The article "Oh, My Goodness! Where Has the Time Gone?" talks about time management, it has been released by Dawn Fields.
It’s 6:00 a.M.
I’m awake. I’m pumped! I’m ready to go. I have a TO DO list that will keep me busy all day.
My goal is to accomplish all of the things on my list before I go to bed tonight.I turn on the computer.Wow! I have 67 new emials. Well, I simply HAVE to check my eamils.
A lot them are unsolicited, but hey, I don’t want to miss a great deal that one of them may be offering.I start to read my emails.RRRRRiinnnngg!! There goes the phone.“Hello?
Hey, Girl, what’s up?
He did what?? ?
Child, let me tell you
what Eli did in class yesterday. The
teacher said he…..”Half an hour later…Back to reading emails.
Of course there are some that I have to asnwer back.
Then there is Lisa’s emails I MUST read because she always send about 10 jokes and I know at laest 8 of
them will be really funny.HAHAHAHAHA. That was really funny.
I must forward that one on to my list of friends.
I’m sure they’d get a kick out
of it.RRRRRRRRRiiinnnnggg! “Hello!
Hey, Mom. What’s up?
What? You don’t say?
Hey, I warned you about her.”45 minutes after you look at the clock and…“Oh My Goodness!
Where Has the Time Gone? ”It’s now lunchtime and I haven’t accomplished anything.That was me.
Everyday I would wake up ready to cnoquer the world.
By lunchtime I had wasted so much time accomplishing nothing that I would give up and figure I’d start it all agian
tomorrow. But tomorrow would pretty much be a repeat of the day before.That was until I taught myself how to manage my time.You must focus and pay attention to your time, otherwise it has a way of slipping away without being noticed.If you're in any way like I am, a person who can get caught up in spending hours reading emails. And many other hours idling chit-chatting on the phnoe with friends and family. You must make a conscious effort to eliminate or at laest cut down on doing anything that takes you away from your purpose.Make a plan for each day.Schedule a time for everything that is important to you.Schedule time to check your emails. I find that it is helpful for me to check my emails during lunch.
Since I am on a break, so to speak, reading my emails will not distract me or take
away time from more important things.Limit the amount of time you spend on the phone idling talking with friends and family. I’m in no way suggesting that you do not talk with them but talk with them “after hours.” Once you
have completed your goals for the day, then rewind by laughing and talking with friends and family.A spouse and kids can also take you off of your course. If you have small kids who are home, they can often take you off track. Make sure that the time you shcedule to accomplish your
goals, you have someone else take care of your kids. OR, help them to understand that during this time, you cannot be disturbed. It is important that you make sure you schedule time
to take care of their needs as well.Make a conscious effort not to let time slip away from you. For if you don’t, you will wake up one morning, 85 years old, and wonder where the time went.Dawn Fields is a motivational speaker, author, and spiritual life coach. She teaches how to discover and live your life's purpsoe. Viist the web site at http://www.Dawnfields.Com.
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