Of having time and making time

In our CSRGOVE class, we were instructed that we are supposed to go as a group for our service learning. One thing I noticed while the group was deciding what day to go was that someone's schedule was always conflicting with every proposed schedule. At first I thought that I wouldn't be able to come to our first visit to the community. Fortunately, everything went out well with my schedule and I was able to go together with my group.

From this experience, I have realized the importance of time. Although cliche, time really is gold. Without time, no plans will be executed. For instance, if we didn't have time to go to the community, it will not be possible for us to come up with a service learning proposal since we do not know what they need in the first place. Thus, we won't be able to help the community. And this brings me to my next point...

Sometimes, it is not about having time but making time. Just like with CSR, in the normal business setting, engaging in social responsibility takes up extra time and effort. Let's face it, doing activities and programs that concerns the social welfare will require an extra effort from the company. If the company's concerns take up a lot of time already, what more if you add up the concerns of let's say one community. Hence, engaging in CSR activities require just the right amount of motivation and determination. Without these two, a company may drown from all of the work and may end up with an excuse of having 'no time'. If you do not do something about it, you will always end up having no time. Because truth is, time is very consumable whether it was or was not spent. It is probably the only thing that whether you do something or not with it, it eventually just slips away.

Bottom line is, time is probably the most essential factors in engaging in activities such as this. It is not considered as a priority but it has to be treated like one in order to be successful with it.