If it's Important, You'll Find A Way

I’m a firm believer that we make time for that which we find important. Rather than saying “I don’t have time for [insert here]…” I’ve working on phrasing it “I don’t want to make time for that” or “I won’t make time for that” because, in reality, that’s exactly what I’m saying. We all have the same amount of time in every day, so what do we choose to do with it?

With splitting my time between working and being a mom, there are certain things that used to be my #1 that have fallen down the list of things I will make time for. Most days I don’t make time to go to the gym, but I still try and get a workout in at home. Although I love physically going to the gym, I don’t make it a priority to go like I once did, because that is an extra hour I’m away from Kallie and right now, that’s not worth it to me. I like a clean house. I think we all “like” a clean house. I have to take a few steps back realize that some days it is more important for me to spend one-on-one time with Kallie and Josh rather then worrying about doing the laundry or cleaning up the family room and being OK with it not looking like a house out of a magazine.

By changing the wording of how I view what I will make time for, I have been able to take an ownership over what I am making a priority in my life, and to pay attention to what I deem to be important (and what I need to stop deeming to be important, i.e. simplify). We all have the choice of how to spend our time. If it is something that is important to us, we will allocate time to make sure that it happens. I see this at work all the time. Day in and day out I am helping people find new jobs and opportunities. When people aren’t at a spot where they are ready to make a change, they may take a day or two to return my call, or they won’t be able to find time to do an interview with a company, or they aren’t able to break away to come and meet with me face-to-face. When circumstances change and they’re ready to finally make that transition, it’s surprising how much time they instantly have available and how eager they are to do whatever it takes to make a change. Because people will make time for that which they find to be important. Is it easy to find time to do everything we want to do? Absolutely not! When we are ready to make a change, or when something is truly important, we will find time to make sure that it happens.

What do you do to focus on spending time on what is important to you?

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