Comments on: How Many Balls Should You Juggle…and Which?

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:03:32 +0000

Baby steps are the BIG lesson of my adult life. Only way to make it happen, as far as I’m concerned. You know, without going MORE nutso.

By: claudine

claudine — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:57:51 +0000

I love this! I was surfing your site to see how you kept up with all the things you do, and here was this one about taking on more.
I like the idea of doing it in baby steps.
Now, I’m off to see if you posted your secret to accomplishing things.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:04:44 +0000

Exactly! And you have a lot on your plate right now.

By: Amy G.

Amy G. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:03:37 +0000

Love this post, Becky. I can feel your energy from here! And I like your idea of Baby Steps.

I always find it hard to say no. But I have so much on my plate already that it’s necessary. Otherwise I’d have to say “no” to new writing, and that would make me very unhappy.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:23:46 +0000

It’s amazing how much people understand that, too, Stella. We always think it’ll be horrible to say “no” to the other things, but everybody’s in the same boat of making choices, I think.

By: Stella Michel

Stella Michel — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:20:38 +0000

Great post, Becky. I know I often take on too many tasks, some school related and others writing or art related. It can be overwhelming. I’m learning only to say yes to the things I really want to do and to politely take a pass on the things I really don’t want to do.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:10:10 +0000

You’re getting better at saying yes. Can you just take a small step out into the new thing? “Negotiate” a smaller step than they’re asking for?

By: Susan Taylor Brown

Susan Taylor Brown — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:30:23 +0000

I have a really hard time saying no and as a result my plate is often overfull. Right now I am torn between saying yes or no to an opportunity that feels almost right but I am on the fence. I just don’t want it to be the one that pushes me over to the other side.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:24:51 +0000

I like the house of cards. There are weeks when I use the analogy (metaphor?!) of coconuts falling all around me–so far they’ve missed!

And you’re right–opportunities don’t always pop up. A good reason to go for those that do.

By: P. J. Hoover

P. J. Hoover — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:23:27 +0000

I think of my life as a house of cards. All balancing on top of one another. But thus far, no breeze has blown it over.
I’m a firm believer in seizing opportunities when they come along as they don’t always come along. So say yes when you can to things that can matter.