Just to put this into perspective, as the oldest child of 4 kids, and now a parent, I’ve constantly lived with competing priorities pretty much my whole life. I

Just to put this into perspective, as the oldest child of 4 kids, and now a parent, I’ve constantly lived with competing priorities pretty much my whole life. I’ve always made time to be there when they need me. It’s surprising how understanding people are when you explain why you need to move a meeting (in case of emergencies), but usually, just blocking time in your calendar as “important meeting” does the trick. If you have someone managing your schedule, make sure they know that nothing goes there, ever. If you have to travel, take a couple days before/after and bring your family; see the city. Even ask whomever you’re meeting where to go. More often than not, you’ll spend some time with them because people want to show off their city, which just makes it that much easier to sell when it comes time to do so.