Are you always the go-to person of your family and friends whenever they need help in organizing events? Do you thrive in pressurized settings where you have to make quick decisions on important matters?
Are you not fazed by deadlines and the magnitude of events that you face? If so, maybe you are a great event organizer or you’re a really organized person whose clothes are arranged according to color and theme.
Being an organizer is no small feat. Just because you manage to juggle your personal and professional life does not mean you are going to be great at organizing an actual event. So, how do you know you can turn this organizational skill of yours into a business?
Do you manage your time well?
Do you know that most people have no sense of time management and they easily lose track of time when working or running personal errands?
Most people are having a hard time managing the 24 hours a day we have to sleep, dine, work, pay the bills, do some grocery shopping, cook, eat, and bond with the family.
But if you feel like you have time management down to a pat, maybe you are made for organizing events. Event organizing is all about timing—the arrival of the supplies and the guests, the program flow, and the schedules of everyone invited.
Do you enjoy categorizing duties?
What do we mean by categorizing duties? It means differentiating these duties between important and not-so-important.
Though nothing is ever unimportant when it comes to organizing events, we should remember that the saying “Don’t sweat the small stuff” was made exactly for moments when we panic over, well, the small things.
Know what to give your full attention to and realize that you cannot handle everything at once. If you’re great at prioritizing tasks and duties, you’re going to be a great organizer.
Do you like delegating tasks?
An event organizer must also be commanding and must lead the people around him. If there are people to help you get the event going, don’t think twice about delegating tasks to them. Part of organizing is giving specific instructions to your team on how to go about their tasks.
You must also demand them to finish the tasks on a specific time and don’t be lenient with the deadlines. If you think you can do this well, then you can look into event organizing as a career.