementary/Library/CANADA/images/Organize_jpg_files/Juggler.jpg"><img src="http://www.doversherborn.org/doverelementary/Library/CANADA/images/Organize_jpg_files/Juggler.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="268" align="right" /></a>Are you a juggler? Do you always have at least three balls in the air at all times.  For me that is just the way I am made up.  Multiple businesses, family, writing projects, community involvement activities and other stuff are in constant motion.

Some people look at jugglers in awe.  Other's shake their heads in dismay.  But for a juggler, it's a natural state - there is no other way.

Recently I got to spend three days at <a href="http://www.kolbe.com/">Kolbe Corp</a> with the wonderful <a href="http://www.kolbe.com/aboutUs/kathy-kolbe.cfm">Kathy Kolbe</a> and her team. Together with others being certified to use the <a href="http://www.bebetteratwork.com/PRS%20Documents/Understanding%20Kolbe%20Brochure.pdf">Kolbe Method</a>, I learned about the instinctive talents that we all have and how the combination of those talents help us get things done as individuals and on teams.  I also learned another word for my juggling abilities - it turns out that my particular combination of talents is termed an Innovator. Go figure.

For me, getting that ball up in the air is as natural as breathing, but keeping it there, circling with all the others takes more.  It takes the discipline to make sure the balls don't  drop.

So, if you are a juggler like me, here are some tips on the things I do to keep things moving in the right direction and avoid that embarrassing drop.
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	<li>Make lists of what needs to be done for each project and check them off as they are completed and by whom.  (Your list may be on a piece of paper, a white board, a planner, or a PDA - but however you do it - record it, schedule it, and check it off when it is done.)</li>
	<li>Do the annoying little 'must do' things first.  Get them out of the way and then reward yourself with the more exciting projects.</li>
	<li>Build a great team and delegate.  Know what you are good at and what you are not.  Find others who compliment your natural abilities to get things moving with other who are great at gathering facts, creating systems, and implementing solutions. Work with them to create a team that can't be beat.</li>
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Even though others may believe that you can not possibly handle one more thing - always be on the look out for the next great idea, project or opportunity.  It's where your energy comes from.  Don't let other people make you believe you can't when you know you can. You are a juggler, it's what you do.  So, do it well.  The stage is yours.

Thanks for stopping by.  Stay Tuned...
<blockquote>Joan Koerber-Walker</blockquote>
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