How I Advised My Friend to Handle Not Having Enough Time
Recently I exchanged e-mail with a friend who has a relatively successful blog in his space. However, it’s a side-project to his day job in an unrelated field, and he would like to find a way to turn the blog into his full-time employment.
The issue, he said, was that he didn’t have enough time to do the things to the blog that he wants to do. He felt stuck.
I’m a big believer that large accomplishments are achieved through many small successes. Although the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step there is no mortal that can complete it in a single step. In reality, the journey of a thousand miles takes a million steps.
With that in mind, my response was to turn the problem around:
What can you do with the time you have?
If all you need to do to move toward your goal is make some small accomplishment, then there must be something that can be done with the available time.
Well said. The other question I ask is: “For each thing you’re thinking of doing, does it actually further your goal?”
Roy Leban
19 Oct 09 at 8:57 am
Excellent advice, Scott. A good reminder to look for what we CAN do as small manageable actions!
I’m enjoying Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush with similar advice for following your passion. Have you checked it out? Maybe you can catch Gary tomorrow at one of his 3 book signings in Seattle: http://crushitbook.com/crush-it-book-tour/
Ruth Kalinka
19 Oct 09 at 9:07 am