Balance....
Posted on April 05, 2022 by John Crawford, One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
How to approach for balance.
How can you manage what you have on our plate with extra activities? Have you reached your full potential? How would you know? Many can exhaust themselves trying to accomplish everything to please everyone, but all this could be labor that has been in vain. You would want your efforts to have the right purpose. We cannot volunteer for any and everything all the time. There is a time and place to volunteer. Have wisdom as to when you can. Keep these things in mind.
Developing Your Skillset
Will this be in line with what I am set out to do? If it is in line with what you are set out to do that will be great. Practice would be part of development of the skillset even if there is not anything occurring on the current position or project. Looking for ways or information to continue to stay warm in your skillset. This can put you in the mindset of player sitting on the bench with the entire sweet suit on to stay warm during the brief period before getting back into the game.
Adding Value
Will this add value. Think about it! Your name will go with task. Will you be able to provide the quality to it that you normally would be able to provide? Think about the brand called Your Name/You Inc. and the impression that it will leave on your brand You Inc. It is not just about you having the ability to say no. You will also need to think about the risk of an impact with what is currently on your plate and the impression that will be left regarding your brand of You Inc. Good or Bad. Be watchful and be sure that you do not find yourself off track and you are not doing what you were set out to do.
In Line with Your Purpose
You can do everything for everyone, when this is done it can take away from your goals, plans, and quality of the things that you are to provide. That time to evaluate if this is going to take me off track? Will this be a distraction? Will this task cost me time, money, effort that can be placed to bring me closer to what I am set out to accomplish? It may not seem like it at the time. This will influence others and not just yourself. Cannot be in a state that you are performing for something other than what your skills, gifts, talents, and abilities have been set for you to do.
Your vision can not be replaced with someone else’s vision plan and purpose. There are people that are waiting on you and what you have to offer. Be the gatekeeper or your time and resources to be sure that you are not delayed in serving them.
