Inspired by a short post from Seth Godin, today a thought.
I give my time to a lot of people, I love to do so. However, in order to be able to do that, I also have to be rigorous about not allowing people to take my time. Oh, and those who read regularly know I do also “take my time” as Seth notes.
My daily posts are often simple, designed to give you something to think about for yourself and the way you lead self and others. I hope this one hits the mark.
It means two very different things. When a person or a marketer takes your time, they’re stealing. Something irretrievable is gone. If your time is taken for selfish reasons, if it’s wasted, there’s no good way to get it back.
On the other hand, when you have enough confidence to take your own time, to take your time to be present, to do the work, to engage with what’s in front of you right now, it’s a gift.
This is precisely what time is for.
We’re not in a race to check off as many boxes as we possibly can before we are out of time. Instead, we have the chance to use the time to create moments that matter. Because they connect us, because they open doors, because the moments, added up, create a life.
Seth Godin