Inspired Stewardship

Helping you live out your calling by teaching you to use your time, talent, and treasures for God's Glory.

Home Archives for Stewardship of Time

Episode 578: Do One Thing Today

By Leave a Comment

Join us today for an episode about the power of focus...

Today's episode is focused on bringing focus to your goals...

In today’s episode about investing in yourself by stewarding your time, I talk with you about why it’s about focus every time if you want to get things done.l  I share why focus means doing one thing.  I also talk with you about how to do one thing each day.

Join in on the Chat below.

00:00:00 Thanks for joining me on Episode 5 78 of the inspired Stewardship Podcast. I'm Oreo Perica from 10 Minute Mindset The podcast. I challenge you to invest in yourself, invest in others, develop your influence and impact the world by using your time, your talent and your treasures toe Live out your calling. Having the right inspiration to set your mind set on the right path is key. And one way to be inspired to do that is to listen to this the inspired stewardship podcast with my good friend Scott made her and those anchors.
00:00:44 Those priority goals become the things that you focus on that show up on your to do list day after day after day. And you continue to make progress on them until you knock it out of the park until it's done. And then you work on the next one in the next one, and when you finish those top five, then you circle back and look at your list of 20. Welcome and thank you for joining us on the inspired stewardship podcast. If you truly desire to become the person who God wants you to be,
00:01:17 then you must learn to use your time, your talent and your treasures for your true calling in the inspired storage of podcast who learn to invest in yourself, invest in others and develop your influence so that you can impact the way in today's episode about investing in yourself by Stuart In your time I talk with you about why it's all about focus every time. Why focus means doing one thing and how to do one thing and really focus on it each and every day as we talk about stewarding your time. Wouldn't it be great if you could support this podcast and do it without just taking too long?
00:02:06 It turns out you can't. All you have to do is use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon when you're ready to make a purchase via Amazon, and a small commission will come back to support the show just that quick. If you enjoy the show when you are ready to buy from Amazon,
00:02:23 just use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon. One of the biggest keys to really making progress on your goals at any time is this idea of focus.
00:02:39 You know, the truth is that a lot of times We think that we have, ah, problem with gold setting and we have a problem with achieving our goals.
00:02:48 But when you really step back and look at it, the problem is one of making a decision. The problem is one of focus and concentration.
00:02:58 The truth is, we all live in a very noisy world where we've got constant distractions and ideas and other things bouncing into our brains all the time.
00:03:08 We're bombarded with information 24 7 There's advertising, there's other people. There's all sorts of things that come into our mind,
00:03:18 and they tend to break our ability toe focus up. So I'm talking about focus. But what is focus?
00:03:28 The definition is concentrating interest or attention or activity on something and notice they're the something is singular. One of the miss we have is that we can concentrate on more than one thing at a time if I'm playing a game on my phone while I'm tryingto listen to a podcast while I'm trying to watch a TV show while I'm trying to help my kids with their homework,
00:03:57 I'm not really paying that much attention to any of those things, or at least I'm not paying full attention to any of those things.
00:04:05 Instead, my brain switches between task to task, trying to pay attention to everything and the truth is for focus.
00:04:14 You have to recognize that to focus on one thing you're saying yes to that one thing and no toe everything else here that you're saying no to everything else now that may not be a permanent know that may not be saying no forever,
00:04:33 but it's saying no right this minute. If you have to pay attention to helping your kids with their homework,
00:04:40 then you need to say no toe watching TV toe, listen to the podcast and to the other 17 things that you're trying to do at the same time,
00:04:50 If you want to say yes toe working on your course, you've got to say no to reading email,
00:04:58 and it means shutting down the email program, turning it off, getting it out of your attention. And so the truth is,
00:05:07 the truth is, you focus all the time, But the key is to focus on the most important thing for you to do right now.
00:05:20 That's why it says do one thing today. What is the one thing that is the single most important thing that you get done today.
00:05:29 And are you focusing on it? Have you paid attention to it? Did you put it on your calendar?
00:05:34 Did you block off time? Turn every distraction off. Get rid of your phone. Get rid of your email.
00:05:40 Make the app full screen. If you're doing it on the computer, clear off your desks. So this is the only thing on your desk if you're doing it in hard copy,
