https://rickbaker.ca/category/i-m-too-busy-i-don-t-have-time/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/only-a-silly-person-would-waste-time-talking-about-not-having-enough-time/https://rickbaker.ca/post/only-a-silly-person-would-waste-time-talking-about-not-having-enough-time/Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:17:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I mean - you wouldn't throw away perfectly good food while complaining about being hungry...would you? The time right in front… https://rickbaker.ca/post/organized-people-get-work-done-disorganized-people-get-work-repeated/https://rickbaker.ca/post/organized-people-get-work-done-disorganized-people-get-work-repeated/Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:04:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Disorganization = more errors = more fixing of errors = repeated work. And, of course, disorganization consumes time and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-all-have-the-same-amount-of-timewe-know-the-past-is-gonewe-know-we-have-the-presentwe-only-hope-we-have-the-future/https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-all-have-the-same-amount-of-timewe-know-the-past-is-gonewe-know-we-have-the-presentwe-only-hope-we-have-the-future/Wed, 09 Jun 2021 07:07:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Time is our most-precious commodity. We cannot afford to waste any of it complaining about not having enough of it. Only a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-let-yourself-get-so-busy-you-let-situations-catch-you-unpreparedanticipate-situations-plan-ahead/https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-let-yourself-get-so-busy-you-let-situations-catch-you-unpreparedanticipate-situations-plan-ahead/Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:57:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet So many people think they are ' too busy ' when the reality is they are 'too unprepared'. They live a business life consumed by… https://rickbaker.ca/post/get-a-life-reality-tv-has-added-a-whole-new-dimension-to-that-old-admonition/https://rickbaker.ca/post/get-a-life-reality-tv-has-added-a-whole-new-dimension-to-that-old-admonition/Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:24:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet It's now incredibly easy to 'get a life'. Our TV remotes provide us a full range of lives...numerous reality choices with many… https://rickbaker.ca/post/how-is-it-people-who-are-too-busy-find-time-to-share-their-problems-with-others-watch-all-that-reality-tv/https://rickbaker.ca/post/how-is-it-people-who-are-too-busy-find-time-to-share-their-problems-with-others-watch-all-that-reality-tv/Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:12:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet When 2 pet peeves collide... (1) People ain't too busy - they just brainwash themselves that way. (2) Reality TV just ain't … https://rickbaker.ca/post/organized-people-get-more-done-disorganized-people-get-more-stress/https://rickbaker.ca/post/organized-people-get-more-done-disorganized-people-get-more-stress/Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:37:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we are disorganized we make more errors and errors cause more work...and sometimes cause other people to have negative… https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-people-are-way-too-busy-talking-to-learn/https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-people-are-way-too-busy-talking-to-learn/Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:09:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I bet you've noticed some people simply must express their views. If someone interrupts them, sooner or later, one way or… https://rickbaker.ca/post/isnt-it-ironic-that-successful-people-are-busy-while-unsuccessful-people-are-too-busy-2021/https://rickbaker.ca/post/isnt-it-ironic-that-successful-people-are-busy-while-unsuccessful-people-are-too-busy-2021/Sun, 28 Mar 2021 07:54:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I've never heard a successful person say, "I'm too busy." I've heard many struggling people say, "I'm too busy." There must be… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-to-win-someone-over-then-let-him-know-that-you-know-what-he-does-when-he-is-at-work/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-to-win-someone-over-then-let-him-know-that-you-know-what-he-does-when-he-is-at-work/Sat, 20 Mar 2021 07:27:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Most people take at least some pride in their work...so they tell others about what they do when they are at work. Few people… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-convince-yourself-you-are-too-busy-then-you-too-can-make-worse-decisions-2021/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-convince-yourself-you-are-too-busy-then-you-too-can-make-worse-decisions-2021/Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:32:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet It's all in the way you hold your mind. You do not have to take the time required to make good decisions. It is your… https://rickbaker.ca/post/time-is-a-most-precious-thing-shame-on-the-people-who-repeatedly-waste-time-then-complain-about-not-having-enough-of-it/https://rickbaker.ca/post/time-is-a-most-precious-thing-shame-on-the-people-who-repeatedly-waste-time-then-complain-about-not-having-enough-of-it/Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:22:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet