Good Morning! Where Does the Time Go?

Published: Mon, 01/31/11

 
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It does not matter how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop.
~Confucius

Good morning!
 
Debbie personally knew the author of this quote who seems to be one of the rare people who doesn't fritter away time. Debbie shared that, "Pete went to high school with my daughter.  He read leadership books as a hobby, served as president of a ton of organizations, was a National Merit semi-finalist and went on to my Alma Mater, the University of Illinois.  While there, he continued to assume leadership roles and was frustrated by the lack of leadership books aimed towards students.  He ended up writing a book himself and having it published before his college graduation."
 
Like Debbie, I am struck by the sentence--"Perhaps the greatest enigma of time is that nobody has enough of it, yet we almost always succeed in wasting it." 
 
Almost daily I hear complaints of people running out of time or not having enough time. Yet Pete is right, we still manage to fritter time away versus managing it as the asset it is. This isn't to say that we should be working around the clock or goal-chasing every hour of every day, but we should make sure we are spending our time in alignment with our personal priorities. When we spend out time more wisely, we release ourselves from the "never enough time" trap.
 
Your Turn:
Where you have been letting time escape that doesn't align with your priorities? What can you do to change that this week?
 
Your Affirmation:
I value and spend my time wisely.
 

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