00:05:49 have you paid attention? Because the truth is you can focus. Think about it. You've had a time where you had to crank something out in a short amount of time.
00:06:00 You had a huge deadline, and it was vitally important that this get done and you buckle down and you focus and you get it done.
00:06:08 It happens all the time so you can focus. The idea that we can't focus is baloney, But focus means doing one thing.
00:06:18 You cannot concentrate on more than one thing at a time. If you do, you become less effective.
00:06:24 And that's study after study after study after study shows that the other interesting thing is the more you begin to focus,
00:06:34 the easier it gets. Toe focus. It's a skill like everything else. It's something that you can build up to overtime.
00:06:42 Maybe right now you can only focus on a single task for 15 minutes, but if you do that day after day after day,
00:06:48 pretty soon it's 30. Then it's 45. Then you can focus for an hour, and you get to determine how long you buckle down and focus,
00:06:59 too. One of the tips that you can use is sit down and brainstorm a list for a period of time.
00:07:07 Let's say the top 25 things you want to get done this month. You could do this with the day you could do this with a week.
00:07:15 You can do it with a year doesn't matter right down. You could do it with your entire life,
00:07:20 too, by the way, but right down the top 25 things that you want to get done and maybe it's not 25.
00:07:27 Maybe it's maybe it's 50. Maybe it's 15. Doesn't matter, but the idea is toe to get him out of your head and write them down on paper and then go back through that list and identify the top five things on that list.
00:07:43 What are the five things on that list that if you could do nothing else that month or that week or that year?
00:07:49 What are the five that you must do? And at that point, you have to list you have a list with 25 a list with five.
00:07:57 Warren Buffett used this activity. This is how he said he did gold setting. And usually at this point,
00:08:06 people have realized these five things are the most important things. I should start on them right away. I should pay attention to them,
00:08:13 but they also feel like the other 20 are important, and Warren Buffett says that's the mistake. Instead,
00:08:20 those other 20 are your do not do list. Those other 20 are the avoid working on these with a passion until you've completed your top five.
00:08:32 It's a way of nearing your focus and recognizing that you've got a ton of stuff that's important. But there's only a handful of things that you can say are the most important.
00:08:45 And those are the things that you need to set up his goals. Those are the things that you need to begin to measure those air,
00:08:51 the things that you need to focus on. One of those five should be on your list every single day where you're making progress.
00:09:00 And if it's a great big goal and you can't complete it in one day, doesn't matter. What little piece of it are you going to do this day and those anchors?
00:09:10 Those priority goals become the things that you focus on that show up on your to do less day after day after day,
00:09:17 and you continue to make progress on them until you knock it out of the park until it's done, and then you work on the next one in the next one,
00:09:27 and when you finish those top five, then you circle back and look at your list of 20 and identify what are the next five most important things.
00:09:38 But you really can't work on everything. And maybe it's not five. Maybe it's three doesn't matter. Same idea.
00:09:47 Focus down on the things that are most important to you and do those and again when you actually need to concentrate.
00:09:57 When you need to do it. Make sure you look at your energy levels. Figure out when in the day is your peak time and put those most important activities in that time or you're a morning person.
00:10:08 Are you an early afternoon person? Are you a late at night person? Look at what things interrupt you.
00:10:14 If you have young kids at home right now because of the virus and other things, what can you do?
00:10:19 What times of the day do you have the least chance of being interrupted? Notice? I didn't say zero chance,
00:10:25 because if you've got young kids at home, they can interrupt you 24 7 But there are times of the day where you're more likely to be able to focus.
00:10:33 Turn off your email, turn off your phone, work in full screen mode, try to separate yourself from distractions and find those areas that you can focus on.
00:10:46 Put them on your to do list and knock one thing out today. So what is your one thing for today?
00:10:54 And whatever it is, go get started on doing it. Thanks for listening. Thanks so much for listening to the inspired stewardship Podcast.
00:11:08 As a subscriber and listener, we challenge you to not just sit back and passively listen, but act on what you've heard and find a way toe.
00:11:18 Live your calling. If you like this episode on the stewardship of time, be sure to sign up for our stewardship of time tips.
00:11:27 Siri's by going to inspired stewardship dot com slash time or texting. 44222 time tips and that'll get you our best tips on stewarding your time until next time investor time,
00:11:49 your talent and your treasures develop your influence and impact world.

