The Guilt of Not Working Always

It will be a shorter day today, meaning I should be done before 10:00. Also quite different, especially for a week day, as it started with a round of golf.

It’s funny. As an entrepreneur, I work almost all of the time. And since the round ended this morning, I have been in meetings, or on the phone, without stop. So taking a few hours for some much needed R&R shouldn’t seem like a big deal. But I really struggled with some guilt this afternoon. Something to work on.

Stephen Covey talks about P and PC. Production and Production Capacity. If one focuses exclusively on Production, one’s Production Capacity will wane. Production Capacity also requires attention, and nurturing, and this includes rest. I believe he also uses the phrase, “sharpening the saw”, although, admittedly, it’s been a couple of years since I’ve read The Seven Habits.

My golf partner this morning was a good friend who is also both a business and golf mentor. He’s about a seven handicap. I’m closer to 18. But I learn a lot, and pick his brain continuously throughout the round. And he’s actually one of the main reasons why I am a Parmasters franchisee, but that’s another story, for another time.

For now …
“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things ... I am tempted to think ... there are no little things.” -Bruce Barton

Maintaining one’s Production Capacity is one such “little thing.”