Summary: In this episode I’ll be talking about 3 Necessary Things I’ve Learned About Endings. TIP OF THE WEEK: Set your phone or web browser (simply Google "timer") and set it to 15 minute intervals. You'll be surprised at how much it can help your productivity and efficiency. For a full post on this, read A Must Try Time Management Tactic. Like it or not, endings are a part of life. Life has seasons, stages, and phases. You can’t have beginnings without endings. I'm glad I have one more beginning than I do an ending. 1. Endings are Necessary Last year my wife grew her first tomato plant. I learned a number of things about why pruning is so important. 2. Know What Season You're In What season are you in? Do you need to sow? Do you need to nurture? Are you harvesting? Or are you in the winter? We must be proactive about endings. Most of us end things only 1. when it's absolutely necessary because we're on the verge of burnout or 2. when the decision is made for us. Understanding the season we are in will help us embrace the right endings. Spring: gather seeds which fields to work actual sowing and planting protect seedlings Summer: direct resources to make sure crops are growing water, fertilize, prune support plants until they stand on their own prevent disease and keep insects and pests away Fall: harvest time hurry to get crops in before damaged by rain or winter harvest with efficiency harvest with care Winter: get finances in order repair equipment prepare fields review successes and failures, plan for next season 3. Over-relying on a strength makes it a weakness. Earlier in life, my concentration was in art. I won some awards and thought about being a comic book artist. When I discovered music, I put art on the back burner. Music was a strength and opened many doors for me. But I realized about two years ago that I had to prune music from being first place in my life to grow further. Though art and music were bearing good fruit, they weren’t the fullness of what I am called to do. Question: Are you hanging on to a habit, strategy, career, or relationship whose season has passed? Episode Resources: Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud Subscribe: Feedback: If you have an idea for a podcast or a question about an upcoming episode, visit mikekim.tv/question. Also, if you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out!
