It cracks me up when I hear people say they are “too busy” to do something different in order to achieve success. You have to do something …. I mean… anything…. would be something…. Do you know what I mean? hahaha…. maybe you do… maybe you don’t. But here is the deal: NO one is busier than myself and my friends and business partners. We are always working on something and helping people improve themselves or their businesses. We are busy… I am busy… and I still find time for fun stuff…. for friends…. family…. and anything else I choose….. CHOOSE is the key word….. Too busy??? I have to laugh.
Question remains? Are you really too busy to change your future? Would you like to completely turn your life around?
Would you not give a short time to dedicate to success so that you could be permanently lazy if you chose to be?
What are you accomplishing with all that busy-ness? Are you really busy or is it a priority issue? Simply being “busy” gets you nowhere. Stop being busy, evaluate your priorities, and start taking — focused, directed action.
Anyone can be Mr. Busy, but so what? Accomplishment requires more than just burning up time. Accomplishment demands action and results. Stop being busy and start doing something today.
In life and business, there is busy and busy work. Get your goals straight and focus on what is important. W.I.N. – What’s Important Now? Take a pad of paper with you and write down everything you do in a day. I guarantee you will find ways to do more with less time…. it’s all in the prioritization.
Here is what I have come to learn…When someone is too busy, they are essentially saying their priorities do not allow for whatever it is they are too busy for.
Are we ever too busy to do things that are easy, fun, rewarding, etc.?
We are often times too busy to work hard, try new things, do something less fun, etc.
The next time someone tells you they are too busy, restructure their words into what is essentially the truth…Not that “I am too busy,” but that I would rather do E, Y, or Z, than to priortize this matter toward the top of my to-do list.
Too busy is a cop-out…which I learned when I was single. If you want to do something…you will always find the time.
I agree with Grant. A mentor once told me that life is a matter of priorities. If something is truly important then you make a priority. If it isn’t then you don’t.
In business, I often cringe when I hear people say “I’ll try to get that to you” or “I’ll try to look that over.”
In the immortal words of Yoda, “Do or do not, there is no try.”
I have learned to say “I WILL get that to you.” and “I will look at your information.” Business partners and people in your professional (and personal) network want to know that you are committed to getting things done.
Which leads me to the adage “Do what you say you are going to do.” Nothing is more frustrating in any relationship than dealing with people not pulling their end of the bargain. Leave people hanging too many times and they will be forced to deal with people they can count on. Relationships don’t wait on you.