Go with the Flow!

Wow, what a day so far. As a project manager i am usually very organized, i plan out each day so i know exactly what I am working on, what the deadlines are and how long I am going to work. Today however, my whole plan got messed up, it started just after 8am when i heard that my car needs a longer service than expected...this meant I was stuck at the car dealership for the whole morning.

Nothing I could do. i got my coffee, read the paper, made notes, to-do lists, phone calls that needed to be done...only 9.30am...

then i got a phone call from my IT guy saying that the hard drive of my laptop is about to die...what do you want to do, replace hard drive or buy new laptop...by then my mood was at the lowest for that day, and it wasn't even 10 o'clock!

Talking to my friend afterwards actually made it better. i realized that however well you are organized, sometimes it just doesn't go the way you want to. The question then becomes, how do you get out of this.

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I just had to find the reason.

I went for a walk, enjoying the warm fall sun when i decided to take it slow. There isn't anything I can do anyway...so why worry about it?

I took a longer walk, went to the book store etc etc. on my way back to the car dealership they called me saying that the car is ready earlier than expected. YOU SEE?

It all happens for a reason, you just have to go with the flow and believe that it will be fine.

2 hours later I had a new laptop and the world was good again.

Lesson learned?
Don't try to plan every minute of your day. Go with the flow and make the best out of it. Leave room for spontaneity, some fun and surprises. With the right attitude and trust, those surprises will make your day.