Quote of the Day: Mia Maestro on Time & Perspective

January has a way of exposing our calendars. The year is new, but the day is still twenty-four hours long, and the question quietly returns: what will you protect with that time? The simplest compass might be this line: “If something's important to you, you make time for it.”

We tend to treat time like weather, something that happens to us. Meetings roll in, errands multiply, obligations sprawl, and “I’m busy” becomes a permanent identity. But time isn’t lost; it’s assigned. Every yes is a vote, every no is a boundary, and every repeated choice becomes a life. If your schedule feels crowded, that’s not proof you don’t care, it’s evidence that your defaults are deciding for you.

Making time isn’t about heroic willpower; it’s about designing friction. What matters gets a slot before distractions get a chance: a workout booked like an appointment, a friend called while you walk, a creative session placed in the morning when your mind is clean. The clearest audit is behavioral: if you “don’t have time,” check where it leaks, scrolling, streaming, procrastinating, and redirect that attention toward success and love. You don’t need more hours. You need clearer commitments.

Mia Maestro has built a career across demanding television roles, like Alias and The Strain, while also working as a vocalist and environmental advocate. That range makes her reminder feel earned: priorities aren’t declared; they’re practiced.

Today, pick one thing you claim matters and give it a 20-minute, calendar-blocked appointment, then remove one small distraction that would steal it. Keep the promise, and let the day become evidence of who you are becoming.