<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # External agendas occupy unprotected time. A person... > External agendas occupy unprotected time. A person without an authored plan becomes permanently available for other people's urgency, which is why asking for one's own life begins with reserving attention before the requests arrive. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Power of Asking Without Abandoning Yourself - Workbook|The Power of Asking Without Abandoning Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “External agendas occupy unprotected time. A person without an authored plan becomes permanently available for other people's urgency, which is why asking for one's own life begins with reserving attention before the requests arrive.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-external-agendas-occupy-before-requests-arrive ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->