Coaching Corner: It's about time!
By "Coach" Marilou Butcher Roth
Just today I had another conversation with a client about not having enough time! I know I have written about this before and I also know that timing everything when it comes to seeing and taking in information, so I will use this opportunity not just for a play on words but to address (again) this very important topic!
First, let me just say -- you DO have enough time. There, now that is out of the way! The question is, what are you doing with your time...do you have yourself convinced that you need more hours in the day? Are you spending your time on activities you enjoy, or ones that you dread?
Please take a few moments and create two lists of those items that are truly important to you -- I call them absolutes. One list is for business items and one for personal items. Be extremely discriminating about what you add to these lists, making sure they are items that you are either currently doing or that you want to be doing on a daily or weekly basis. For example, make sure you add "Finding New Business" to the list as that needs to be an ongoing activity on the business side. Perhaps you would like to add a spot for errands on the personal side. Identify each item that you feel warrants this important position in your weekly schedule.
Remember to keep the projects separate. Projects are items that have a beginning and end to them, i.e. creating take-aways for listing consultations. Create a list just for projects and then make sure somewhere in your week you have listed Project Time.
This is not hard -- it just requires your commitment and awareness. You need to be completely honest with yourself as to what makes your list of absolutes! Remember, this is for YOU, not for anyone else!!