We all have the same amount of time ...we know the past is gone...we know we have the present...we only hope we have the… https://rickbaker.ca/post/its-your-choice-be-organized-or-be-too-busy-attitude/https://rickbaker.ca/post/its-your-choice-be-organized-or-be-too-busy-attitude/Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:18:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet A gram of prevention is worth a tonne of cure. https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-are-spending-too-much-time-fighting-fires-at-work-your-career-is-getting-doused/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-are-spending-too-much-time-fighting-fires-at-work-your-career-is-getting-doused/Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:10:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The economy would get a serious boost if 10% of business people would apply the 80/20 Rule and spend more time doing work… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-our-ancestors-thought-and-acted-like-they-were-too-busy-they-would-have-been-eaten-then-where-would-we-be/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-our-ancestors-thought-and-acted-like-they-were-too-busy-they-would-have-been-eaten-then-where-would-we-be/Fri, 18 Dec 2020 07:36:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The next time you feel inclined to complain about being too busy think of your ancestors . Wonderful heritage - Evolution… https://rickbaker.ca/post/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-the-future-shock-pandemic-is-upon-us-many-now-unable-to-return-phone-calls-2020/https://rickbaker.ca/post/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-the-future-shock-pandemic-is-upon-us-many-now-unable-to-return-phone-calls-2020/Tue, 08 Dec 2020 07:19:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet When Alvin Toffler warned us about Future Shock he didn't mention all these people would become so shocked they wouldn't even… https://rickbaker.ca/post/im-too-busy-thats-a-real-good-way-not-to-be-thinking/https://rickbaker.ca/post/im-too-busy-thats-a-real-good-way-not-to-be-thinking/Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:35:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I favour abundance thinking over scarcity mindsets. If I think "I'm too busy" then I have a scarcity mindset with respect to… https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-you-say-i-dont-have-time-what-are-you-really-thinking-why-not-communicate-that-real-information-instead/https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-you-say-i-dont-have-time-what-are-you-really-thinking-why-not-communicate-that-real-information-instead/Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Saying " I don't have time " and " I'm too busy " ... those are bad habits. They are bad habits that show how a person can… https://rickbaker.ca/post/isnt-it-ironic-that-successful-people-are-busy-while-unsuccessful-people-are-too-busy/https://rickbaker.ca/post/isnt-it-ironic-that-successful-people-are-busy-while-unsuccessful-people-are-too-busy/Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:14:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Surely, successful people should be the busier. Yet, that's not the way they feel or talk . Return on time invested - doesn't… https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-opportunities-seek-out-people-to-visit-they-pretty-much-avoid-all-the-too-busy-people/https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-opportunities-seek-out-people-to-visit-they-pretty-much-avoid-all-the-too-busy-people/Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:46:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many people have a self-image of a too-busy person..." I am too busy to do that! " Opportunities prefer to visit with people… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-time-flies-try-holding-your-breath-while-your-boss-is-telling-a-story/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-time-flies-try-holding-your-breath-while-your-boss-is-telling-a-story/Sat, 10 Oct 2020 07:16:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Einstein showed us that time is relative. [Maybe that's why it's easier to hold your breath when a relative is telling a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/heres-a-catch-22-people-get-so-busy-in-their-minds-they-have-no-time-to-address-their-own-ineptitude-or-anyone-elses/https://rickbaker.ca/post/heres-a-catch-22-people-get-so-busy-in-their-minds-they-have-no-time-to-address-their-own-ineptitude-or-anyone-elses/Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:29:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet When I am inept I am overwhelmed by my workload. When I am overwhelmed by my workload I believe I don't have enough time. When… https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-things-are-urgent-some-things-are-important-very-few-things-are-both-urgent-and-important-decisions/https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-things-are-urgent-some-things-are-important-very-few-things-are-both-urgent-and-important-decisions/Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:43:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The vast majority of important things are not urgent and so they can be postponed. And unfortunately, on a regular