Time Wise

Scott Schwab

The week is quickly coming to an end and the weekend is here. I continue to be surprised by the speed at which a week passes by. I was thinking today and thought I might touch on a thing that I have seen in my life and in the lives of others. Time, is that element for which all things hinge. We all are either captives or controllers of the time that we have. Many people that I have observed always seem to be chasing time. I personally have seen this in my own life and never feel that there is enough time in a day to get things done. I believe that this is how it should be though. The great thing is that there always is a tomorrow, so we can still have hope that the unfinished things of the day will still get done. However, time is no respecter of persons, so as we approach our week with little planning and little concern of what the week will bring, we will make excuses and alibis for why things did not get done. You will here or might have said, "oh I will get to it next week." Or "I will start my workout tomorrow, or next week", and finally it will never get done. It is this attitude that bring complacency, and complacency brings mediocrity. You must decide each week what you will get done. Obviously you do not need to beat yourself up if there are times that you don't complete everything. Like we have said before, you must balance your time between relaxation, physical activity, work, mental stimulation, and enjoyment. There are other things that a week will bring, but I would say in general these are what we can categorize everything. Lets apply this to our health. We leave our self open for mistakes when we have to think about our decision making. One trait that is valued in leaders, is the ability to make quick decisions and not be swayed by others. Lets be leaders of ourselves and begin by making a chart or plan for our week. By writing it down you will accomplish more and still find time to do other things. You also must get to bed early and arise early. You will again accomplish more and there will be plenty of time to sleep when you are dead. Turn the t.v. off and hit the sack. I challenge all of us to look at our week and budget our time. There are things that we must do, things that we should do, and things that we want to do. Schedule the priorities, not prioritize your schedule. In this way you will take control of your time and your schedule. Also do not fear being a leader! If there is someone who is asking you to go and do something that does not fit in your plan for the week, politely decline and use another time to spend time with that person. Effectiveness comes from being busy. Things will come up, but again and as we have said before, if you have a schedule to keep on track, you cannot fail. Enjoy the weekend and do something enjoyable. Life is to short to miss out on some free time or some time outside.