+ Click to view entire transcript
- Click to collapse


In today's episode, I talk with you about:

  • Why it’s about focus every time... 
  • Why focus means doing one thing... 
  • How to do one thing each day...
  • and more.....

Do one thing every day that scares you. ― Eleanor Roosevelt

Click to Tweet

Some of the Resources recommended in this episode:

I make a commission for purchases made through the following link.

Let Me Know What you Think Below....

Episode 573: Distraction or Direction?

By Leave a Comment

Join us today for an episode about knowing if something is a distraction or a direction for your life...

Today's episode is focused on why this is vital all the time but especially now...

In today’s episode about impacting the world by stewarding your time, I talk with you about knowing if something is a distraction or a direction for your life.  I also share some simple tips to recognize which it is for you.  I talk with you about why this is so important to you especially now.

Join in on the Chat below.

00:00:00 Thanks for joining me on Episode 5 73 of the inspired Stewardship Podcast. I'm Shannon Miles from ballet. I challenge you to discover your calling and find your third option so you can be empowered to live every day to the fullest. One way to be inspired to do that is to listen to this. The inspired stewardship podcast with my friend and Scott made her thing is so important to recognize what is a distraction versus what is a direction for your life. This is a perfect chance to take 1/2 a step back and really listen to what's been on your heart and mind and identify what's really important to you.
00:00:46 What is the rial calling that you've been set out to do? What is it that you're supposed to be doing beyond anything else? Welcome. And thank you for joining us on the inspired stewardship Podcast. If you truly desire to become the person who God wants you to be, then you must learn to use your time, your talent and your treasures for your true calling in the inspired Searchie podcast will learn to invest in yourself, invest in others and develop your influence so that you can impact that way. In today's episode about impacting the world by Stuart in your time I talk with you about knowing if something is a distraction or direction for your life,
00:01:33 I give you some simple tips to recognize which of these it ISS, and I talk about why this is so important to you, especially right now, as we talk about Stuart in your time. Wouldn't it be great if you could support this podcast and do it without just taking too long? It turns out you can't. All you have to do is use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon when you're ready to make a purchase via Amazon, and a small commission will come back to support the show just that quick.
00:02:03 If you enjoy the show when you are ready to buy from Amazon, just use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon. Distraction versus direction You know, I I've had a lot of folks reaching out to me this week where all of a sudden they're working from home for the first time in a long time, or maybe ever, and there's been stuff going on in their life and they're trying to get clear on. Is this something that's a distraction, or is this a new direction?
00:02:36 The interesting thing is, this happens all the time with people. You know. We all have moments of time where we have to discern is something a distraction or something,
00:02:49 a new direction for our life. And don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about the easy stuff that you can obviously tell.
00:02:56 I mean truly. If if you're binging on Netflix instead of getting the work done that you need to get done for your your work and your job,
00:03:04 that's a distraction. You need to figure out a way to create some systems and processes some habits, some routines and structure that prevents that distraction.
00:03:15 Instead, I'm talking about things where you suddenly discover that the spirit is coming to you, that whether it's the Holy spirit or the spirit of the pizza you ate last night and you're trying to figure out is this telling me that I need to change directions for my life,
00:03:36 or is this just a distraction that's coming up? See, the truth is, this happens to us a lot throughout our life.
00:03:44 We talk about you know, having a midlife crisis and having different periods in her life in her early twenties and are mid forties and later where we're trying to discern kind of,
00:03:54 what do I want to be when I grow up? But I've had people at all ages and all different stages in life where they've suddenly recognized that something's going on and they aren't sure yet if this something is telling them that they need to change directions for their life,
00:04:11 or if this is just something that's gonna end up being a distraction. If you're a business owner, you run your own business or you have a side hustle.
00:04:19 This gets magnified in some ways because, you know now all of a sudden you have a new idea,
00:04:25 or at least most of us do every 15 minutes. But you're never sure. Is this new idea the Holy Spirit working on you if this is just a a new direction or is this a distraction that's gonna pull you off in the wrong direction?
00:04:39 Is this the pizza you ate last night, giving you a new idea that's really going to turn out to be a bad idea?
00:04:46 But you don't know it yet. And so there's some things that you conduce you to begin to identify.
00:04:53 Is something a distraction, or is it a new direction? I'm gonna talk about some simple activities. The 1st 1 is you need to not ignore it.
00:05:06 You need to not brush it off. You need to listen to this. You need to take a moment and create some space and some time so that you could really study the feeling.
00:05:20 And you can begin to examine not just the emotion but some of the practical behaviors and and changes. What would this look like?
00:05:28 What would it act like? Don't get me wrong. You don't need to know all of the answers before you start on a new direction.
00:05:35 But you need to have Maur than just a vague idea. A lot of times people will come in and they're like,
