Perhaps the biggest lesson I am learning this year is one that I've known for a long time, yet must continually re-learn. While it has been good and helpful for me to spell out my many goals for the year related to body, mind and spirit, and to post monthly progress updates here, I have …
Category: Time Management
Keeping the Plates Spinning
When I was younger, it was common to see acts on TV variety shows where entertainers would keep multiple plates spinning on poles. At some point, plates would start to wobble and the person would have to rush to get them spinning safely again before they fell. There was a bit of drama at that …
You Have Enough Time
Every now and then a phrase jumps out at you and won't let you go. That happened to me yesterday when I saw the following tweet from Resurgence (@theResurgence): "You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do. jesus.to/119zcjI" Wow. How often do I bemoan the fact that my daily task list …
Don’t Let Others Create Your To-Do List
In the unending challenge to juggle more things to do than time to do it, I tried something different this week. I always work with short to-do lists, but this week I tried a different tactic. I kept open in a window in front of me on my computer a simple prioritized list using the …
When Does Busy Become Too Busy?
The title of this post really is a question to you, the reader. I want to know what your criteria are for knowing when you cross that line from just being busy to being too busy? When does living an active, fulfilling life morph into having so many commitments and expectations that you begin to …
