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Are You Making The Most Of Your Time?

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How are you utilising your time? At the end of any given day can you pinpoint where time-3294857you’ve spent your time; with who, doing what?

Time, much like life, is a gift. It is a fluid moving energy that is available to you to use as you see fit. It can, however, be snatched away from you without any notice, without warning, without an opportunity to change things you currently can and for these reasons it makes sense to treat it with respect.

Don’t take a day for granted, putting off the things that matter to you, promising to do today’s work tomorrow, to make that call later when you are able to make it in this moment. These constant delays speak of complacency, of endless time expectations that do not exist.

Grasp each minute of the day and use it with energy. Do your work diligently, taking time to notice what you do, how you do it and the impact it has.

Spend time with people who matter to you and give them your undivided attention. Listen attentively, connect and love openly. Let them know how precious they are with the little things you do; a hug, a kiss, a gentle touch.

Don’t waste time being cruel, deceitful or spiteful. You may never get to undo these things when you finally realise they were wrong, mistakes, unnecessary.

Instead use your time to live your dreams, to explore, to grow, to be. Laugh out loud, smile with strangers, express gratitude for the sheer pleasure of being alive! Be purposeful in your day and make each day count.

7 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Time…

  1. Understand how you are currently spending your time. If you always feel like the day has sailed by and you have no idea what you did, start writing it down. A tedious task this might be but if you do it accurately, you will have a clear idea of where your time is going. Maybe that 15 minutes on the internet is really 90 minutes. Maybe that 1 hour of research is three. Knowing where your time is being spent will help you make the necessary changes.
  2. Identify where your time is not being used effectively. Once you know where your time is going, you can decide whether it is being spent effectively or not and where you might need to make adjustments, as well as include or exclude activities.
  3. Know what truly matters to you & work towards it. Ensure you are making time for the things that truly matter to you; your goals (work & personal), your social time, your passions. If all your time is being spent doing one thing but not enough of the other things that truly matter, you will feel out of sync. Know what split works for you (for ex. 30% work time, 20% leisure, 25% personal growth, 10% wealth creation – the split is about what matters to you so no one can dictate this to you. And know that sometimes your split will have to shift to your ideal split over time, as you find more ways to work less and spend more time with your family, for example).
  4. Be aware of your body clock. Know when you are at your optimal because that is the time to do your most challenging and demanding activities. You want to put energy into the things that are going to help you create the type of day, week or month that you truly desire so if you’re a morning person, for example, tackle the tough stuff then. If you’re a night owl,
  5. Keep a planner or diary (or both!) Don’t leave things to chance, hoping you’ll remember everything you have to do. That often is the cause of overwhelm and you end up procrastinating as your mind is hit by all these things you need to do. Fail to plan and you plan to fail!
  6. Use a task management tool such as Steven Covey’s time management matrix. This helps you to compartmentalise the things you need to do and in what order based on importance (goal-oriented tasks) and urgency (time-oriented tasks).
  7. Make time for the things you love! If you don’t make time for the things that make your heart feel good, you will feel unfulfilled. Whether it’s a little chunk of time each day, a full day somewhere in your week or a whole weekend, have some fun, let your inner child run riot and love life.

Time is precious so release the unnecessary, do the necessary and embrace time for the joyful. Don’t waste one second… Take our FREE Productivity Online Course now!

Live Blissfully,

YvonneB

Published by YvonneB

A catalyst for change, Yvonne Bignall is a breath of fresh air in the extraordinary way she helps women 50+ to reconnect with life & their innate power through radical self-care, guilt-free! She supports, encourages, and inspires women to prioritise their health, one bitesize action at a time. Her work is challenging as it navigates through difficult conversations, listening & observing how women’s health issues have been: ❊ Undermined ❊ Under-resourced & ❊ Swept under the carpet She helps women to recognise & unpack old scripts that still (sadly enough) tell them that their value derives from their level of caregiving of others, their output. The truth is it is the input, the ability to resource self, which provides women with the energy required to realise their true potential. Along with her team, she explores the thoughts, behaviour & habits, often born out of guilt, gender expectations, and reinforced narratives, with curiosity (not judgment), discarding the unhelpful, whilst reclaiming innate power through the creation of new patterns, restoring a sense of self, outside of societal expectations. In her opinion, this allows women to: ✔ Develop an elevated level of self-awareness ✔ Build / rebuild their confidence & self-belief ✔ Value all of who they are and invest time in who they want to be at their best A self-care warrior, an encourager & inspirer, Yvonne is today an award-winning Women’s Health Advocate, Published Author, and an International Presenter. She is also a Radio Show Host and a Podcaster. Yvonne is focused on building a community of women, www.PermissionToThrive.online, who are ready to reclaim their right to self-care, guilt-free, and who prioritise their health without apology, role-modeling behaviour & habits that inform generations to come of their true value. She also advocates for self-care over burnout in the workplace, delivering practical webinars in the corporate space. In her own words, “It is time for employees to prioritise their wellbeing. How will they deliver their best work without it?” One of her favourite quotes comes from Eleanor Brown, ‘Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel’ Connect with Yvonne and, 🌱 Become part of the self-care revolution at Permission to Thrive or 📞 Book a chat to find out about her coaching and corporate services: https://calendly.com/yvonne-b/20min

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