00:05:41 I want to start a new business. Great. What kind of business? And they don't even know the beginnings of the answer.
00:05:47 They just feel this call towards business. But if that's all it is at this point, is this vague idea You need to spend some more time with it.
00:05:55 and not brush it off, not ignore it. But spend some quality time. Second, you need to spend some of that time in prayer and reflection and listening clearly for the voice and the pulling on your heart that comes from God and the Holy Spirit.
00:06:15 Take a walk outside in the nature. If you can spend some time in prayer and contemplation, sprint some time listening to what's on your heart and then next,
00:06:28 you need to actually talk with some other people. Wise counsel is found in seeking opinions from others. You need to seek out whether it's a coach,
00:06:40 whether it's a friend, whether it's all of the above, and you need to lay out some of those details that you went through and what you're not asking for.
00:06:49 What you're not listening for is just sheer approval. This isn't about someone else looking at you and say,
00:06:54 Oh, yeah, that's a great idea. It's also not about someone saying, Oh, no, that sounds way too risky.
00:07:00 It's about someone who listens to you and really knows you deep down and listens to the passion on your heart and listens to the ideas that you have and They also try to listen to what the spirit is telling them so that they can reaffirm that calling or not reaffirm it.
00:07:24 One of the interesting things I've found over the years when I work with people on finding their calling is that time after time after time,
00:07:32 they've actually had, ah, multitude of signals that this was a new direction and not a distraction, because the message came to him through their own heart.
00:07:41 But it also came to him through others and through the word of others, leaning, reaching out to him and saying,
00:07:47 Hey, this is something you should do, So seek the advice of others and then the last one is,
00:07:54 Once you've made the decision that this really is a new direction, follow through on it. Take action,
00:08:02 begin to move in that direction. Don't do it in a risky way. There's plenty of ways you can move forward.
00:08:08 Instead, what amounts to a smart way but take action, begin to move forward, begin to develop the idea.
00:08:18 Begin to actually test it and see if it works and go out into the real world and see what happens and what comes back at you,
00:08:27 because the interesting thing is, oh, you'll receive challenges. You'll receive difficulty. You'll receive people that say your idea is stupid,
00:08:35 but you'll also receive signals that it's not, You know, in a time like this, when there's a pandemic around the world and there's all of this chaos and uncertainty and fear and doubt going on,
00:08:52 this is so important to recognize what is a distraction versus what is a direction for your life. This is a perfect chance to take 1/2 a step back and really listen to what's been on your heart and mind and identify what's really important to you.
00:09:11 What is the rial calling that you've been set out to do? What is it that you're supposed to be doing beyond anything else?
00:09:19 And as you begin to hear that, speak to your heart. This is a great time to begin taking action because the truth is there are lots of people that need your help.
00:09:30 There are lots of people that need your service. There are lots of people that need your ideas. There are lots of people that need for you to do what you've called to do.
00:09:41 That is what the world needs. The world needs more people living out there calling. That's what we bring peace and stability during this time.
00:09:51 That's why it's so important that you have the confidence and the guts to do it and do it now.
00:10:00 By the way, there's always chaos. There's always distraction. There's always things that can go wrong, even at the best of times.
00:10:13 You're one of the things I've pointed out to. People is right Now. If you're hurting because of this,
00:10:17 if you've lost your job, if you've lost a source of income, if you've got somebody in your family who's sick,
00:10:24 it's serious. It's a disaster. It's an emergency. It's something that you're really having to face and deal with.
00:10:32 But the truth is, if you had somebody who was sick six month of months ago, if you lost your job six months ago or if you lose your jobs six months from now,
00:10:43 it's still an emergency. We've always got the chance for new problems and new emergencies. That's part of what comes with life.
00:10:51 We are not promised an easy life, but what we are promises the opportunity to create a relationship with God to develop ourselves to invest in ourselves,
00:11:04 invest in others, develop in influence and make an impact. That's what we talk about here weekend and week out.
00:11:12 And right now is a great time to really take that time to figure out what in your life has been a distraction up to now,
00:11:23 instead of a direction, What is it that you need to carve out of your life so that you can really focus on the things that are most important and go forward and do the things that you have been called to do?
00:11:35 And don't let fear stop You. Don't let money stop you Don't let time stop you, but create the things that you need to do to be a good steward of your resource is so that you can go out and do what you've been called to do.
00:11:52 Thanks for listening. Thanks so much for listening to the inspired stewardship Podcast. As a subscriber and listener,
00:12:04 we challenge you to not just sit back and passively listen. But act on what you've heard and find a way to live your calling.
00:12:14 If you like this episode on the stewardship of time, be sure to sign up for our stewardship of time tips.
00:12:22 Siri's by going to inspired stewardship dot com slash time or texting 44222 time tips and that'll get you our best tips on stewarding your time until next time investor time,
00:12:44 your talent and your treasures develop your influence and impact world.

