| Are you pulling your hair out because there | | | | Next we need to set goals for ourselves, and |
| is not enough time in the day to get things | | | | as with each of these steps, they should be |
| done? Are you pushed to your limit and ready | | | | written down where they can be seen, where |
| to call it quits? Ready to run away from | | | | they can remind us of what we are trying to |
| home because you have too much on your plate? | | | | accomplish, and so that we can change them as |
| Are all of life's responsibilities too much | | | | things change in our lives. Goals should be |
| for you to handle in addition to a home | | | | specific and measurable so that we can |
| business? Would you give anything to know | | | | monitor our progress. Our goals will relate |
| how to organize and manage your time better? | | | | to our roles, our priorities, and what gives |
| Believe it or not, there are a few things you | | | | our lives meaning. |
| can do to take control of your precious time | | | | |
| and energy, and still make the most out of | | | | We then need to decide in advance how we are |
| your business efforts! | | | | going to make decisions that we are faced |
| | | | with during our days and weeks. If we don't |
| The first thing we must do is define what is | | | | have a plan of action when faced with |
| most important to us in life and create a | | | | unexpected situations where we have to decide |
| vision for what we wish to achieve, both in | | | | how to spend our time, we often make hasty or |
| life and in business. Set your priorities | | | | rash decisions at the spur of the moment, and |
| based on this. Know what your personal | | | | sometimes these will end up giving us more |
| values, goals, dreams, and principles are | | | | stress than we had in the first place. If we |
| that guide you. We cannot start to organize | | | | are always trying to make time for everything |
| our time and our days until we know what | | | | that comes up, we will end up with way more |
| gives our life and business value and | | | | on our plates than we can possibly handle, |
| meaning. | | | | which leads to feeling overwhelmed. We need |
| | | | to stay focused on what we are trying to |
| We are many people in our lives - We are | | | | achieve, and decide how we are going to |
| mothers, brothers, lovers, teachers, | | | | decide things. Sometimes this means being |
| children, coaches, mentors, leaders, | | | | more flexible in our planning, and knowing |
| business-men, doctors, friends. Our many | | | | what our priorities are, but making them |
| roles in life make it difficult to manage our | | | | happen when we can fit them into our |
| time and be who we need to be to all people. | | | | schedules rather than having a fixed schedule |
| We have to remember that we can't be | | | | and trying to fit more and more in. |
| everything to everyone at all times though we | | | | |
| sometimes try. If we remind ourselves of | | | | When we keep our priorities and life purpose |
| what each of our roles are and how they | | | | in mind, we must also act with integrity - do |
| contribute to our purpose and priorities in | | | | what we say we are going to do, with the |
| life, and what gives us meaning, then we may | | | | confidence to also be flexible in our |
| give ourselves a clearer picture of what we | | | | planning. In the end we can evaluate how far |
| need to do and when. Also, if we see these | | | | we have come, and determine whether or not we |
| roles as not being totally separate from each | | | | reached our goals, and if not, why not. |
| other, but intertwined with our life purpose, | | | | Reviewing our progress enables us to rework |
| then we won't feel as overwhelmed by all the | | | | the plan that isn't working into something |
| roles we have to play. | | | | more effective and productive. |
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