Whose In Your Network
" It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow."
- Robert H. Goddard
Most of us have been in a situation where we find ourselves divided and stuck. We have things we need to do but not enough time to do it in leading to our inability to accomplish the smallest of tasks because we somehow fall short in the categories of time, money and/or knowledge. We tend to forget we have a network of people we come into contact with daily that can and are willing to assist us.
One solution is to identify, discover and utilize your personal "network" or "resources." Many of us equip ourselves with the willpower to excel, follow a specific customized path but in the interim get sidetracked or detoured by the unforeseeable, unknown and/or natural circumstances awaiting around the corner (e.g. a flat tire, a promotion, a late meeting, etc.) resulting in procrastination, frustration, anxiety, and chaos altering your destined road map.
It's important to determine what it is that you want, desire or need and then derive a list based on those thoughts. Next, make a list of your friends, family and acquaintances including their positive qualities. Once this is completed, play the matching game by matching your need or desire with things that they may be able to assist you with.
For example:
Your Need:
For someone to pick your child up from school due to an emergency mandatory meeting at work or accident on the freeway.
Your Resource (positive quality):
1 - A neighbor who happens to be a stay at home parent or who works from home (positive adult role model).
2 - Child's teacher (willing to offer extra tutoring after school until you arrive)
3 - Child's classmate (classmate's parents willing to take your child home until you arrive enabling supervised playtime after school)
We all have more "resources" than we realize with a network of people that tend to be underutilized due to our personal feelings of not wanting to burden someone else or that feeling of being uncomfortable asking someone for assistance. Using our personal "resources" and "network" can be a blessing in disguise for the "busy" individual. The problem is not the situation but not planning accordingly for a potential problematic situation before it arises.
- Robert H. Goddard
Most of us have been in a situation where we find ourselves divided and stuck. We have things we need to do but not enough time to do it in leading to our inability to accomplish the smallest of tasks because we somehow fall short in the categories of time, money and/or knowledge. We tend to forget we have a network of people we come into contact with daily that can and are willing to assist us.
One solution is to identify, discover and utilize your personal "network" or "resources." Many of us equip ourselves with the willpower to excel, follow a specific customized path but in the interim get sidetracked or detoured by the unforeseeable, unknown and/or natural circumstances awaiting around the corner (e.g. a flat tire, a promotion, a late meeting, etc.) resulting in procrastination, frustration, anxiety, and chaos altering your destined road map.
It's important to determine what it is that you want, desire or need and then derive a list based on those thoughts. Next, make a list of your friends, family and acquaintances including their positive qualities. Once this is completed, play the matching game by matching your need or desire with things that they may be able to assist you with.
For example:
Your Need:
For someone to pick your child up from school due to an emergency mandatory meeting at work or accident on the freeway.
Your Resource (positive quality):
1 - A neighbor who happens to be a stay at home parent or who works from home (positive adult role model).
2 - Child's teacher (willing to offer extra tutoring after school until you arrive)
3 - Child's classmate (classmate's parents willing to take your child home until you arrive enabling supervised playtime after school)
We all have more "resources" than we realize with a network of people that tend to be underutilized due to our personal feelings of not wanting to burden someone else or that feeling of being uncomfortable asking someone for assistance. Using our personal "resources" and "network" can be a blessing in disguise for the "busy" individual. The problem is not the situation but not planning accordingly for a potential problematic situation before it arises.
Posted by De Vida Bell at 7/10/2009 7:30 PM 
Categories: Recreation
Tags: prioritizing plan self-help strengths need strategy
Categories: Recreation
Tags: prioritizing plan self-help strengths need strategy
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