The busier people make themselves, the more successful they feel. But, busy-ness and success are NOT linked to each other.
Think of someone like Bob whose desk is piled high while he complains about not having enough time to get everything done. Or of Jane who cannot say no to requests for her time even though she already feels overwhelmed.
When I tell Bob or Jane that in a few short days, with relatively simple shifts of attitude and action, they could feel more confident and successful with time to spare, they reject the idea as impossible.
Why? Because they mistakenly equate activity with achievement. To them, being busy means they are valuable, needed and somewhat indispensable. Take away the pressure and demands, and to them, you’re taking away their sense of career purpose.
And it is that very thought process that will make all their efforts to create a sense of life balance excruciatingly difficult.
Now, you may be saying to yourself “poor Bob” or “silly Ol’ Jane” but I suspect you can also relate to their uncomfortable dilemma. Most people can.
And maybe now you can begin to see the illogical nature of marrying busy-ness to success.
Action – So my question to you is this – what are you going to do RIGHT NOW to stop wasteful busy-ness?