Manage What You Can Control
SUMMARY
Are you still finding it challenging to get enough done in your week? Do you look back and go: "Where did all that time go?"
"Time management is a myth." There are 3 things that you CAN manage:
The first one is EXPECTATIONS. The second is your ENVIRONMENT. The third, and I believe the most important of all three, is your ENERGY.
TRANSCRIPT
Are you still finding it challenging to get enough done in your week? Do you look back and go: "Where did all that time go?"
Hi, this is Grant Herbert, VUCA Leadership and Sustainable Performance Coach, and today I want to continue our conversation in the area of our Professional Leadership skills by helping you to manage what you can control.
I'm going to say it right off the bat: "Time management is a myth." It's something that we were taught back in the 80s and 90s. It continued into the 2000s and beyond, and it doesn't work.
There are 3 things that you CAN manage.
The first one is EXPECTATIONS. There are two types: the expectations that you put on yourself, and the expectations from others.
The second is your ENVIRONMENT. I don't care about how many memes say things like, "An untidy desk is a sign of genius." It's just a sign of overwhelm. However, the environment that I want to focus on first is the environment in your mind — what you're allowing to go in, what you are ruminating on, your self-talk.
The third area is managing your energy. Your energy is a finite resource. The way you look after and conserve your energy will determine whether or not you get things done. Here's the thing: it's not just for your career. It's so that when you finish work, at the end of the day, you've got enough energy to be who you need to be in every area of your life.
Instead of managing time, which does not work, manage those 3 things. Learn how to manage your expectations, environment, and energy. I'll see you then.
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