Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day is dawning in my Sweet Home Alabama! :)
Do you have time or do you make time? Is today going to be a great day? Do you know? If someone wants to meet with you, do you have time to meet with them? When is the last time you have been on a vacation? Will the people you interact with today leave their encounter with you better or worse?
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines intentional this way: done on purpose; deliberate. The question/challenge for each of us this week is this: are we living our lives intentionally?
There are two specific ways this plays out that I want to speak to this morning.
1. When is the last time you went on a vacation? Like a real vacation where you were fully present with your family/friends and you just enjoyed the company of the people you were with, wherever you were?
Earlier in my career I went through a stretch were I went more than two years without a vacation. No time for a break, gotta keep grinding away! And I pushed and pushed and pushed...ever been there? My family suffered, my work team suffered, I suffered. Is it true that there is always work to be done? Absolutely! And guess what? Whether you take the vacation or not, there is still going to be work to be done! So wisdom would be that we count the cost. What is the cost of not giving yourself a break, of not spending quality time with your family? And what is the cost of leaving things undone, or to be done by someone else in your absence, for a week or two? I am sorry to disappoint you however I have found that when a person takes a week off the whole place doesn't fall apart. No, things continue to go along just fine. As important as we think we are, nobody is that important. It is all about empowering and equipping others and then giving yourself a break. And when you do take that break, everyone is better and stronger.
Please, if you have not allowed yourself to disconnect mentally and physically, do so. You, your family, your friends, and your work is far to valuable to not!
2. Do you have time to meet with someone if they call and ask for a meeting today? The answer is not a simple yes or no. The answer comes back to our priorities. All of us are incredibly busy, nobody has time, and there are thousands of choices we have each day in how we are going to spend our time. It is not at all about our calendars, it is about our priorities. Have you ever noticed that if something is important to you, or your excited about something, you always have time for it? So please, let's stop saying "I don't have time" and rather acknowledge that it is not a priority to us.
Let's live highly intentional lives! Let's determine the type of day this will be on the front end and then intentionally do the things necessary to make that happen. Let's determine the type of relationships we want to have with the people in our lives and then intentionally do the things to nurture that type of relationship. Let's determine the purpose of our lives and then intentionally do the things we need to do every day - consistency is the key to success in any endeavor! - to fulfill that purpose. You matter! Your life matters! Your purpose matters! Let's be intentional in living!
I want to close by sharing a few quotes with you this morning.
"Align your activity with your vision. Being consistent and intentional with your daily activities will result in sustainable success." - Farshad Asl
"Success is deliberate. It doesn't come as an accident. What you work for is what you achieve. Faith without work is a vain hope." - Israelmore Ayivor
"You can't be everything to everyone. At some point you need to make a choice of what truly matters to you and why." - David Amerland
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, please choose to live intentionally, and please stay well! :)
Kev
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