Everyone is busy these days. And so, they’re all looking for some way to free up time and make their lives run smoother and less frantic. They would like for some time management guru to give them some time management tips.
If you had a blank piece of paper and had enough room on the sheet of paper to track each hour of the week (168 hours) on it, how would you fill your schedule over the next week?
Think about it. Next week is pretty much blank -- just like the sheet of paper.
Time will pass. It will be filled with something; sleeping; eating; working; watching TV; etc. But what else transpires during the week will be a choice. Whatever happens during the week will be a consequence of a choice you make during that week, or the result of a choice you made at some time in your past and are experienceing the consequence now.
Choice is the most important time management tip there is. If you are unhappy with how you spend your time, you can, over time, choose differently. Why are you doing the things that you are doing? Is there some social, economic or emotional reason why you feel you must to continue to do what you are doing? Sometimes going in a different direction requires courage. Most of us follow the path of leaast resistance. We want a comfort life. We want a life that is free of strife. Sometimes we can not avoid, and we must have the courage to face it and conquer it.
Changing your priorities will change how you spend your time. You can't create more time, but you can change how you use your time. Instead of trying to do more, choose your activities more carefully. Don't fantasize about what you would do if you had more time, fill your calander with the things that matter to you. Do things that focus on things that nurture your career, family, and yourself.
Of course, none of this means the process is easy. Getting to a place where you are happy with how you are choosing to spend your time takes work. You may need to change jobs or careers. You may need to alter family roles. You will need to say "no" to time wasters.
Rather than complain about being too busy, review your calander, and hold yourself accountable for the way you spend your time.
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