Juggling in 3D 361: Happy Christmas

This is our last Juggling of 2007. We'll be back on January 7th 2008. Thank you for all your support through the year. We appreciate the way you pass on juggling to other people and bring new contacts into 3D. Thank you.

Diane writes: "I am really enjoying receiving our Christmas cards and letters. One of them contained the news that a very dear friend who lives in Australia is going to come and see us next autumn. I hadn't expected to see her again until my 60th birthday when we are going to drink a Gin Sling together in Raffle's Hotel in Singapore. In another message newly married daughter is asking if I will share puddings with her at the Clutterbuck family lunch on Christmas Eve - she can't decide between Chocolate Torte and a local cheese board so will I order one and we'll share? Hang on; don't I get to choose a pud at all? No because I'm mum and mums just share. That's OK then.

Two snippets from today's inbox which made me feel very good about myself and the world - and there is still a pile of cards to read later!

I am not going to give you any tips for surviving the next week because I don't want you just to survive; I want you to flourish as you prepare to spend time with friends and family. You cannot get a litre into a pint pot, so don't even try, just do what you can to make this Christmas time special for you and for those with whom you will share it. Whatever Christmas means for you we hope that it will be a time of peace and joy."

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Juggling in 3D 360: Overbooking

Thanks to Kevan who emailed us with simple breastroke instructions after last week's juggling! You can read his comments on the blog http://3dcoaching.blogspot.com/

Claire writes: 'Airlines always overbook flights on the assumption that some passengers won't turn up on the day. It works really well until everyone arrives and customer service staff become overstretched. Do you overbook your diary... and then discover everything turns up? Ellie has been on crutches for the last fortnight and will not be very mobile until Christmas. My diary is booked on the assumption that she is independent and takes herself to and from school. Adding a daytime taxi role has been huge pressure and has involved asking or begging all kinds of people to step in. We have managed to arrange things, but it had added significant extra pressure.

Crises or unexpected events happen. In your organisation (or family) they may happen more or less frequently than others... but if you reflect over the last few weeks or months, you'll know how much of your time is affected by managing the unexpected. If your diary is completely full of appointments and preparation - and if you have included admin and email time - anything unexpected will put enormous pressure on you and you'll either have to work smarter or longer or drop something.

What will be possible if you recognise that, on average, you spend half a day a week managing unexpected crises in your organisation and schedule an empty half day into your diary each week? You'll find that when the crisis happens you will be able to move other things around to make space to manage it. And if there is no crisis this week, you'll be able to use the time for something else which is important. '

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I received an email about the swimming:

The secret is the stretch and relax between strokes. - Must be a parable there.
1 Pull with the arms - down and round,
2 kick with legs - out and together,
3 stretch your body from the tips of your fingers to the tips of your toes as
4 you glide forward and relax,
then repeat.
1 length in 7 strokes.
Have fun
Kevan

I shall try it out this afternoon...