The moment I realized I can’t do it all

ByJowi Witt

When I was in University, I did everything. I was studying, volunteering, working, hanging out with friends.

I also picked up some hobbies, like hunting, fishing and visiting reenactments.

All of those things were time consuming.

Maybe you know the feeling of:
​you can do everything when you’re on the top of the world.

I really liked to be the Jack of all Trades.

I saw a lot of people becoming experts, yet I stayed a generalist.

It is said that Warren Buffet gave this advice once:
​Write out all the things you’d want to do in life.
Now rip the top 5 off.
To get those 5 things you have to say no to the rest of the list.

The rest of the list becomes the biggest distraction.

When we had a baby I could really feel like I was right on time.

Two months later I got laid off and then we decided it’s now or never to fully commit to my side hustle and turn it into a full time business.

That’s when I realized I couldn’t do it all anymore.

Since then it became only these three things:
​Family. Business. And Church.

All other things became less important.

Over the last two years I was able to bring them all together in the Present Provider.
​Striving for Excellence means you can only become Excellent in a few things.

It is now on to become the best Present Provider I can become and take other Fathers & Founders on the same journey with me.

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