Tarveen Forrester

What is the trade-off?

A trade-off is typically something like rescheduling a social activity, canceling your golf lesson.

This one's a little controversial, but maybe you're not watching Sunday night football.

I know.

I know, it's football season, I know.

At the end of the day, we can't control all the things that are happening around us, but we can control how we react.

So it's up to us to accept these trade-off moments, adapt and move forward.

The second step is becoming aware of what I call your time bank.

Now, when you're frugal with your time, you have more time for your ambitions and your non-negotiables.

And when you're frivolous with your time, you're running on that hamster wheel from one thing to another to another to another.

So just like you would ponder a big purchase, the next time somebody requests your time or a commitment from you, I want you to ask yourself, is this time worth spending?

Is this feasible?

I like to ask myself, is future me going to be mad at current me if I say yes to this?

It's important to talk to future you.

And does this align with what future me wants?

As you would be selective with a big purchase,

Learn to be selective with your time commitments.

This is how you learn to protect your time.

The final step to sustaining your ambition is my favorite, clearly communicating your boundaries.

Now, nobody likes to say no.