We all know how stressful it is to organise and plan an event. That’s why it has been on the list of top 10 most stressful jobs in the world almost every year, for the last decade or so.
Statistics also reveal that event coordinators have a stress score that puts them almost neck to next with law enforcement officers and airline pilots.
Event planning requires one to always be on their toes — planning, coordinating and executing events. Each phase is a challenge on its own.
The planning phase witnesses difficult demands from the client with limited budgets. Conceptualising an event within the given parameters and serving dreams on a silver platter is a tough job to do! Also scouting for appropriate spaces that befits our concepts and event requirements takes time.
Coordinating an event with the client and vendors also requires a lot of effort. Finally, the execution stage is a one take job. One must have planned all the exigencies and loop holes but what happens on the event day is totally not plannable.
The New Year ushers in new hope. We have started looking at events in a new way. Virtual and Hybrid events are here to stay alongside traditional and in person events. We are not limited to space as we can reach and engage a larger audience and hence increase the expected ROI.
Technology can be a great tool to alleviate the basic stress factors which pile on during the event planning stage.
When you make the most of available technology, you give yourself and your team some much-needed space to concentrate on the tasks that need the “human” touch. By constantly evaluating which tasks are taking up most of your time and whether technology can benefit you there, you also cut down on your workload and give yourself some headspace.
We all experienced some of the above stressful situations in our work life. As event professionals we have a duty to deliver great experiences to our attendees but also to preserve ourselves and take good care of us and our family.
Stress is ever-present and hard to get rid of completely. If not managed, stress can manifest in other ways throughout your body. From headaches to stomach problems, anxiety to anger, stress wreaks havoc on all parts of our life. Event planning is exhilarating, challenging, and exciting, but it’s also time-consuming, stressful and, at times, more than you bargained for. By creating some sort of work-life balance, you’ll be better in both aspects of your life.
Our stress deeply affects the way we perform, and even our attendees notice it.
Never put yourself second. Use tools smartly and break a big event into little chunks, it will make things easier.
FINALLY,
Drop that phone
Make that email wait for a couple of hours
Go outside and take a walk
You’ll feel much better!