We have all heard it. We don’t want to disappoint. We think we have more time than we do. We have many things we want to be a part of, yet, at some point if we don’t learn it, it will have devastating effects on our lives
Two little letters, but a HUGE impact…
There are many times we may even have the “N” just about to roll off of our tongue, yet in the moment when someone asks, we can’t seem to get the single word out.
As every day leaders there are many things for us to be a part of that are all good things. We may want to help a coworker, employee, volunteer or even a friend. We may sit on the board of a very good non-profit. We want to do our very best on the projects or assignments set before us. The list goes on. Perhaps deep down, we have a check in our spirit knowing this is not a wise decision.
I know. I find myself in this place more times than I care to admit. Sometimes it is because I don’t want to disappoint, I want control of the finished project, or maybe it is because I think it is a good way to spend my time. Perhaps I may even think I can learn from it and be better. Yet, when I am not willing to say no there are consequences…..I may miss the opportunity to spend my time doing something that is a better use of my time.
Time is one of our most precious resources that no matter what – we all have the same amount of hours, minutes and seconds in every day. It is not something we can buy or ever get back. When I am intentional to think about these concepts, I am more apt to say no.
The bottom line is that every moment matters. Each moment is a moment for something that we choose. A moment we will never get back.
How about you? Are you intentional to choose how you spend your time? If we really stop to think what is really important in our lives, we may find it easier to say no – even to the good things, so that we can have something even better.
Every day leaders, choosing to spend our time in such a way that we make a difference; willing to say no, for the opportunity to say YES.
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