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Tip of the Week: Finding Time
July 20, 2026, The Association
Even though your schedule may be jam-packed, there are often ways to make time for what’s most important.
In a past webinar for The Association, Dr. Michael Blackwell, Director of the Center for Pet Family Well-Being, asked attendees if there were things they could stop doing in order to have time to plan for the important work of collaborating with local social service agencies.
The answers came quickly in the chat box, and we wanted to share them again here. Allow them to serve as a reminder that no matter the nature of the important work you may be putting off, there is often a way to rearrange your schedule to make time.
Ways to Make Time
- Have shorter meetings
- Decrease unimportant meetings
- Save time by stop staying, “We’ve always done it this way”
- Stop holding volunteers’ hands and empower them
- Quit Facebook & Instagram
- Delegate more, such as pushing daily case review to the shelter manager
- Repurpose a weekly meeting
What might you start or stop doing to make more time? Leave a comment and share your strategy.
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