Ups and Downs in Life and Event Planning?

Life always presents twists and turns and presents challenges when you least expect them.  Whether it's an unexpected pregnancy, or a child needing major surgery, you have to do what needs to be done to handle the situation.  There are always good days and bad days, but as long as you are continually creating a better future, life can continue on despite the roller coaster of life's challenges.

This last week has taught me a lot about personal strength and the challenges that life throws your way as my daughter had a major hip surgery and lots of TLC in her recovery process.  Much like event planning, you do the best to anticipate everything needed to have a successful experience.  Then when something comes up, you think fast on your feet and make it work.  If you stay calm, things work out much quicker.  Stressing out and yelling doesn't accomplish anything in the end.  Keeping your best foot forward in the face of adversity seems to be a good policy for me.

Now that the worst is over, we face a long road of recovery....but the important thing is that we are in recovery and creating a new future.  No matter what that looks like, we are creating it.  Each event has a similar process.  First, there's the inspiration and the ideas.  Then comes the reality check - what would it take and can it be done.  Generally the answer is yes it can be done...so then it's a matter of how to best accomplish the goals.  Budgets are set and plans are explored.  The work begins to create something in the future that you are inspired to see happen.  When the event happens, you see your future creation in real life - and wow...what an accomplishment.

As an event planner by profession, it is up to me to insure that those dreams turn into realities for my clients.  That's the fun of being able to create someone's future dream - whatever that is.  It could be a wedding, but it could also be a home show, or a trade show where you are the main event.  Dreams come in all shapes and sizes.  Our motto at Plan Ahead Events Boise is that if you can Dream it...we can Create it.  

Keep creating your future and dreaming big - no matter the adversity that you face.  You will always be successful.  Here's to a great future for all of us!