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What You Want To Do and What You Have to Do

If you are like me, your employer will give you plenty of opportunities to be busy. 

At my old Firm, we called them "extra-curriculars." 

Often, consultants would make the mistake of thinking that more extra-curricular activities equaled a better performance rating. 

But then the Firm got smart and started asking questions about contribution, leadership, and impact.
 
This prevented everyone from  signing up for everything and not accomplishing anything (for the benefit of the Firm and themselves). 

As I've gotten older- or matured as they say-  I've begun to be a little more selective. But I still have to balance the "what I have to do," with the "what I want to do." 

After all, you want to do the bare minimums to keep your performance rating, but not more than you need to so that all of your time is wrapped up in things you really don't want to do. 

Imagine what a company would look like if they let people do what they are passionate about (within reason of course) that could benefit the company or Firm? 

When your time gets consumed by doing what you have to do, you're headed into a place where time goes by and instead of being in the moment, you are outside of the moment watching your life go by.

Take some time to make waves in your company doing what you want to do. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much more invigorated you'll be. 


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