A Time For Everything Under The Sun

When is the last time you heard the famous phrase “I don’t have time…”?

This short 4 word statement is one of the main culprits of killing dreams (yeah, its not your spouse as you may have thought) .

You see, there are usually a couple universal excuses that people use to get themselves out of committing to their goals in life.  They include the lack of money, not having a good support group, they’ve previously failed in other ventures, and they don’t have time.

Of all the excuses, the lack of time has got to be the worst one. You see, anyone who has achieved amazing things in life have something in common with those who don’t; the same 24 hour days and the identical 7 days a week. Yes, we all have the same exact time to do what we want in life.

So, wth that reality in our face, its time to talk about the real issue behind not having enough time. Its not a matter of time, its a matter of priority.

No one can ever manage time but everyone can control their priorities. This is what’s imporant, isn’t it. If you are married, time doesn’t stop when you are with your spouse,you simply decide to make them a priority over other things. I know I do.

When you have children, things don’t automatically remove themselves from your life. You simply make your children a priority over other things that aren’t important anymore. So you see, its not a matter of how much time you have but what you do with your time that matter.

How can you better manage your priorities you may ask. Its quite simple. Here are three quick steps to get started.

1. Identify your real priorities - most people live on default simply living every day as it comes. However, highly successful people live life on purpose and only do what’s most important.  Decide what’s most important to you so you can come up with a game plan.

2. Set SPECIFIC time apart for your priorities- if family is a priority, “burn it” in your calendar, meaning make a standing appointment to accomplish that. If businessis important, block out some time to be productive in business. You now have your priorities worked out so now make time for it. 

3. Do a weekly review every week- this should only take about 15 minutes in the weekend but its important to reflect how you did making time for your priorities. This time of reflection is perhaps the most important part since you’ll be able to see if you’ve committed to what’s important, and if not, adjust for the following week.

So what do you think? Is this doable. Believe me when I tell you that this has the potential to change your life and the lives of those around you. Each of your areas of priority wil be much better for it!

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