Availability usually means that you are engaged and engagement gives you a greater chance for success. This availability isn’t just focused on the tasks, but it’s also focused on the people around you. It also means being available to yourself to give yourself the rest time you need.
Start with these questions:
- How do you I really feel?
- Does God feel near?
- Am I working on the top priorities to achieve my goals?
- Do my choices and actions reflect my values?
- Am I allowing others into my life or pushing them away?
- Where am I spending my time & energy?
The choices and actions we make will define our legacy. How do you want to be remembered?
I love this section from the Dream Big book:
“A porter’s job is to get up early each day, walk down to the city gate, and greet people. Porters ask travelers this question: “What can I do to help you on your way?” Taking an interest in people means asking the same. If you want to make progress on your ambitions, ask other people about theirs. It was this kind of reverse economy Jesus spoke about often. It worked then, and it works now.”
Become their student, not their teacher.