Monday Challenge of the Week: It’s YOUR Time, Spend it Wisely. As a trainer, I do a lot of research about fitness. As a business owner, I read things about how to make and/or run your business better. I came across this article that really inspired me the other day…The article is called “The Busy Trap” by Tim Krieder, and I have to admit that I’m guilty of it occasionally. The first paragraph reeled me in: “It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.” “Crazy busy.” It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the stock response is a kind of congratulation: “That’s a good problem to have,” or “Better than the opposite.” It’s important to remember that it’s OK to do NOTHING sometimes. (I have to remind myself of this sometimes...my friends and family remind me as well). So…after reading this article, my Challenge of the Week for YOU, is to REALLY analyze everything you are doing. Ask yourself the following questions: • Is what I am doing really necessary and am I doing it efficiently, or am I just being “busy”? • Is it moving me forward in a personal or professional way? • Does this really make me happy? If you answered NO to any of those questions, then you may want to think twice about keeping it on your schedule or even outsourcing the task if possible. Now, we can’t ALWAYS be doing everything we want every minute of the day, but we can be more aware of how we are spending our time. Once we actually become AWARE of how we spend our time, we can make a CHOICE on HOW we spend it. I would HIGHLY recommend reading the original article - opinionator.blogs.nytimes/2012/06/30/the-busy-trap/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 If you’re not too busy, make sure to leave a comment below if YOU are committed to this week’s CHALLENGE!!!!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:22:17 +0000
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