“Yes, I plan most days… except when I have meetings back to back. What’s the point of planning then?”
There is a point.
Even on those “wall-to-wall” days, taking 2 minutes to ask: What do I want to feel at the end of today? What do I want these meetings to achieve? - changes how you show up.
Instead of running on autopilot, you lead with intention.
“You’re right. When I pause before the weekend and decide how I want it to go, it’s different. More fulfilling. Like it’s on purpose.”
In Greek thought, there are 2 kinds of time:
Chronos is your Google Calendar. Clock time. No difference between moments. Just the tick of minutes and the order of tasks. That’s the time you manage.
Kairos is the quality of the moment. How it unfolds. What you bring to it.
Chronos is when the meeting happens.
Kairos is whether you make people feel like winners, explore an idea deeply, or create a spark that wasn’t there before.
Chronos moves on no matter what - you can’t slow it down.
Kairos is up to you.
Planning connects the two.
You decide where the minutes go (chronos), then you decide how you’ll dance with them (kairos).
And sometimes, that little bit of intention turns an ordinary hour into a moment that takes your breath away. Or changes the course of your business.
Being back home reminded me of this.
I can choose to align my schedule with what I say I value - time with people I love. And I can choose to show up for each moment with kindness, curiosity, and the intention to make it matter.
Otherwise, chronos will rush in and steal the meaning away. On to the next thing...
So, how will you use today? To tick through it? Or to make time worth remembering?
PS Practice: ask yourself often 2 questions. a) How does what I choose to put on my calendar reflect who I am? b) How does how I show up do the same? Happy planning!
