Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 31, 2022

 I’ve learned that you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time. – Oprah Winfrey

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment.  Perfection is the enemy. – Sheryl Sandberg

As the author discussed last week, there is not work/life balance and we need to focus on the seasons of life.  This point was reinforced for the author recently when she was reading Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima.  The entrepreneurship book discusses the ups and downs of building IT Cosmetics.  In the book, Ms. Lima discusses the opportunity she had to ask Meg Whitman a question.  After gaining inner strength, she blurted out a question to Ms. Whitman asking if she worried about her appearance or other things in life.  Her response was “No”.  She continued….

Something has to give.  And something had to give.  With everything in my life, I had to decide what had to give.  I have kids.  And a career.  I couldn’t keep my house the way Martha Stewart would.  Things have to give.  And that wasn’t something I worried about. (pp. 240)

The author would love to say she could do it all, but she knows she cannot.  As the author was researching this topic, she found the below quote:

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can….and accepting them. – Sheryl Sandberg

ACTION: What choices have you made that you now question?  Be content with decisions you made that cannot be changed.  For those opportunities that something can be changed, is this the time to do it?  As we enter summer and a new season, this is the perfect time to make changes in our lives. 

 

 

Resource

 

·       Lima, J. (2021).  Believe It.  Gallery Books. New York. (e-book)

·       A Balancing Act with Kennedy - https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/everything-will-be-okay/#:~:text=A%20Balancing%20Act,World%C2%A0podcast%2C%C2%A0Kennedy

·        https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-balance-2/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-embracing-seasons-of-life