Building Margin | Dr. Nikeya Young | VLS Podcast Ep 122
Y'all, I don't let my gas tank get below a quarter tank. My daddy raised me that way - when it hits half a tank, go fill it up. And I promise you, that little habit is the whole lesson for today's episode.
Margin is just giving yourself some cushion. And in this season of Build It, after we laid our foundation last week, this week it's time to build some margin into our lives - because life is going to life. Traffic happens. Construction happens. You cannot plan for everything, but you CAN give yourself room to absorb it when it comes.
We discuss 3 key areas where I want you to start building margin today:
1️⃣ Time: Stop scheduling yourself back-to-back-to-back with no breathing room. Whether it's meetings during your workday or activities crammed into your weekend, give yourself pad time to reset, take notes, grab a coffee, and walk into the next thing cool, calm, and prepared instead of frazzled.
2️⃣ Resources: With prices climbing on everything from diesel to printer ink, don't wait until "enough" isn't enough anymore. Build in a little extra, little by little — gas, canned goods, basic supplies — so that if something disrupts the supply chain (or your budget), you can still function without panicking.
3️⃣ Headspace: This is the one we skip first and need the most. Time to pray, reflect, plan, and just get yourself sorted. If you're dead last on your own list, guess who gets bumped when life gets busy? You. Don't let that be you.
This is just the beginning of what it means to build with margin instead of building right up to the edge. Watch above to get the full breakdown, and let's keep building!
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