busyness – Robert Noland

Impulse vs. Intention

You drive by a Starbucks and within seconds, you’re the ninth car in the drive-thru. You’re browsing on-line, killing time, and within minutes, you’ve made a purchase. You’re driving home at the end of the day and since 8:00 that morning, everything just seems like a blur. Last week? Blur. Last month? Blur. Is your […]

Overcommitting & Underproducing

An out-of-control culture focused on busyness tends to create men who… 1—Over-promise. 2—Over-commit. 3—Under-produce. This starts with the engagement of a project, meeting, or endeavor. The temptation comes to respond with a “yes,” even if there is admittedly a chance you have no desire or time to carry this out. Next, the realization comes there […]

Flying at the Speed of Life

There was a phrase coined years ago that was originally intended to be a criticism. It went like this: “He’s always going 90 miles an hour with his hair on fire.” Today, that condition has become not only the norm for many men, but an odd compliment of being driven. I actually heard a man […]