Am I Having An Impact?

It’s mid year and that makes some of us think, “what am I doing with my time? Am I having any impact?”

It’s also a good question. I ask myself this a lot.

I ask it when I’m doubting myself and my life choices – we’ve all been there, right?

I ask it when I’m assessing my progress: How’s it going? What do I need to tweak? What needs to go in the bin? What do I need to keep on doing?

I ask it randomly, to keep myself on my toes, and keep true to my path.

And I ask it because with so many responsibilities facing me, it’s easy to end up doing too much.

The busier I feel, the more likely it is that I am not using my time well, and that I’m not having the impact that I want.

Because if I have my face in the detail, and I’m ploughing through the tasks, ticking things off my to do list (which is a great feeling)….

Then I’m no longer thinking strategically.

And it’s easy to go off course.

So how do you keep on track with the big picture? How do you navigate the day to day, while working towards that long term goal?

What’s the question or activity that helps you stay on track?

Maybe you need to do it today.