{"id":2889,"date":"2019-11-15T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2019-11-14T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:33:30","slug":"trade-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/trade-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything is a Trade-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s Your Trade-off?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Living A Life of Focus – Part 9<\/span><\/h3>\n

Everything is a trade off, what am I trading?\u00a0 This statement might be my favorite. It taught us that saying \u201cyes\u201d to something means we’re saying \u201cno\u201d to everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your trade-off?
\n<\/strong>Common behavior will allow one to be distracted from doing what\u2019s important for something else.\u00a0 Normal people trade the most important, for the least important. Have you ever thought about how much of your time is being taken hostage by others?\u00a0 Maybe you don\u2019t see it this way. So then, let me open your eyes to this thought. Let\u2019s say you work in an office setting with offices and cubicles. Anytime a person walks up to your desk and ask you to do a task you did not plan on doing, is your time being taken hostage?\u00a0 In the corporate environment this happens everyday, all day. What they are asking you to do is take on their assignment and take the focus off the things that should have your priority. When you\u2019re not aware of this happening, you’re making an unconscious trade-off.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Thought or Concept:<\/span>
\n<\/span>Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve learned.\u00a0 Every minute, every second, every moment, every hour can be considered a trade-off.\u00a0 You are trading that moment, that time, whatever you\u2019re doing for something else. It\u2019s always a trade-off.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A successful life is a series of trade-offs.” – John Maxwell<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ask yourself, what am I trading during this moment, during this time?\u00a0 When we allow others to take our time, our moments, one hour, even our day, what we have just done is made a trade.\u00a0 We\u2019ve traded what we want to do for what someone else wants us to do. This means every time you\u2019re presented with a request, you must ask the question, what am I trading?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do I want to trade my time for what\u2019s being presented to me?
\n<\/span>Do I need to be doing something else?
\n<\/span>Do I need to be watching an hour of my favorite show?
\n<\/span>Am I really going to trade \u201cthat\u201d for what I\u2019m doing now?
\n<\/span>Am I going to trade-off this momentary satisfaction for a greater future?
\n<\/span>Am I going to, as the Old Testament would say, \u201c<\/span>take the bowl of stew for something that is going to cost me my future?<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Practice:
\n<\/span>“For everything you gain, you must give up something.” – John Maxwell<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Here are four lessons we can learn from making a trade-off decision.<\/span><\/p>\n