“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes... including you.” 🪫 ~Anne Lamott
That juggle tho... (#321)
As someone who talks side hustles all the time, the question of balancing priorities and managing time often comes up. I typically always say:
“The juggle is real.” 🤹🏾♀️
I heard it somewhere before, so those are not my words, but they stuck, and it’s so true.
At a bare minimum, we are balancing work and business. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. We are playing several other roles (parent, caregiver, mother, sister, friend) that must also be factored in.
And in the midst of it all, we have to take care of ourselves so that we can do #allthethings.
Even with our best intentions, so many things are beyond our control.
Last week was one of those weeks.
Grandma wasn’t doing well, which led to several sleepless nights. And by Friday, the only thing I could do was shut down.
Similar to how a phone does when it has no battery left. It must be plugged in and recharged at that point before it can turn on. 🪫
Sometimes we need that too.
At any given moment, our priority has to shift to what’s most important at that time.
I will do my best to show up with #jesspicks, but it may look different as I figure out a new groove in the coming weeks. And recharge my batteries.
The juggle is real.
Sometimes the balls must drop until we can pick them back up.
But we’ll get through it. Together. 💖
On to the picks!
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#loves 😍
📚. Tool: SaneBox. You might love this tool if you find it hard to manage your email. I’ve been using it for over a year, and it helps me focus more on my inbox and schedule times to check out newsletters and stuff that is not as urgent. So give it a try and see how you like it, and you can get $5 off here.
📚. Reading: Legendborn. This book has been slow to get into, but it’s a nice escape at the moment. Quick premise: “A mysterious society. A dangerous demon. A whole lot of magic. This is a modern-day feminist take on Arthurian legend.”
#sidehustleconvos
Entrepreneur: Angie Garbot
Biz: Big League Pins
A few tidbits:
A shared love of baseball inspired the founders, and the first dollar was earned from friends.
The side hustle requires dedication and has opened many new doors and networking opportunities.
Angie advises those interested in starting a side hustle to ensure you have a genuine enthusiasm and willingness to market your work.
Read more about this passion project started by two friends with a shared love of baseball.
#reads
How To Make Your To-Do List Less Overwhelming
While a To-Do list includes EVERYTHING you need to do, an Enough List includes only the BARE MINIMUM tasks you need to do on a particular day to feel it was productive.
I love Josh’s idea of creating an Enough list, a smaller to-do list that asks you to prioritize your tasks as much as possible to win the day. This idea will benefit me over the coming weeks and may allow me to delegate more. Worth an experiment for sure.
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😍. Last issue’s top pick was: 39 Things We Wish We’d Realized Sooner
💬. Side Hustle Convos: Learn more about Shelley and how she helps us discover our “inner athlete.”
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