Do you find that your week starts with the best of intentions and then fades into a “limp to the finish line” by Friday?
Lately, that’s been my experience and it’s really bothering me. After all, I’m supposed to be The Productivity Guy. You’d think I would have this all figured out.
Hardly. I’m a work in progress and old habits are hard to break.
Such as… the habit of saying yes to new things. Not necessarily yes to big projects. Rather, I have a habit of saying yes to small things because I feel badly passing them off to others. I’ve found that other faith-based leaders have the same issue.
The result: my Thursday and Friday todo lists are overflowing. That doesn’t feel good at all.
Lately, that’s been my experience and it’s really bothering me. After all, I’m supposed to be The Productivity Guy. You’d think I would have this all figured out.
Hardly. I’m a work in progress and old habits are hard to break.
Such as… the habit of saying yes to new things. Not necessarily yes to big projects. Rather, I have a habit of saying yes to small things because I feel badly passing them off to others. I’ve found that other faith-based leaders have the same issue.
The result: my Thursday and Friday todo lists are overflowing. That doesn’t feel good at all.
What if there were another way?
This article caught my eye. I think it relates to The Quiet Life which favors a schedule that is more open, less crammed and less frenetic.
Our scheduling impacts our spiritual life. A Quiet Life calendar allows more space for silence and solitude. It gives God more “space” in which to work. A crammed life calendar just keeps running from one thing to the next. The result: exhaustion and fatigue.
It’s ok to say no to more things on your calendar. Try it for a week and see what kind of a difference it makes.