Priorities

"You do this to yourself, you are always booked up and you just need to be busy".  This comment was said to me this week by a colleague when we were chatting about our weeks and it made me stop and take a look.   Do I just need to be  busy?  Am I doing things that are just wasting time?

One of my goals this year is the focus on priorities and make sure I am giving the quality effort to the activities that are important.  This comment made me look at each of my activities and evaluate if they are truly a priority.  Well the good news is everything that I looked at, I did not see any wastes of time for myself or my family.  It is very busy but that happens when you need to juggle kids as well and I am lucky because I have Mike who shares this workload.  But I also noticed areas for improvement.

• I needed to improve on my communication, even making sure things are written on a calendar.  Making sure that everyone knows what is happening at least a few days in advance. This is very important when you need to work together.
• I need to prioritize current activities from highest to lowest so when there  becomes a conflict or issue, and if I need to let something go I don't need to think about it in a crisis mode
• I need to have my list of friends who always offer to help so I can call on them if I do need them. I expect my friends to contact me so why do I feel guilty about asking for help?
• I have put a reminder on my calendar to review my priorities once a month to make sure nothing sneaks in on me.

I challenge you to take a look at activities in your life.  Is there anything that should be removed or improved on?  Are you communicating expectations and help needed to family and friends?  And if you are good today, do you have a plan to make sure your good tomorrow?

See you at the Kwoon!