Why Are You in Such a Hurry?


By Deb Boelkes
Do you ever find yourself rushing through the day, exerting unnecessary pressure on yourself in valiant attempts to cram “just one more thing” into your already busy life?
Throughout my hustle-and-bustle leadership career—before technology enabled us to work from home—I hurried through virtually every aspect of my life in attempts to make up for the untold hours I spent sitting in heavily clogged LA traffic, where virtually every hour is “rush hour.”
Never-the-less, on the days that I wasn’t travelling to far-off places, I loved catching up with my local colleagues and staff over lunch in sit-down restaurants. The biggest challenge we faced when deciding where to dine was not so much about the kind of food we would have, but whether we had the time to drive or if we needed to walk to ensure we could get back to the office before our next meeting. Yes, walking was often the quickest option.
After 30+ years enduring such ridiculous drive-time routines...