basis… https://rickbaker.ca/post/many-people-have-a-personal-relationship-with-time-time-serves-as-their-scapegoat/https://rickbaker.ca/post/many-people-have-a-personal-relationship-with-time-time-serves-as-their-scapegoat/Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:50:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Time is an abstract. People are not. At least, most people are not. Really, we know Time does not have human qualities. Really… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-you-are-too-busy-then-you-are-thinking-wrong/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-you-are-too-busy-then-you-are-thinking-wrong/Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:29:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I favour abundance thinking over scarcity mindsets. If I decide I think "I'm too busy" then I have selected a scarcity mindset… https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-things-are-urgent-some-things-are-important-very-few-things-are-both-urgent-and-important/https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-things-are-urgent-some-things-are-important-very-few-things-are-both-urgent-and-important/Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:18:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The vast majority of important things are not urgent and so they can be postponed. And, quite a bit of the time, that's exactly… https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-person-who-chases-two-rabbits-is-too-busy-to-catch-either/https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-person-who-chases-two-rabbits-is-too-busy-to-catch-either/Fri, 12 Jun 2020 07:39:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Playing with the ancient wisdom of Confucius... “He who chases two rabbits, captures neither.” You don't have to chase two… https://rickbaker.ca/post/disorganized-people-are-too-busy-because-they-are-repeat-the-workers/https://rickbaker.ca/post/disorganized-people-are-too-busy-because-they-are-repeat-the-workers/Tue, 09 Jun 2020 07:16:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Disorganized people make more errors, cause more distractions, and tend to annoy more-organized people. Disorganized people are… https://rickbaker.ca/post/invest-the-time-it-takes-to-understand-people-understanding-provides-for-trust-motivation-leadership/https://rickbaker.ca/post/invest-the-time-it-takes-to-understand-people-understanding-provides-for-trust-motivation-leadership/Sun, 31 May 2020 07:08:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet In part, inspired by a re-reading of Michael Gerber's ' The E-Myth Revisited '. Pick a demographic - learn its psychographics … https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-today-you-cant-find-time-to-do-things-right-then-tomorrow-you-will-find-time-to-do-them-again-procrastination/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-today-you-cant-find-time-to-do-things-right-then-tomorrow-you-will-find-time-to-do-them-again-procrastination/Fri, 22 May 2020 07:32:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Have you ever noticed - the people who complain the loudest about having no time tend to spend far more time than others spend… https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-blame-lack-of-time-when-the-real-culprit-is-personal-disorganization-and-self-imposed-mayhem/https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-blame-lack-of-time-when-the-real-culprit-is-personal-disorganization-and-self-imposed-mayhem/Tue, 19 May 2020 07:01:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you free up a few moments, step back, ask yourself "How much time do I have?" , and spend some quality time thinking before… https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-can-choose-to-multi-task-and-struggle-or-we-can-choose-to-task-multi-and-win/https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-can-choose-to-multi-task-and-struggle-or-we-can-choose-to-task-multi-and-win/Mon, 04 May 2020 07:56:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet If we try to cram multiple pieces of work into a time frame we lose focus and dilute concentration . The result is, at best, a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-to-be-a-leader-in-your-industry-sector-return-phone-calls-and-respond-to-e-mail-leadership/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-to-be-a-leader-in-your-industry-sector-return-phone-calls-and-respond-to-e-mail-leadership/Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:20:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Successful people seem to have more time . Also, with the current trend of slackening business etiquette, returning phone calls… https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-you-spend-more-time-a-annoying-people-or-b-watching-people-you-dont-know-annoying-people-you-dont-know-on-tv/https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-you-spend-more-time-a-annoying-people-or-b-watching-people-you-dont-know-annoying-people-you-dont-know-on-tv/Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:13:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The mob loves reality TV . As technology advances the mob watches real TV people decorate cakes, dance with stars, and catch… https://rickbaker.ca/post/free-up-some-time-and-ease-your-mind-have-a-pre-set-process-for-dealing-with-problems/https://rickbaker.ca/post/free-up-some-time-and-ease-your-mind-have-a-pre-set-process-for-dealing-with-problems/Fri, 03 Jan 2020 07:51:00 -0500The Thinking Behind the Tweet Another piece of free up some time advice… Many people waste a huge amount of time worrying about and even agonizing