If you were to ask me to do something, chances are, I would have said yes in a heartbeat to avoid saying no. I never wanted to let other people down or disappoint, so I almost always said yes if it meant doing something for someone else. Once I became more rooted in figuring out the direction of my life and the goals I had, I learned that at this point, being selfish with my time and dedications was okay. In the last year, I do not know how many text messages I have sent that say ‘time is of the essence’ to my friends or say it in conversation. My perspective of time is totally different now that I am in a grad program, and time waits for no one. One minute, I have my life together, and the next, I have no clue how everything will get done, but it always does. But time is the most precious thing we all cling to, and anything that does not have a direct and positive impact on our goals and help us get to the next step, some things just are not worth the time or effort. Realizing this took time for me to come to terms with. From outsiders, I am greedy with my time. There comes the point where reaching my goals means more than being busy just to be busy. I cannot be all things to all people or be expected to squeeze stuff in just to say I did something. If it does not relate to my goals or mean something to me, I have to stand up for the future I want by prioritizing commitments. Until I made these priorities a true priority, I would take on way more than I could handle, and everything suffered. Since being stricter with myself, I can dedicate the needed time to my studies and research first, and what I do with the sparing extra time I have, I do things on my terms and not others. Life is short, and time is of the essence. I am always on a time crunch, and as much as a motivator that is, adding to the time crunch is unneeded stress and torture I do not need. I still feel a little torn when I say no to something, but I know it is for the best. Until my goals are achieved, and my dreams come to life, I must pick my priorities. Stay Curious, Kayla ©Inquisitive Perspectives 2019
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