Oh, the shelves are crowded with books about time management. You cannot manage time. It ticks away whether you manage it or not. You can manage your money... put it under the mattress, save it, spend it, invest it. You can do anything you like with your money. Time is different. You cannot invest it in stocks and watch it grow. You cannot save it for another day. All you can do is decide what you are going to do at this moment, and that is my focus- how to decide what to do right now because right now is an expiring option.
I have been reading and listening to some great entrepreneurs, and in one form or another, they all discuss the fact that in order to accomplish your goal, you must exchange activities that do not bring you closer to your goal with activities that do. It sounds pretty simple; decide what is important to you and do that. So, I must change my activities.
I do not know who is on American Idol or Dancing with the Stars. I wish I had seen one episode of Glee as everyone seems to really like it. TV is not my time drain. This little slim box that connects me to the whole world is my time drain. I believe I must check email to see what offers Barnes and Noble, Nordstrom, and Land's End have sent me. But, oh- the worst is FACE BOOK. Who has posted cute pics of their kids? Who responded to that very clever comment I made? What events have strangers invited me to? What fan pages have I been asked to join?... and I don't even play games on FaceBook or send stuff. So, in the interest of having more time to focus on helping others become Fit Mamas and more time with my kids, I am going on a Face Book diet.
I am not going cold turkey- that would be like telling me to give up chocolate completely. What I am doing is allowing myself to check in once in the morning and once at night. So, if you see my name pop up during the day, you can gently remind me to get off line NOW.
What are you willing to exchange to get one step closer to reaching your goal?
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