There's Never A Good Time For Anything (#040)

In this episode, Sean and James talk about the concept of not having enough time (this comes up pretty often for all of us!) and how we have to say no to things because there just isn't enough time in the day. They give some personal examples of the things they've been saying no to and tell us how they overcome the fear of saying no (you can do it, too!), which is associated with different things they may or may not want to do. Key Takeaways: Doing a few small things every day may seem not much, but it is the only way you can grow consistently. It is easy to get distracted with so many different things to do that you don't know where to start. Start with what you want to do, not what others want you to do. Stay out of autopilot and check in because you have that power, and you have to, for your well-being. You have that obligation to say no to things and not be afraid of FOMO or self-guilt. Episode Quotes: James on the need to make time for the things you really want to do "It is very interesting to think about how you only make time for the things you really want to do in life. But sometimes, the things you really want to do get pushed away, and there's never time to put that in. But you need to make the time. You have to make the time for whatever you want to do. Even for chores. I think this happens a lot, right? There's a lot of chores that you have to take care of, but you just never have time to do it. And it's not that there isn't enough time. You're just choosing to deprioritize it. To lower it and use that almost as an excuse saying, I don't have enough time to do it." Sean on evaluating priorities "That's something worth thinking about. Am I conscious of my priorities? Because yeah, there are so many things tugging at us every day. What isn't important? Is my family less important than my hobbies, or work, or vice versa? No, absolutely not. But there are only a few things that I can do." Sean on exploring the things you say no to "It would be really interesting (to explore what we're saying no to). And I say that because the advice you always hear is your important life decisions aren't what you say yes to, it's what you say no to, supposedly. And I think what isn't followed up with that advice is the consequences of saying no; the mental or the social consequences sometimes of saying no. I don't think it's explored enough because that's what actually holds people back from saying no.”