+ Click to view entire transcript
- Click to collapse


In today's episode, I talk with you about:

  • Knowing if something is a distraction or a direction for your life...
  • Some simple tips to recognize which it is...
  • Why this is so important to you especially now...
  • and more.....

Don't allow distractions and temptations misguide you & satisfy you for a brief moment. Be strong & stay focused. ― Genereux Philip

Click to Tweet

Some of the Resources recommended in this episode:

I make a commission for purchases made through the following link.

Let Me Know What you Think Below....

Episode 568: I Don’t Have Time For That

By Leave a Comment

Join us today for an episode about why this phrase is never a good excuse...

Today's episode is focused on what to do and say instead of "I don't have Time for this"...

In today’s episode about developing your influence by stewarding your time, I talk with you about why saying I don't have time for that is a terrible excuse (and yes it's an excuse.) I share how you can stop using this excuse.  I also talk about what to do instead.

Join in on the Chat below.

00:00:00 Thanks for joining me on Episode 5 68 of the inspired Stewardship podcast. I'm Heather Hyman from Sweet Tea Social Marketing. I challenge you to invest in yourself, invest in others, develop your influence and impact the world by using your time, your talent and your treasures toe live out your calling. Having the ability to reach others is key. And one way to be inspired to do just that is to listen to this the inspired stewardship podcast with my friend Scott Mater. But the truth is, it doesn't matter what you say your priorities are.
00:00:46 What you actually do is really what your priorities are. What are you spending your time and your money on? If I looked at your calendar and your checkbook, what would I see? Because what I see there will reflect your riel priorities. And if that's not what you want, If that's something that you look at and you go wait a minute. Welcome. And thank you for joining us on the inspired stewardship podcasts. If you truly desire to become the person who God wants you to be, then you must learn to use your time,
00:01:20 your talent and your treasures for your true calling in the inspired Searchie podcast will learn to invest in yourself, invest in others and develop your influence so that you can impact way in today's episode about developing your influence by stewarding. Your time I talk with you about why I don't have time, for that is a terrible excuse how you can stop using that excuse and what are some things you can do instead,
00:01:54 as we talk about stewarding your time? Wouldn't it be great if you could support this podcast and do it without just taking too long?
00:02:01 It turns out you can't. All you have to do is use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon when you're ready to make a purchase via Amazon,
00:02:10 and a small commission will come back to support the show just that quick. If you enjoy the show when you are ready to buy from Amazon,
00:02:18 just use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon. I don't have time for that is one of those things that we say.
00:02:29 Often somebody comes up with a new opportunity, and we say I just don't have time for that right now,
00:02:36 or maybe it's time to get out and exercise and do a workout, and it's I just don't have time for that.
00:02:44 Maybe you want to eat healthier, but you just don't have time to do them meal prep and the shopping and the other steps that it takes to do that.
00:02:53 Or you don't have timeto clean house or work on things. And don't get me wrong. I say this,
00:02:59 too. We all do. From time to time, no pun intended. We will find ourselves looking up and thinking to ourselves,
00:03:07 You know, I just don't have time for that task And I've talked before about how I would challenge you right away to stop using that as an excuse.
00:03:20 Here's the thing When you begin to phrase things around, I don't have time for that in a very real way.
00:03:28 You're taking away your ability to make a choice. You're taking away your ability to be the one that actually takes control of your life and decides what you're going to do.
00:03:41 It's a terrible excuse, not so much because it's true or false, but because it's an excuse that takes away your power and your ability to do things.
00:03:54 It takes away your ability to make a decision about how you want to use your time. See, that's the interesting thing.
00:04:03 The truth is, we all have the same amount of time available to us. We all have 24 hours in a day.
00:04:09 We all have 168 hours in a week, and the real difference is not the amount of time, but rather what we choose to do with it.
