Then if there’s anything we need to meet on after that, we can schedule some time?
Unfortunately, the next few weeks are really crazy for me, and working on this over email would probably move things forward faster. Let me know if you have any questions after taking a look, and I’m happy to jump on a call then! Here are the next action steps on my end. I normally find that this conversation can be hashed out over email. Let me know if there’s anything you need my input in after the meeting, and I’m happy to weigh in. Thanks for the invite, but I’m confident that the rest of the parties in the meeting can without me. If the answer is no, here are a few lines I’ve used to professionally decline the request: Does it need to be done? Now? By you? In many cases, the answer’s yes, but make sure you really feel that way before adding something.
Any time you’re invited to something, think through the questions above. Now your calendar’s a bit clearer-nice, right? Let’s make sure it stays that way. What are the most important things you need to get done? What do you want to do most? Use that time for one of those activities. What now? Re-block that time on your calendar for you and whatever you need right now. Done right, most people will be just fine with a nice, “I’m really slammed right now-mind if we push our lunch date out a few weeks?” My Muse colleague Stacey Gawronski makes this very, very easy for you with templates that help you cancel plans, even at the last minute.
I find that removing even a single item is helpful in making me feel like I’m more in control of my schedule, but typically, once I get started, I find I can eliminate at least two or three. Look at your list and cancel, delegate, or move anything that can go-but at least one thing. OK, before this gets fun, it also gets a little scary, but I promise, it’ll be worth it. Make a list of the items in question: that brainstorm session you were invited to out of courtesy but don’t really need to participate in, that networking event you’ve been dreading, that coffee meeting you agreed to without really thinking about it.
BOOKED AND BUSY UPDATE
Perhaps there’s another person on the team who could attend in your place perhaps you could ask for an email update afterward. Try to be as ruthless as possible here: Remember, even if a meeting is on your calendar, doesn’t mean you necessarily have to attend. What’s on here only because I think I should do it, not because it’s necessary or I want to?.Open up your calendar for the next month, and see what’s on it, in both your work and personal life. Right now is one of those seasons, and I’m committed to saying no to anything that’s not necessary to move my goals forward or that doesn’t add joy to my life. And I realize that in order to say yes to those things, I need to say no to others. In fact, I say yes until I find myself with a jam-packed calendar that not only stresses me out every time I look at it, it leaves no time for the activities that keep me balanced or the big priorities that really matter to me. Sure, I’ll come to that meeting, be on that task force, grab drinks, grab coffee, grab dinner. Pemberton strives to bring together people of all backgrounds and identities, breaking down stereotypes and building bridges not only through his work with Crafting The Future but with his personal artistic practice as well.But I’m also a big proponent of the opposite: defaulting to no.Įven when I’m not in the season of say-yes-to-everything, I find myself yessing pretty often. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he splits his time between Crafting the Future, production glass blowing, and his painting practice. He has completed residencies at The Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA), Bruket (Bodø, NO), as well as a Core Fellowship at the Penland School of Craft (NC). Corey is one of the founders and the director of Crafting the Future, a non-profit organization that works to diversify the fields of art, craft and design by connecting BIPOC artists with opportunities that will help them thrive. Reston, VA 1990) received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012. Penland Affiliation | Penland Core Fellow 2017-2019, Penland Instructor 2021, 2022, Penland Studio AssistantĪrtist Information | Studio artist teaching: Pittsburgh Glass Center, UrbanGlass (NYC), Los Angeles Glass Center, North Carolina Glass Center residencies: Penland Core Fellowship, SmArt Kinston (NC), Pittsburgh Glass Center, Bruket (Norway) exhibitions: UNREPD (Los Angeles), Contemporary Art Museum (NC), Blue Spiral 1 (NC), Green Hill Center (NC), Penland Gallery.Īrtist Bio | Corey (American b. GLASS AND PAINTING | Blown glass and collage painting
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