Success Intelligence by Robert Holden
I have tried many times to read this book but I am still glad to have postponed reading until recently. The message was very fitting for my current situation and struggles. If I read it at another time, I know it wouldn't have as much impact.
There is a section of the book on permanent busyness. I wrote down lines and paragraphs from the book (because I don't like marking books!) and shared some of them with my team at work.
From a distance, being busy looks damned impressive and very necessary. It looks like purpose, focus, drive and huge productivity. Oh, to be busy like that! Up close however, our busyness often betrays us. Busyness is often just noise. It has no real substance to it. This is particularly true for people who suffer from "permanent busyness."
It is my fervent belief that leaders are not meant to be permanently busy. Leaders are the custodians of vision. They are meant to take the time to meditate and focus on the essential truth of the work.
Busyness is what you give your time to. Purpose is what you give your heart to. The fact is that it is very difficult to be permanently busy and truly inspired.
Wholeheartedness is the antidote to burnout and hyperactivity. The heart engages the whole being; it accesses all you potential; and it opens you up to greater inspiration and success.
The hurry and the busyness are not our real lives; they are just what we do with our time. Our real lives take place in the spaces between hurry and busyness; it is here that we connect to what inspires us and moves us. It is here that grace exists. The joy of slow is that it helps us to remember our true goals, and to know what we really want to be busy about. The joy of slow is that it creates space for clearer guidance and new possibilities. In the slow moments we are often more receptive, more economical, more astute, more strategic and wiser.
God is in the interruptions. I plan my day but He has the power of veto. - Joe Mills
Ang dami! The other sections on success, goal setting, fears, etc. that were also very insightful. There are also exercises at the end of each chapter that guides the reader to contemplate on the different subjects. I did not do them yet but I plan to.=)
The key takeaways for me is to be more mindful and intentional about what I am doing everyday, to make time for the important (but not urgent) things like relationships, to ask for help, and to properly close the day by recognizing the progress I've made, however small.
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