00:04:20 It's the one thing that you can always do, and I've talked about this one before is Frame. I don't have enough time and replace that phrase with one of two other phrases.
00:04:31 One is This isn't a priority. This isn't important to me right now. By the way, that's not a value judgment.
00:04:40 It may be entirely possible that right now, working out is not at the top of your list of priorities.
00:04:48 But what's interesting is by saying, I'd love to work out, but it isn't a priority right now.
00:04:55 It forces you to again thinking about that a little differently. It forces you to think about that choice in a way that empowers you to change it now or to change it later to recognize that maybe this is a season in your life.
00:05:12 Or maybe it's a permanent decision and in each case to think about the consequences of that and decide whether or not that's something that you want toe actually have as a consequence in your life.
00:05:26 Similarly, you can also phrase it instead of it's not a priority. You can choose to phrase it as I choose to not do that and do this instead,
00:05:37 make it clear what the tradeoff is that you're making. What are you choosing to do instead of exercise?
00:05:44 Because by phrasing it that way again, it begins to give you the power to think about it and reframe it.
00:05:51 So, for instance, I don't have time to exercise right now because I choose to watch Netflix. That gives you a couple of possibilities.
00:05:59 One. You may look at that and go. You know what? Benji on Netflix is a bit of a poor choice versus actually working out.
00:06:10 You also may see that maybe you could do both of those things at once. You could put Netflix on your phone,
00:06:16 set it on the treadmill, and while you're walking and exercising on the treadmill, still watch your Netflix.
00:06:22 You could do both at once. You could tie them together in your mind so it gives you that ability to think about what you're doing and think about what you're doing.
00:06:32 Instead, what am I giving up and what am I getting? And then make a conscious decision about whether or not this is a good trade off whether or not this is something that you want now,
00:06:44 one caution that I want to give see? Oftentimes we'll talk about our priorities will say our family is our priority or friends or a priority are whatever our physical health is our priority.
00:06:58 Eating right is a priority. But the truth is it doesn't matter what you say your priorities are. What you actually do is really what your priorities are.
00:07:10 What are you spending your time and your money on? If I'd looked at your calendar and your checkbook,
00:07:16 what would I see? Because what I see there will reflect your riel priorities. And if that's not what you want,
00:07:25 if that's something that you look at and you go, Oh, wait a minute, I don't want that to be my priorities.
00:07:32 I don't want that to be what people look at and see that I'm doing well. In that case,
00:07:39 you have the power to choose to do something different. See, that's the key. The key is to recognize that you have the power to not use.
00:07:54 I don't have enough time as an excuse. You have the power to recognize that you have a choice.
00:08:03 You always have the power of choice unless someone is sitting there with a gun to your head, saying You can't exercise.
00:08:10 You have to watch Netflix instead. You have the power to choose, and as you choose as you choose you can reflect on.
00:08:20 Is that choice one that truly reflects what I want my priorities to be? Is that one that has good long term consequences or not?
00:08:30 And if it doesn't, then you can begin to build the systems and the habits and the processes in the routines that allow you to make different choices.
00:08:40 That's what happens all too often. It's not about what you choose one time it's about what you choose over and over and over again.
00:08:52 It's about the 1,000,000 tiny choices that you make each and every day that give us the power to change.
00:09:00 And that's why it's so important that you really reflect on your true priorities and you stop using. I don't have time for that as an excuse.
00:09:11 Thanks for listening. Thanks so much for listening to the inspired stewardship Podcast. As a subscriber and listener,
00:09:23 we challenge you to not just sit back and passively listen. But act on what you've heard and find a way toe.
00:09:32 Live your calling. If you like this episode on the stewardship of time, be sure to sign up for our stewardship of time tips.
00:09:41 Siri's by going to inspired stewardship dot com slash time or texting. 44222 time tips and that'll get you our best tips on stewarding your time until next time investor time,
00:10:03 your talent and your treasures develop your influence and impact world.

