Reflection

Camilla C. Moss

Blog 4

I found out I was accepted into the Tier 1 add-on program on a Wednesday.  I registered for classes three days later and began classes two days after that.  The first day of class, I flew to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to attend a meeting and conference for work.  My first assignment was due the day I flew home and the evening of my daughter’s Spring Band concert.   I had no idea how I was going to manage the course work, my work and family.   This experience was so completely different from when I was last in school.  My time is already limited by my responsibilities and I was afraid that I couldn’t give my coursework the time and effort it required.  I learned quickly that the only way that I would be successful in this program was to focus on one thing at a time.  I had to learn to do the things that are important right now.  I couldn’t help but reflect on When I heard Greg McKeown discuss this idea in his book Essentialism: The Discipline Pursuit of Less, I knew I was on the right track.  Another suggestion in the book is that sometimes it’s more important to get things done rather than getting them done perfectly.  While I found many things in his book resonated with me, this idea has become my new mantra.  We all have responsibilities that require our time and attention.  As leaders, there will be many times when the demands will outweigh our resources to accomplish tasks.  The only way to get through these challenging times will be to focus on what’s important now.