Popular excuse people make today is the lack of time. In reality we all have enough time to do anything we want. Our major problem is trying to squeeze a lot of things into our schedule because of lack of focus on the few most important things that will make a difference in our lives.
If I watch few random YouTube videos on Sunday morning instead of tuning to a specific channel, it will make no difference. We all should be purpose driven because without purpose, life will be boring.
Arnold Schwarzenegger narrated how he spend most of his free time practicing in the gym, perfecting his accent and attending acting classes, he created enough time for things that matter the most and put everything else like partying and hanging out on the back burner.
The danger of 'yes' cannot be measured because too many yeses lead to lack of focus. If I accept 20 invitations in a day and I have only 16-hours wake up time. I will not have time for those invitations and will also get confused most of the time chosing which is better. But if I selected the few most important invitations, I set myself up for success already.
We all have the same limited time that should be invested into productive stuffs. If the invitation does not deserve a big 'yes', it should be a big 'no'. No middle ground. People who understand that a 'no' free up extra time and energy unlike many yeses that set people up for unproductive busy life.
There is no brief meeting faster than no meeting at all. If you do not give your time to invitations that is out of sync with you, enough time is created for the things that are in alignment with your ultimate purpose in life. Because your ultimate purpose is the meaning of your life. Instead of saying I don't have the time for my kids, know for sure that you prioritize something above your kids. You can create enough time for those ambitious projects if you want. Thank you.
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