+ Click to view entire transcript
- Click to collapse


In today's episode, I talk with you about:

  • Why this is a terrible excuse...
  • How you can stop using this excuse...
  • What to do instead...
  • and more.....

Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.  – Jim Rohn

Click to Tweet

Some of the Resources recommended in this episode:

I make a commission for purchases made through the following link.

Let Me Know What you Think Below....

Episode 563: Engagement Comes from Autonomy

By Leave a Comment

Join us today for an episode about the key to engagement...

Today's episode is focused on how you can create engagement by providing autonomy...

In today’s episode about investing in others by stewarding your time, I talk with you about what autonomy is and what it means.  I share how autonomy builds purpose and engagement.  I also show how this comes not from control but from conversation.

Join in on the Chat below.

00:00:00 Thanks for joining me on Episode 5 63 of the inspired Stewardship by cast I'm Scott Brookins from scott brookins dot com. I encourage you to find the way to be inspired to start your dream business and find freedom. And one way to do that is to be inspired by this. The inspired stewardship podcast with my friend Scott made her. I would argue that in a very real level, autonomy is the foundation of that connection, because without autonomy without the ability to choose, it's hard to then choose what you want to develop,
00:00:41 mastering about. And it's hard to establish your own purpose and reason for being. If you haven't got the ability to choose, autonomy is fundamental to purpose and engagement. Welcome and thank you for joining us on the inspired stewardship. Podcasts. If you truly desire to become the person who God wants you to be, then you must learn to use your time, your talent and your treasures for your true calling in the inspired Stewardship podcast, we'll learn to invest in yourself, invest in others and develop your influence so that you can impact the world In today's episode about investing in others by stewarding your time I talk with you about what autonomy is,
00:01:31 how autonomy builds purpose and engagement and how it comes not from control, but rather from conversation as we talk about stewarding your time.
00:01:43 Wouldn't it be great if you could support this podcast and do it without just taking too long? It turns out you can't.
00:01:49 All you have to do is use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon when you're ready to make a purchase via Amazon,
00:01:57 and a small commission will come back to support the show just that quick. If you enjoy the show when you are ready to buy from Amazon,
00:02:05 just use inspired stewardship dot com slash amazon. Dan Pink in the book drive talks about three things that people need that will help them feel driven to accomplish something that will help him feel connected and help them have a sense of well being around themselves and what they're doing.
00:02:28 And these air autonomy, mastery and purpose. Now we're gonna talk about mastery and purpose at other times,
00:02:35 but right now I want to focus on this idea of autonomy, and the interesting thing about it is a lot of times we think of that word differently.
00:02:46 At its simplest point, Autonomy simply means having the freedom to make your own decisions. But oftentimes we think that means having the ability to do anything that we want to do at any time,
00:02:59 and that's not the same thing. We also think sometimes that autonomy means working by ourselves or working alone.
00:03:06 But again, that's not the same thing. The truth is, you can be in a partnership like Ah,
00:03:12 mother and father, raising a child together and have autonomy and yet still be collaborating with others. You also,
00:03:21 when you have autonomy, it doesn't mean that there's no guidelines and it's just the Wild West and you do whatever you want at any time you want.
00:03:28 It doesn't mean working without a net, and it doesn't mean working without direction or in isolation. But it also means that you don't work with complete micromanagement when everything that you do is looked at it.
00:03:44 Studied and controlled at all levels of autonomy is not the lack of control, but it is giving that control with boundaries to you as a person.
00:03:58 The interesting thing is, is autonomy is one of the biggest areas where, whether it's people working in a job or whether it's a child being raised by parents,
00:04:08 whether it is you running your own business, whether it's an employee or the owner or customer, our client,
00:04:16 we may not know what it is. We may not be able to put words around it, but we know when we don't have it.