over… https://rickbaker.ca/post/beware-those-vagrant-thoughts-unless-of-course-you-want-to-waste-a-lot-of-time/https://rickbaker.ca/post/beware-those-vagrant-thoughts-unless-of-course-you-want-to-waste-a-lot-of-time/Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:20:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Vagrant thoughts find their home in the endless mental chatter that flows through our minds. Vagrant thoughts make up much of… https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-should-not-throw-away-our-time-scraps/https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-should-not-throw-away-our-time-scraps/Thu, 11 May 2017 07:47:00 -0500Throughout the day we have little scraps of 'free time', which I'm calling 'time scraps'. For example, we find ourselves sitting in someone's lobby waiting… https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-you-want-to-be-on-time/https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-you-want-to-be-on-time/Tue, 02 May 2017 07:18:00 -0500On Timeliness... Do you know anyone who has achieved success in life without having the habit of meeting time commitments? As I write this I'm thinking of… https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-too-busy-to-know-other-peoples-businesses/https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-too-busy-to-know-other-peoples-businesses/Tue, 14 Mar 2017 07:24:00 -0500Common sense tells us: Most people look for a fair deal, where both parties exchange value, Some people look to cheat others, heads I win - tails you lose … https://rickbaker.ca/post/escaping-a-whirlpool-of-compounding-errors/https://rickbaker.ca/post/escaping-a-whirlpool-of-compounding-errors/Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:45:00 -0500When we react to errors in inappropriate ways, sometimes we get caught in a whirlpool of compounding errors. We cannot let that happen. We cannot take our… https://rickbaker.ca/post/there-are-2-types-of-busy-in-business/https://rickbaker.ca/post/there-are-2-types-of-busy-in-business/Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:34:00 -0500I think there are 2 types of busy in business: 1. There's good-busy 2. There's ?-busy When business people tell me they are 'too-busy' I am uneasy because I… https://rickbaker.ca/post/15-ways-to-influence-thinking-inspire-action/https://rickbaker.ca/post/15-ways-to-influence-thinking-inspire-action/Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:45:00 -0500Vision inspires Leadership has a few essential ingredients. For example, the leader must possess a level of intelligence and the leader must possess a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/discern-then-do-and-make-a-difference/https://rickbaker.ca/post/discern-then-do-and-make-a-difference/Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:25:00 -0500Nike says, "Just Do It!" While that may lead to better health, more energy and more fun it sure creates inefficiencies when it happens at work. The tech… https://rickbaker.ca/post/success-comes-to-those-who-are-not-too-busy-to-think/https://rickbaker.ca/post/success-comes-to-those-who-are-not-too-busy-to-think/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:29:00 -0500Most people agree, when success happens it follows thought and action. Rarely, if ever, do you hear someone complain about being too busy thinking. https://rickbaker.ca/post/referrals-bring-huge-value-to-small-businesses2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/referrals-bring-huge-value-to-small-businesses2/Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:50:00 -050015 or so years ago, Jay Abraham recommended telling your clients you will have more time to do a better job serving them if they provide referrals to you… https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-people-know-what-work-you-do/https://rickbaker.ca/post/do-people-know-what-work-you-do/Mon, 12 Sep 2016 07:15:00 -0500Because it is important to you, you probably go out of your way to help some people understand what you do when you're at work. If you do that, you may be… https://rickbaker.ca/post/better-you-have-problems-than-problems-have-you/https://rickbaker.ca/post/better-you-have-problems-than-problems-have-you/Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:53:00 -0500Hindsight is 20/20...and while hindsight conversations can be annoying, that's not going to stop us from having them. Something in our nature causes us to… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-resist-new-things/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-resist-new-things/Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:09:00 -0500I think most people object to, argue against, or otherwise resist New Things (...as in - People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits & New Things )… https://rickbaker.ca/post/got-no-time-ineptitude/https://rickbaker.ca/post/got-no-time-ineptitude/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:11:00 -0500Many people believe they have no time because they think they are far too busy. Since we all have the same amount of time each minute/hour/day, when people… https://rickbaker.ca/post/spending-time-complaining-about-not-having-enough-time-dont-you-think-thats-being-silly/https://rickbaker.ca/post/spending-time-complaining-about-not-having-enough-time-dont-you-think-thats-being-silly/Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:47:00 -0500Here’s what happened to me: I accepted life is a relentless stream of states of mind I recognized some of those states of mind are positive, while others are…