Have you ever been so busy with so many things to do; you cannot fit another thing in your day? You feel utterly exhausted.
Most of us have had that feeling.
- Where can I get another hour?
- Have I got the energy to use that other hour?
- Why is it that others can do it?
- Why can’t I?
- What’s wrong with me?
Notice the progression of our thoughts; we take our thinking from the problem and make a judgment on our ability, no, even worse on ourselves.
Earl Nightingale said, ‘You don’t manage time, you manage activities’
Sometimes we are so busy doing what we believe needs to be done, that we forget what needs to be done.
We change the focus of the issue and turn it onto ourselves. We then make the problem us, not the abundance of activities.
Take time to think. Think about what is really important to you. Think about the values you hold about what is important to you.
Is what you are busy with:
- Consistent with your core values?
- Can you do things differently?
- Can you get help from someone else?
- Is there another way?
STOP, take time to think, give yourself that privilege. Sometimes you need to put yourself first and ask our self the question; where am I heading with all this activity?
