Your procrastination is not my emergency. ~Tina Bailey
I hate being rushed. It makes me feel as if my time is not valued. It makes me think the person on the other end is only thinking about themselves and focused on getting what they need. I HATE IT!
As a Boss, whether you are the owner of a business or you are running your day-to-day life activities, I’m sure you have had moments where you felt someone was trying to rush you into making a decision that you would prefer to process first. Be careful when dealing with people like that. I call these people leeches and they will suck you dry if you allow them.
In a previous post, I talked about adding up the cost when making decisions. How much will this decision cost you? How much time will you need to set aside to accomplish the goal? How much energy will it require of you? Do you have the capacity to handle the task? What will you have to sacrifice to make it happen? Is the return of investment worth it? Those are hard questions; but, questions that MUST be answered prior to committing to anything.
The person rushing you to decide, could be a client, an employee or a friend. How do you handle it? Most people that rush you to make a decision have not added up the cost on their end and are rushing to meet a personal deadline. Newsflash: That is NOT your problem.
Many reasons you feel obligated to be rushed is. You have not –
- Established a proper relationship
- Established boundaries
- Identified Key Performance Indicators
- Added up the cost on your end
When you rush to make decisions or rush to do a job, you don’t give it your best. When you don’t do your best, it affects you. So slow down. Make sure you are positioning yourself to show up as the best version of you. Your time and energy are YOUR priority. Remember all money ain’t good money and all connections will not result in a relationship. Decide how you want to proceed and set the pace for how you want it to work. When you move at your own pace, a better version of you will show up. Never allow the procrastination of someone else to become an emergency in your life.
Until Next Time,
