Time Not Wasted
As I look back on the blogs I posted and the coaching sessions I have had in 2010, I notice a theme: the preciousness of time. We are all so compressed, and so many of us feel like we simply run out of time day after day.
I realize that almost everyone reading this blog will have their own theory about why that is. In the end, it may just come down to the fact that we spend our time doing what we value.
Rather than looking at a new strategy for “time management” in the year ahead, perhaps we must take an honest look at what we value to understand why our days, weeks and months can get away from us.
This is a very serious and deep thing to consider, and I would recommend that we all do it. However, in the spirit of simplicity I would like to suggest that it can be done in one block of time before this year is done. I have been recommending to every client that they set aside one day (or at least a half day) to reflect on the past year, and spend some time thinking about the next.
I have list of questions that you can have if you would like something to contemplate during your time away. Simply send us an email and we will get you that list.
Perhaps during that time you can reflect on your Life Plan or your Business Vision. It may be that you simply need to stop the proverbial presses for a half day and just think.
Too many of us do not value the time to reflect on lessons learned and what lies ahead. We tell ourselves that we are simply too busy for this. I beg you to reconsider.
The year is already coming to a close and the finish line is in sight. The one last “meeting” that you must schedule is the one you put in the books for yourself. It may feel weird or perhaps selfish, but taking time to reflect and think is anything but. It is oxygen for the soul.
Now, you may think this is a good idea, but if you don’t put it in your calendar it just won’t happen. Pull out your calendar right away and schedule it as a high priority meeting.
It is my sincerest hope that everyone reading this will indeed block that time and have some great reflection.
Peace,
Coach Steve
I have list of questions that you can have if you would like something to contemplate during your time away. Simply send us an email and we will get you that list.
Perhaps during that time you can reflect on your Life Plan or your Business Vision. It may be that you simply need to stop the proverbial presses for a half day and just think.
Too many of us do not value the time to reflect on lessons learned and what lies ahead. We tell ourselves that we are simply too busy for this. I beg you to reconsider.
The year is already coming to a close and the finish line is in sight. The one last “meeting” that you must schedule is the one you put in the books for yourself. It may feel weird or perhaps selfish, but taking time to reflect and think is anything but. It is oxygen for the soul.
Now, you may think this is a good idea, but if you don’t put it in your calendar it just won’t happen. Pull out your calendar right away and schedule it as a high priority meeting.
It is my sincerest hope that everyone reading this will indeed block that time and have some great reflection.
Peace,
Coach Steve
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