Busy is Not a Badge

Beth and I just finished hosting #satchatwc on Twitter. The chat today focused on strategies to help us prioritize our time. This tweet exchange with Robert Abney and Sandy King resonated…

@abney45 We can show up to work and be busy all day reacting to what comes at us or we can take control and be intentional about our time #satchatwc

— Shelley Burgess (@burgess_shelley) April 15, 2017

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Busy is not a badge! #satchatwc https://t.co/hmscqA1qAs

— Sandy King? (@sandeeteach) April 15, 2017

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As educators, the reality is our work is never done. There is no finish line. We add more to the “to do” list than we cross off.

We will always have more on our plates than we can tackle each day, so the real challenge is this:

How do we take control of our time?

Great leaders master this. They spend the majority of their time doing the work that matters most. They create systems to get the essential components of the “job” done and free up their time to do the meaningful “work”.

Like all leaders, great leaders are busy all day long, but at the end of the day…

Busy is not their badge… Making an IMPACT is!