00:04:22 We know when things are being controlled in a way that isn't useful. See, autonomy is what allows us to begin to build purpose and engagement with the task.
00:04:35 I would argue that in a very real level, autonomy is the foundation of that connection because without autonomy,
00:04:43 without the ability to choose, it's hard to then choose what you want to develop mastery about. And it's hard to establish your own purpose and reason for being.
00:04:54 If you haven't got the ability to choose, autonomy is fundamental to purpose and engagement, and that's often where we're working when we're trying to help others when we're trying to invest in.
00:05:08 Others were trying to find ways to help them identify their purpose, to help them become more engaged with their calling,
00:05:14 to help them to go out and do the thing that they're supposed to be doing. That's one of the things that I try to do.
00:05:21 And in doing that it requires that I help people find that sense of control, that autonomy that they need.
00:05:31 And here's the interesting thing. You know, I found out that control which let me tell you, let me tell you the truth.
00:05:39 I'm a bit of a control freak. I liketo have control over everything. I'm one of these people.
00:05:44 I don't like change. I don't like chaos. I don't like it when I feel out of control.
00:05:49 And yet what I've begun to find is that autonomy comes not from that sense of controlling everything, but rather from the sense of being open toe,
00:06:00 listen to talk and have conversations. When I'm investing in others, when I'm working with someone is a coach,
00:06:07 I discover that to toe one relationship, how you have to listen because you have two years twice a cz Muchas.
00:06:15 You talk because you have one mouth. This ratio of sitting down with other people and finding out what it is that drives them not only gives them a sense of autonomy,
00:06:27 but it also gives me a sense of autonomy. It's funny, but out of conversation comes comfort around the ability to make choices,
00:06:39 because what happens is as you have conversations with people and by the way, again, if this is an employee or a job situation,
00:06:46 this still works. You begin to have a stronger alignment around the values that that person has, or that business has.
00:06:54 You begin to foster relationship and connection across all levels of that building, and you begin to see examples of how that value and principles are lived out.
00:07:07 And if all of those things are in alignment that all of a sudden having employees that have the ability to make decisions works,
00:07:14 you look at a company like Southwest Airlines, and at the end of the day, they empower their employees to make decisions,
00:07:23 even really big decisions. And sure, sometimes mistakes are made. Sometimes something goes wrong. But because they empower their employees more often than not,
00:07:34 their employees stay engaged and end up helping and serving the customer in a way that creates a valuable experience.
00:07:41 You have to recognize the idea that if there's autonomy in the situation, people are going to make mistakes,
00:07:48 but over time you build a sense of trust, and you create the ability to make choices within boundaries.
00:07:54 You show those examples, and you have those deeper conversations that allow people to develop the tools and the behaviors and the thought processes that allow them to succeed.
00:08:08 And you do that over time through conversation, not control. Thanks for listening. Thanks so much for listening to the inspired stewardship Podcast.
00:08:24 As a subscriber and listener, we challenge you to not just sit back and passively listen. But act on what you've heard and find a way toe Live your calling.
00:08:36 If you like this episode on the stewardship of time, be sure to sign up for our stewardship of time tips.
00:08:44 Siri's by going to inspired stewardship dot com slash time or texting 44222 time tips And that'll get you our best tips on stewarding your time until next time investor time,
00:09:06 your talent and your treasures develop your influence and impact world

+ Click to view entire transcript
- Click to collapse


In today's episode, I talk with you about:

  • What autonomy is and what it means... 
  • How autonomy builds purpose and engagement...
  • How this comes not from control but from conversation...
  • and more.....

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.—Daniel H. Pink

Click to Tweet

Some of the Resources recommended in this episode:

I make a commission for purchases made through the following link.

Let Me Know What you Think Below....

>