First of all, apologies for the delay between posts, but you guessed it.... I've been busy! I don't know about you, but that excuse really irks me. Busy is the new catch cry of today. Busy doing what? Technology is as advanced as it's ever been, it's purpose is to simplify our lives but now we have email, Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and unloved blogs that get written when one has a moment of "spare" time in their busy schedule. Instead of simplifying our lives, it's complicated it because we're so busy telling everyone about what we're doing, we're not actually out there doing it. Go figure!!
By saying your busy does that make you more important or more credible than the person who is calm, relaxed and has everything under control? Does being busy buy you a pass into some exclusive club? I just don't get it! I used to be that. Being busy was my excuse for everything. When I really sat back and looked at it, I wasn't busy at all. I was ineffective at managing my time. Plain and simple. Yep, I will take responsibility for that.
Sitting on Facebook for hours on end, hitting the refresh button so I could see the latest happenings in my news-feed Man, my life was in a different stratosphere back then. Then that's a whole other post in itself!
Watching all the "must-watch"shows on TV. I had no time to exercise, I was so busy.... doing nothing productive!
Then I got involved in coaching and learned that I control my time. That was a fascinating concept and one that I have learned to love. I am now in charge of my day. My diary has become my best friend. I used to think that people who had diaries were geeks. Your memory is for remembering stuff. And yes, now I am a geek. I diarise the important things in my week - my classes, my appointments, my free time, my exercise time, my family time, my to do list. On Sunday I sit down and look at the week ahead, diarise what needs to get done and then when the time comes, I just go and do it. Busy is not even a word I would use to describe my days or weeks any more. I have action-filled and jam-packed days that I squeeze every ounce of goodness out of. More importantly I choose to love having a diary filled with my activities and keeping me on track towards achieving some fabulous goals I have set for myself.
If you continue to buy into the epidemic, what's your life going to be like in 12 months from now? 2 years? 5 years? How long can you sustain this for? What could you change if you wanted to? How could you be more effective with your time? Something for you to ponder over in your own time. Until next time..... keep being awesome!
