{"id":3675,"date":"2017-06-30T12:54:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T17:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2017-06-30T12:54:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T17:54:03","slug":"when-the-best-laid-plans-are-stuck-in-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2017\/06\/30\/when-the-best-laid-plans-are-stuck-in-a-box\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Best Laid Plans are Stuck in A Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMoving Day: an exciting day to look forward to (or dread) for months.\u00a0 Moving Day: an organizational celebration (or catastrophe). We\u2019ve all been there \u2013 whether we\u2019ve moved ourselves, our kids, or offices, and whether you\u2019re learning about clothes you haven\u2019t worn in a few years or strategies in spatial reasoning, it\u2019s never dull. I collected boxes at work weeks in advance. My husband and I packed and cleaned, then we packed and cleaned some more.\u00a0 We strategized what would go where in our new home. We changed our address with anyone that mattered. We booked a moving truck. We were as prepared as we could be leading up to the big day and felt great.
\nMoving day came and the excitement was bursting out of me from the moment I woke up; I was ready.\u00a0 As I drove the moving truck to our new house, two large dogs panting in the seat beside me\u2014family following behind ready to help\u2014I was going through the plans I had already set in place.\u00a0 I knew what room the boxes would be put in, and I knew what room I was going to start on.\u00a0\u00a0 As soon as everything was in the house, which I anticipated would be done by 3 at the very latest, I would work on room by room, box by box.\u00a0 By the time we settled into our freshly laundered beds in our mostly unpacked rooms, the house would be livable.
\nMy vision for the day ahead set, I pulled the moving truck filled with my house up to our new home\u2026 filled with someone else\u2019s belongings\u2026 and someone else.
\nHow could this happen?
\nI was as prepared as I could have been!
\nThey, however, were not.
\nTruly, all I wanted to do was sit down in the middle of the driveway that was supposed to be mine and cry.\u00a0 My plans \u2013 ruined.\u00a0 My day \u2013 shot.\u00a0 And my stuff?\u00a0 It sat in the moving truck for hours while we waited for the not-quite-previous-inhabitants to file their things out.
\nI didn\u2019t have a meltdown or explode or sit in the middle of not-my-driveway crying.\u00a0 Instead, I put a smile on my face, helped the former owners when I could, and enjoyed a beautiful day outside with my family while we waited.\u00a0 Dusk came and all of my family\u2019s belongings were finally in the house \u2013 not where I wanted them, not even in a convenient place (the basement) but they were there.\u00a0 And I was finally home.
\nThis is a lesson worth remembering outside of boxes and in life at work. No matter how prepared I am to take a phone call, enter a meeting, or work on a project \u2013 no matter how positive I sound or how helpful I am \u2013 I cannot control the customer on the other end of the call, the people who will show up to the meeting, or the motives of those I encounter.\u00a0 But here\u2019s what I, and you, can do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t over-plan.<\/strong> As counter-intuitive as that is with some projects, moving included, you should plan what you can control, and be flexible. Anticipate problems, consider options, and roll with the punches.<\/li>\n
  2. Maintain focus on the end goal.<\/strong> You know what the end result will be regardless of the rocky road. I knew I\u2019d move into my house and we\u2019d live there and it would be awesome. And it is, even though my moving day didn\u2019t go at all according to plan.<\/li>\n
  3. Keep your cool.<\/strong> Even though being mad, upset, or even mean would have been the easier thing to do, keeping a positive attitude allowed me, my family, and my dogs to enjoy the day. Forcing a smile when you want to express any other emotion is a day maker. This story, after all, could have been a lot different.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It\u2019s been 3 weeks since I was finally able to move into my house, and while I won\u2019t be moving again any time soon, it\u2019s reflecting on these sometimes not-as-pleasant-as-they-could-have-been life experiences that continue to help me grow as a person \u2013 and a planner.<\/p>\n

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    \nIf you’ve ever moved like the Duchess of Drivetrain, you know that things don’t always go according to plan. When you can’t control what happens around you, how do you manage? Leave Maggie a comment – or email her directly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Moving Day: an exciting day to look forward to (or dread) for months.\u00a0 Moving Day: an organizational celebration (or catastrophe). We\u2019ve all been there \u2013 whether we\u2019ve moved ourselves, our kids, or offices, and whether you\u2019re learning about clothes you haven\u2019t worn in a few years or strategies in spatial reasoning, it\u2019s never dull. 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