Carolina de Arriba

But you need to stop pretending that it's going to magically get better if you just work harder or manage your time better.

If the role is structurally misaligned, no amount of optimization will fix it.

You need a different role.

So make a plan and work the plan.

That's how you get from where you are to where you need to be.

I hope that answers your question.

And I know I got several questions like this, so I try to encompass them.

all of your questions around this topic.

Now let's move to question number two.

How do I protect my genius zone when my manager keeps scheduling over it?

Great question.

And I hear this one a lot too.

I hear people saying, Carolina, I follow your advice.

I block my genius zone time.

I mark it as busy, but my manager keeps scheduling meetings over it anyway.

What do I do?

Here's the thing.

You have to set the boundary before the conflict happens.

You can't just block your calendar and hope your manager or anyone else magically figures out.

You have to be explicit.