Wasting time

Scott Schwab
"Time keeps on slippin slippin slippin, into the future". I don't know if you ever feel like I do, in that, there is never enough time to do what you want to do. Unbelievable; the amount of tasks, responsibilities, and challenges that are facing us today. However, do you know that wasting time will actually cause you stress and has adverse effects on your health. We are all aware that stress can be bad for your heart, mind, and digestive system. Furthermore, I don't believe that we have identified all of the ways that stress comes. My goal with this post is not to identify each way that we can be stressed; mainly because it is unique to all of us. What we should do though, is learn the ways in which we are stressed and work at eliminating the stress, not necessarily the activity. See, there is good stress, and it will actually help you accomplish more with that shot of adrenaline into the body. If stress is dwelt on long enough though, the body will begin to perform at a sub par level. Expect lack of clarity of thought, heart burn, sickness, lack of energy, high blood pressure, headaches, and a host of other reactions that hurt the body.
Wasting time
As it was mentioned yesterday in the guest blog, your body will do better and perform at a higher level when you can put it on a schedule. Consistency is king and always will be the difference for people that have success with life and those that don't. That is a very general statement, but think about the reality of the statement. Unless the person is consistently doing the wrong thing, consistency is always the best thing. Consistency and wasting time cannot operate in the same sentence. All of us waste time and I am fully aware of that. However, we would be less likely to waste time if we had a schedule that we would adhere to. I am not saying filling your every minute with something to do. I am saying that it is best to stay busy, active, and consistently being your best self. Don't worry about comparing yourself to anyone else, just be better than you were yesterday. It is important to have rest and relaxation, so plan it in your day, or take it when the chance arrives. For the other 23 hours of the day, have something that you are involved in and can be excited about. The key to a happy life, is to plan out the aspects that are most important to you. Whether it be a daily goal, weekly goal, or even a 10 year goal. Put it on paper and secure it in your mind, that way you can and will succeed. Avoid wasting time, because it is one of the leading effects of stress. There is not enough time in the day to get everything done, but get the things that are most important and let the others take care of themselves. There is an old saying that I try and keep in my mind, "mediocrity has plenty of time, if you want plenty of mediocrity, waste time".