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When you stop to take a break, watch as you attract new things into your life.

The new thing was just waiting for you to stop long enough to notice.” Lisa Mininni

Several months ago, a colleague mentioned that her clients are running around in many directions. She went on to say that if they took time to focus on their business rather in their business, they would often see the solutions to their most pressing problems.

It reminded me of one of my quotes, “When you stop to take a break, watch as you attract new things into your life. The new thing was just waiting for you to stop long enough to notice.”

If you’ve been on the go-go-go or pushing to force an outcome, I invite you to surrender. I don’t mean give up. An interesting definition of surrender is cease resistance.

Consider that pushing yourself is resisting. Also consider that when you stop to take that vacation, reflect to celebrate your achievements, or surrender (by not always answering your emails or cell phone,) you:

-Open up a flood gate of opportunities

-Give others an opportunity to step up

-Allow a solution you’ve been asking for to show up

Every year in November, I set aside time to work on my business for the next year. I take time off to create a vacuum so that new things show up. During this time, I identify a word that gives a positive context from which to create.

One day, as I sat quiet, the word came to me: strategic. As a result of aligning goals with this word, strategic relationships

-Associations sponsor our events

-Companies engage us to develop their leaders and expand their companies, and

-Strategic referral partners market our programs and services.

For leaders, the word surrender may be cringeworthy. I invite you to consider that surrendering is

• Trusting in your power to create opportunities without having to control it or work harder
• Proceeding even though you don’t see the full path or worked through all of the answers
• Allowing opportunities to unfold

Ask yourself what might open up for you if you surrendered?

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Meeting your competing commitments with grace and ease, can occur impossible. Ask anyone how they are doing. What is the typical answer?

I’m so busy. Followed by I got a lot going on.

We all have full lives that can, at times, collide:

⋙ Leading Your Business or Career
⋙ Managing Your To Do List
⋙ Attending Family Events
⋙ Working Out Consistently

So, how do you meet competing commitments without losing your mind?

Systems thinking. Systems thinking is a holistic approach that focuses on the way parts interrelate within the context of larger systems. When using systems thinking, you consider how each area of life interrelates.

One of my clients couldn’t seem to get traction on both her business goals and personal goals. She was naturally wired to perform functions in sequence. She would work on one thing, get it done, and move on to the next.

She saw each commitment as a separate entity. Yet, she was not meeting the very things she was committed to and put her personal goals second.

Using systems thinking, we explored options by looking at how seemingly separate commitments could be integrated. How could she get her self-care routine accomplished, be on time for that morning appointment, and forward what she was up to in her business?

There were a number of options we discussed including asking for assistance, bringing her walking shoes to work to walk during her lunch, exercising for 10 minutes, and delegating to her team.

Systems thinking expands the range of options to accomplish goals. Can you see how integrating small steps can have you take giant leaps in multiple areas having it all work?

When you have multiple commitments, you may first want to ask if you’re really committed or just interested in that goal. When you are merely interested, you will do what’s convenient. When you’re committed, you’ll do whatever it takes.

Then ask:

➥ Where in your business or life could you integrate competing commitments and have it all work?
➥ Where could you ask for assistance or delegate?
➥ Where could you calendarize or cluster appointments so you’re on time or highly efficient with your time?

Then, take action consistent with your commitment not the circumstance.

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Surrendering: A Lesson for Leaders

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Meeting Your Competing Commitments With Grace and Ease

So, how do you meet competing commitments without losing your mind?

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So, how do you meet competing commitments without losing your mind?

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