Being actively busy is my excuse for not being on here for ages and ages.. but what does that mean and how do we reconcile the choices facing us when we get 'busy'? For many of my coachees the challenge is feeling comfortable with our existence when we 'fail' to maintain our very high standards and let something slip?? Or when we take on more than we should and find ourselves not keeping in touch with friends who we would love to catch up with; missing out on down time with our partners/children, giving up our hobbies and leisure or not exercising. The crucial part is the process involved in the decision. Are you actively or passively allowing your time to be managed and how much priority do you give to some of those areas? Passive busy is where we have simply not bothered to consider what we are giving up as we are swept away on a raft of busy, drawn in by a perceived need to keep doing. Or we have not learned the skills to prioritise ourse...