Find Time for Agility and Nimbleness!

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Find Time for Agility and Nimbleness!

Posted on February 10, 2010, under Time and Energy, Time Choices.

Finding time and being efficient is often thought of as a matter of developing systems and being steady and disciplined about sticking to them. And don’t get me wrong – those skills are very important!

But the recent blizzard(s) that have inundated and paralyzed the Mid-Atlantic region of the US provide a reminder of the need for agility in meeting the challenges that the world sometimes presents us with.

Finding time to be nimble in the face of the unexpected is a matter of time choices AND a matter of the energy that we bring to those choices. And I would add that our energy can be very much affected by the language that we use to describe our choices!

I love words like agile and nimble because they are so energetic, active, and positive.

Contrast them to a word like flexibility. It’s not a bad word at all – but it can have a slightly reactive feel, can’t it? Something happens and we are flexible in response to it. It just doesn’t have the same “in charge” feeling that a nimble response has.

The next time you are confronted with an unexpected wrench in the works … try framing your response as “agile” or “nimble” or some other active and in charge word that strikes a chord for you. How does it feel? I’d love to hear!

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There are 2 Responses to “Find Time for Agility and Nimbleness!”

#1 Alison - 10 February, 10:07 AM

Yes, I like how proactive the words “agile” and “nimble” are, and how they imply good oversight, too! I find that I’m most agile and nimble when my priorities are clear.

#2 Find Time for February's Time Finder Favorites! | The Time Finder with Paula Eder - 01 March, 7:24 AM

[...] Time Finder readers were drawn to a pretty wide mix of posts, with the two top vote getters marking an interest in managing change and transition. They are Finding Time by Being Flexible-3 Timely Tips and Find Time for Agility and Nimbleness. [...]

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