Ever have to be two places at once? (What - only two?) I think that we can all agree that landscape design and outdoor construction work is really frenetic. We talked out it in our first episode. You've got not just the myriad plant materials of course, but also all of the nuances found when we work with wood and metal and stone and water, not to mention electricity and fire. Throw in a workforce that often may not speak your language and the necessity to satisfy the aesthetic desires of a client that may or may not know what they want - and a spouse that doesn't arrive on the scene until Act 3 - wanting a complete rewrite - and, well - you need an organized toolbox at the ready. How do we keep it all organized, when we have Clients to call, materials to order, plans to draw, estimates to complete and billing to do? Oh, and we have a spouse, kids and maybe a life to think about? I saw a cartoon in the New Yorker once. A cop is leaning on the drivers window of a car, writing a ticket. Inside, the driver has a laptop on the passenger seat, a cellphone in his hand, the radio blaring and notepad in his lap. He looks up and says, "I'm sorry officer - I didn't know I was driving!" Like a distracted driver, your work will pull you in all directions.
Me, I complain whether I have too much work - or not enough. It's kinda like the weather, I like whatever weather we're NOT having. But I do know which world I would rather live in. If you are successful, god forbid - folks are gonna call. The only thing worse than having too much business- is not having business. Having known the latter, I will take the former. With that in mind, lets spend a few minutes talking about how you choreograph your time. You want to be able to jiu-jitsu your work in order to be able to create a maximum impact with the least amount of effort. To me, this is resolved by recognizing repeated tasks , simplifying and predicting next steps - and then automating this work, so that it is easily accessed and importantly - is quickly responsive - with a set beginning and a clear ending.
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