What To Do When Everything Gets Thrown Off Course

Here's a 5 minute venting session.

Nothing ever goes according to plan. Success depends on how well you adapt to circumstances outside your control.

This morning, I’m sharing everything that went wrong over the past few months—and how I adjusted.

My hope is that you’ll see problems happen to everyone, and they’re just part of the process.

LFG. 🔥

Home Remodeling Gone Awry

When we bought our Denver house, we decided to remodel. It’s a beautiful home, but it was stuck in the early 1990s with no updates. So, we went all in: painted the exterior, painted the interior, installed new carpets, remodeled the kitchen, remodeled the master bathroom, and built a mudroom.

The plan was to return from Belgium to a finished kitchen. Instead, we came back to a disaster. No hot water, scratches and gashes on the new kitchen floor, and a house that looked worse than when we left.

The past month has been one of the most stressful I can remember. I’m incredibly grateful that my wife and I have a relationship where stress doesn’t drive a wedge between us. Still, the chaos has been tough—constant noise, messy contractors, and trying to work while living in a construction zone. Honestly, I could vent for hours, but let’s move on.

My Kiddos Are Torturing Me

I’ve been sick since we got home. It started in Belgium—I could feel it in my ears one night and knew something was coming. I did the classic “guy thing” and ignored it. A week later, my wife dragged me to the doctor. Sinus infection. Then bronchitis. Weeks of coughing.

To make matters worse, my daughter has decided 3 a.m. is her new wake-up time. She calls me into her room, falls asleep on my chest (which is sweet), and leaves me wide awake until my alarm at 4:30 a.m. Or rather, what used to be 4:30 a.m.

Everyone loves to talk about “commitment and dedication” until they’re sleep-deprived. Sleep deprivation? That’ll shut your brain down fast. So how am I dealing with all this?

The Key to Managing Stress Is Organization

When life gets overwhelming, it’s easy for things to spiral out of control. You lose focus, and tasks pile up. For me, staying organized is everything.

Each morning, I journal. I start with my daily intention, then write my power list: five tasks I must complete that day. If I cross off those five tasks, I don’t fall behind. It’s simple, but it works.

I focus on finishing one project before moving to the next. Multitasking doesn’t work (for me or anyone, really), and when tasks start overlapping, stress compounds. That’s when the workload becomes unmanageable.

By finishing tasks completely, I clear them from my mind. No lingering embers to reignite later.

One Thing at a Time

Life happens. Problems arise. Business management is a constant process of putting out fires. The key is extinguishing fires completely so they don’t flare up again.

Tackle one thing at a time, and you’ll keep moving forward.

Love you guys. Talk to you tomorrow.

Tim

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