Are you frustrated and overwhelmed with an out of control schedule?Are you burning the candle and both ends?Working more and more hours, going through the motions and simply not making any real headway? Let’s find you some relief!
Breathe.1440 is a magic number.1440, no more – no less.There are 1440 minutes in a day, 1 rotation of the earth.
You can’t control time, you can’t make more.Time is a GREAT equalizer.We all get the SAME allotment, all across the globe: married and unmarried, young and old, with children and without, college grad and high school dropout, successful and unsuccessful, happy and unhappy, homeowner and homeless, employed and unemployed, crazy busy and bored stiff, professional and tradesman. We ALL are gifted the SAME 1440 minutes.
Why do some find cures for diseases, and some walk on the moon and invent cars and some win gold medals and some do nothing ….. ?Why do some people make a HUGE DIFFERENCE with what they accomplish in their 1440 and others sit?
Some CHOOSE to TAKE CONTOL of the 1440 they are gifted and some let their 1440 pass on by, with little to no thought.Which category do you wish to be in?
FACT:You ARE in the only one in CHARGE of YOUR 1440 gift. I am the only one in CHARGE of MY 1440.
It’s true, you have requirements, demands and obligations that claim some of those 1440 and as such have already been “PROMISED” – therefore those are NO longer AVAILABLE.I do too.Everyone does.However, remember, WE are the ONES who make those PROMISES.
I am fully in charge of my time and so are YOU, FULLY in charge of your time – your schedule.So let’s take a good hard look at your 1440.What have you already promised?
Go ahead, jot it down:Start with Sleep time.. (I’m a bear when I’m tired so, sleep is a priority of mine.) Meal time, family time, job time, homework time, laundry time, mowing lawn time, etc… Add everything up.NOW – what is LEFT?Write it down.2 hours, 3 hours??
Let’s START AGAIN… right HERE.
I have ________________ available, un-promised, FREE time.
So, what would you like to accomplish, in the amount of time you have available? You always have options. Learn to speak Spanish?Play the guitar? Have lunch with friends? Write a book?Get fit? Teach a class?Catch up on your sleep? Train for a 5K?Girls Night Out?Seriously, where have you been missing the mark, due to your overwhelmed, out of control, schedule?
Now you KNOW exactly how much un-promised time you have available.
What is the BEST use of your FREE, un-promised time?Remember the GOOD NEWS – YOU are the ONE in charge of your time – your schedule.
Are you pleased or unhappy with the amount of time FREE time you have available to you? Have you been burning the candle at both ends so you no longer can see straight?Are you frustrated and overwhelmed?It doesn’t have to be this way. You can choose to change how you control your 1440.You have options. You can delegate. You can pull minutes from one activity (TV watching) to put towards another. You can UN promise. (I know, that might make some folks a bit unhappy, you choose.) AND …You can be more selective in promising your time going forward.
ADD a great tool to your tool box…. Schedule Management.
I found I can’t operate without a schedule planner.For me, IF it’s not scheduled in my planner, there is NO guarantee it’s going to happen.I no longer rely on my memory not to double book my time, or to gather all the items I need for a project, or to communicate with the right people on time.
I rely heavily on a schedule planner.If you have a schedule planner that works for you, use it.If what you are currently using doesn’t work well for you… there are so many options out there, from simple paper to Google Calendar, FREE and shareable, digital in the cloud, accessible from all your mobile devices.It makes no difference what system you use, get creative.Find a system that works for you and USE it.Let’s get scheduling!!
Being Clear and organized with your schedule:
clears your mind for creative work
allows you to back up – deadlines with mini deadlines so all projects have ample time and stop gaps for problem solving, all geared to Finishing STRONG and ON TIME.
builds breathing space between heavy, personally draining appointments and projects
prevents you from “forgetting” VIP – Very important people, your family and their needs too
helps you track your successes
HAPPY 1440! Control your minutes – Control your LIFE!
Live REAL. Choose SMART. Finish STRONG.
For more information on working with Angela Chute,visit www.AuthenticCompassInc.com and visit her on Facebook.