Demand And Supply
There is a basic economic rule that applies to time. Understanding this is the first step in developing a more harmonious relationship with time.
The fact is, there are only 24 hours in a day. It does not matter how fast you work or how much to try to pack into your day, all you have is 24 hours. You cannot stretch it or make any more.
No one has any more time than you do. This is all that you have.
So, with a fixed supply, it makes no sense to beat yourself up about it. The sooner that you accept your daily 24 hours, the faster you will arrive at a place of acceptance and begin approaching how to use your time better.
Change How You Use Your Time
Now that you understand that your quantity of time is fixed, it may make more sense for you to start looking at how you use your time. It is in managing the supply you have that you will be able to achieve more effective results.
Let's look at a bucket of water as your daily 24 hours.
Do you think that you can make a bucket of water last all day and still do all the things that you would normally do with an unlimited, flowing supply?
It seems like a daunting task, doesn't it?
Yet, with thoughtful and careful planning and, knowing that this is all you have, you will find a way. Instead of using it freely like our happy-go-lucky baby above, you will begin by taking a step back and thinking about all that you have to do with this 1 bucket of water.
And that is exactly where we will begin with the time that you have at your disposal in your bucket.
Always thinking of you Cassi. first it was for friendship, and we encourage each other, now it is for filling in parts of me, so I can understand and begin to make a plan of implementation.
Thank you, Cassi, You have my heart and I so appreciate you!
Suzay
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I'm lucky I can take my computer to work with me and do an hours research during quiet times, using my bosses internet to answer my long list of emails or start typing up my blog in word. If I have five minutes I'm on my phone checking emails. After work, is for emails.
Thanks Cassie
You are very organised and I am sure that it makes a big difference to your results.
Thank you very much for reading the tutorial and for sharing.
Cassi
Of course that will take vision and planning for your future. Only you can do that for yourself, WA has the tools.
It will take treating Quality Time like what it is, an ephemeral jewel, like a drop of water on a leaf.
If you don't get it moving"she" will be gone! Time, you just got to make her sure that she's welcome.
Suzay
Suzay
Thanks again for this training.
I am in a similar situation ,single father of two adult sons (22 and one18 to become in November) and combining my online business with a day job. So time management is something I really have to do. I am glad to see that I do the same as you ,writing things down I use daily notepapers.
In the beginning it was hard to see I could not get done all things, but as I grow into it, I also shifted mindset and was more happy to cross of things then worried about things not done.
As you said we all have the same 24 hours, as long I know the things that should be done (priorities) are done ,the rest I reschedule. It works for me, actually getting more things done ,when I started making my daily notepapers of what to do.
Well wishes,
Luc
I have someone to reach out to who will understand the road I am travelling on. 🙂
You are very correct about what may seem to be a simple strategy of writing things down.
That brain-body connection makes a BIG difference.
Thank you very much for doing the tutorial and for sharing.
Do have an enjoyable Sunday.
Cassi
