But I don’t have an hour!
Several weeks ago I was conducting a workshop on values (i.e., what’s most important to you) and noted that we shouldn’t expect to fully meet all of our values at our jobs. Some of our values may need to be expressed outside the workplace.
One participant had a value of freedom, but he didn’t feel he was currently honoring that value due to his job and busy schedule. I asked where he might carve out just one hour of free time for himself during the next couple weeks. He said that wasn’t possible. I often hear this from clients, too – especially from working Moms with young children. First, we need to shift the limiting belief of “I don’t have an hour” to an emp
owering question of “how can I clear an hour for myself in my calendar?”
Need a little motivation? Envision yourself with some free time. What would you do? Call a friend, get a pedicure, take a walk – or a nap? How would you feel? Hang onto that; it’s those feelings that will help motivate you.
So, how will you create that hour? Is it time to call in reinforcements and ask for help? Can you delegate? Can you give up something else or perhaps do just an adequate job on something? Maybe it’s time to hire a baby-sitter or trade baby-sitting or carpooling duties? (Perfectionist alert: you may have more limiting beliefs to deal with here, too, so you can let go of some things in order to make more space for yourself!)
The truth is, great time managers don’t have more hours in their days. They set priorities, don’t do their best work on unimportant tasks, and discard other tasks completely. This is all about choices, and you get to choose your priorities.
Where could you do less? Who can you ask for help? How will you create an hour for yourself?
Carry on!
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