Taking Time for Oneself

• Are you always running around?

• Do you spend all your time with others?

• When is the last time you had time to think?

If you are like me you have packed more into your life than there is time to do it all. One of the things I find from packing in so much is that I often prioritise time for myself last. This means that I lack the time to learn, reflect and plan. This can frustrate me at times. I think that often in leadership roles we want to be there to serve our people and hence are there for our people. This combined with family and other responsibilities can often lead me to a point where I lack time to digest what is happening and where I am going.

• So what do you do to get time for yourself in your busy schedule?

I know I have a number of things that I do to get time for myself. These include:

• Blocking time in my schedule
• Going for a run
• Read from a book
• Try to get some planning work done before people arrive in the office