I JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME Written by Lanie Deppe
I JUST DON’T HAVE THE TIME
Written by Lanie Deppe
How many times have you caught yourself saying that? Have you ever sat back and actually thought why? Not to be Captain Obvious, but we clearly live in an age where everything is fast paced. An age where everything is at our finger tips; instantaneous. We cram so much in our day to day because with advancements in technology it’s so easy to multitask. So when you think of how much more efficient we are, how much more we’ve accomplished as a human race, what we do on a day to day basis, we must be on the right track right? In my mind, it’s been somewhat of a recipe for disaster.
Competition is everywhere in everything we do. We want to be seen as the hardest working, accomplishing the most, creating and developing more than someone else, have the most likes and followers, have the best car and/or house, have started a family... it’s in every aspect of life. It’s what pushes us. Everyone’s on that “grind”. If we aren’t busy, we’re lazy.
I’ve most definitely been guilty of saying “I can’t, I’m too busy”, or just like above, “I just don’t have the time”. It’s like a badge of honor. It wasn’t until I really took a step back in life and assessed what I value and what I want did I really stop and ask myself why I’ve been saying that. Because if we aren’t spending our time doing things that we value and find important with the people we love, is it all really worth it?
The phrase that time and time again I go back to is you make time for things that are important to you. I’ve almost made that my life slogan and relay it back to most aspects of my life – friends and family, relationships, work, health, finances, you name it. While I have definitely not mastered this by any means, keeping that simple phrase in my mind has helped me to prioritize things a lot better. It’s helped to cancel out the noise in this fast-paced society. It’s helped me to not get lost. It’s helped me to live the life that I want to live surrounded by people I love. It’s helped me get back to me.
Life, as it does, happens, and throws curve balls at you and it’s very easy to put certain things on the back burner. It’s easy to get caught up and wake up 5 years down the road thinking to yourself, “What just happened?”. But you are in the driver’s seat, you have control. Wake up, see the world, and enjoy your life. You only get one. Are you making the time for things that are important to you?
Lanie Deppe returned for her second stint at Indiana as an athletic performance coach in 2018.
Prior to Indiana, Deppe was the Assistant Director of Women's Basketball Performance at the University of Maryland for two seasons. In that time, the Terps posted a 58-11 overall record with Big Ten regular season and postseason championships in the 2016-17 year. Before Maryland, Deppe served as the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Old Dominion for two years, working with the women’s basketball, lacrosse, swimming/diving and rowing teams.
From 2008-14, Deppe oversaw women’s swimming, women’s soccer, rowing and field hockey at Indiana University. She spent time at LaSalle University where she worked with rowing, women’s lacrosse, women’s swimming, volleyball, softball and diving
Deppe is an NSCA and CSCCA member, as well as a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is also a certified USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach (USAW).
A native of Bloomington, Deppe was a four-year varsity rower at Indiana University. Over her career, she earned the Most Dedicated Athlete award, Team Scholastic Achievement award and the Team Leadership award, while also earning Alpha Beta distinction all four years.
She earned her bachelor's as a fitness specialist from Indiana in 2007 and also went on to obtain her master's in applied sport science from Indiana.