WOW! what a week so far…… started with a very interesting and unexpected weekend task.
Ladies and Gentlemen – this week I FACED MY DIARY!!!!! (cue dramatic music). I have generally been working well and effectively in my businesses and was very proud of myself that I had a great balance with business and life….. and even better I had managed to lower the hours I was working in the businesses….. I was FINALLY going towards that amazing goal of having some FREE TIME!!
The thing that was niggling in the back of my mind though was that I kept getting little colds regularly and I wasnt getting to the gym as often as I could – yet I had created this FREE TIME…..
After a medical – and a very enlighting conversation with the Doctor at the end of last week, I was given some shocking news about the amount of stress I was putting myself under ( nothing to worry about to my close friends and family reading this )
So I had to do it……. face the diary and work out why this could be…… and I got the SHOCK of my life…… When I added up my activities for the last 2 months, I was working and on the road in excess of 85 hours a week!!
After a deep breath and a MASSIVE diary change – I had to face the fact that I wasnt a bad person, or purposely doing this, but what I HADN’T done was to keep a grip on the amount of time I was WASTING!!
So where do you start when you find yourself in this situation. Firstly, RECOGNISE it! I am awful for not listening to those who care and in fact got sick to death of people telling me to slow down, take things less personally and rest more….. but the fact is, those closest to you will see the early signs. Learn to listen!
I then took a look at ALL of my business activities and tasks, and had to be really ruthless and face facts that my QUALITY of life comes first….. thats quite an eye opener for someone who can very easily advise others on how to manage time!!
The result? Well I have managed to shave over fifty hours of time wasting from my diary.
My priorities are very clear AND this week is a transition week. Already I am seeing a massive difference after just one day….. and I would not have been able to do this without the support of my business colleagues who were integral in this. Thats one of the benefits of being an avid business networker.
So this week – my NEW diary is in place….. and so far so good!! My question to you is, are you TRULY making the best of your time, or are you wasting precious time where you don’t need to.
Remember – you can ALWAYS make up lost money, but you can NEVER EVER make up time…….
Have a brilliant day 
