Are you always needing to “make the time”?

Time is a currency and so is capacity. Yet they are vastly different.

They both provide something in return for the “investment”. What’s my point?
Allow me to explain.

When you say, “I have to make time for something or someone”, there is an underlying obligation.  There is a looming feeling of guilt or debt attached to this time commitment.

In contrast….

When you create capacity for something, it is a commitment you have held yourself accountable to.
Capacity creation is intentional, planned and the expectation comes from you.

It’s filled with purpose, promise and intention.

Time is what you make for grocery shopping, paying bills, running errands. There is an expected return or reward or avoidance of a penalty.

When you go to a meeting or you’ve made the time to be somewhere, naturally, we will expect it to be worth our while. We feel owed something after our exchange for time.

How many times have you said after a meeting or a task you made time for, “Well, I’ll never get that time back!”

A time agreement versus a capacity agreement has a much different feel to it.

Now, it’s completely acceptable to make time for things. Making time is not a bad thing at all.

However,  you don’t want end up making time for things and people you love.  You certainly don’t want to get to a point when you are having to making time for family, goals, and your dreams.

Capacity creation is about honouring the people and goals we are in love with.
There is nothing owed to us. It’s something we have purposefully created capacity for. And it’s completely up to us to honour it.

CAPACITY CREATOR CHALLENGE: Try changing your language this week!

Try incorporating the following: “I will create capacity for (fill in the blank).”

Would love to know how you incorporated the words “capacity” this week!
Please let me know by sending me an email at melanie@capacitycreator.com.

Melanie

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