We live in this world today for us. Just me, myself, and I. Sound selfish? Read on…A common misconception is when people stretch themselves thin in order to please those around them.  We try to meet everyone’s needs while neglecting our own goals and needs. That’s great that you are caring. But now take a minute to think–do you have enough time in your day to tend to everyone’s needs and still take care of yours? Is making other people’s needs a priority holding you back from where you really want to be? Is your excuse against starting your business or tackling that long awaited goal just simply because you don’t have enough time? Is your excuse simply because the your precious time is being spent on helping other people and putting yourself last?

Well, your time is yours. You decide who to give it to. A good friend once told me, time is something you can never get back. So now, take a step back and once again think.  These people I am giving my time to–do I need to give them my time? It’s best to only help those that are in NEED, not WANT help. To want is completely different than to need.

If you sit there and try to please everyone, you will find yourself in a rut. Its like social multitasking, being in a room with 500 people and trying to connect with each person. You can either speak to 500 people for 20 seconds each and barely get a glimpse of who they are, or you can connect with five individuals that night and have an intellectual and memorable conversation with each of them.

Thoughts?