THE TWO MINUTE WARNING

1117 year old olive tree in Vers Pont Du Gard, France

Once life gets busy, it’s sort of inevitable that we begin to sort the work to be done.  And the most natural sort is to focus on the urgent.  After all, if that plate is about to break, it’s hard to watch it fall when you’ve decided to work on something less urgent instead.  Which leads to days spent dealing with only the last-minute emergencies.  The problem is that by the time the two-minute warning arrives, it’s too late to win the game.  You’re so far behind (because the other team focused early and persistently) that it’s a lost cause.  The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.  The second-best time is today.

Seth Godin’s Daily Blog

REFLECTION:

  • Are you caught up in last-minute emergencies?  Are you spending time preventing plates from falling?
  • Is there a two-minute warning showing up for you?
  • What actions can you take now… preventative or important to prevent a “lost cause.”

MISTAKEN MOTION

We mistake motion for meaning.

Quote by Jerry Colonna Executive Coach and Author of REBOOT Leadership and the Art of Growing Up; REUNION Leadership and the Longing to Belong  https://www.reboot.io/reunion-leadership-and-the-longing-to-belong/

REFLECTION:

  • Do you see value in being busy?
  • Do you evaluate your tasks based on urgent and important (fire drill) ?
  • Do you spend time on not urgent and not important but gives you the satisfaction of crossing it off the list?
  • How much time to spend on very important but not urgent (relationships with loved ones… less (busy) work and more time with people that matter).
  • Evaluate your actions today… meaning vs. being busy!

DANCIN’ IN THE RAIN…

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.  It’s about learning how to dance in the rain…

Quote by Vivian Greene

REFLECTION:

  • Is there a “storm” in your life you are waiting… and waiting for it to pass?
  • How can you dance in the rain?