I've talked before about time management, staying on track towards your goals, etc. But what do you do when your plans for the day are threatened by those in your world who want to trespass and trample on your schedule in spite of your best efforts?
Remember when I bought my Day-Timer a month ago? Since then I have diligently scheduled my time each day in advance, accounting for each minute of my time from 8 am to 3 pm (my son comes home from school then).
The great thing is, I stay on track for my goals, and everything I do pushes me towards their achievement. My goals are simple, such as "vacuum" and as lofty as "grow my freelance writing business." Each journey starts with one step. Many such steps in the right direction will take me there.
I love my pink Day-Timer.
All is not rosy, however. I get angry and frustrated when I am needed for something unplanned that takes more than a few minutes. I see it as evidence of my committment to being goal-oriented.
It is so very easy to happily and comfortably let days go by just taking on obligations as they come, moment by moment. But...this is huge...upon reflection, I resent the hijacking of my life by those who are supposed to care about me.
We must protect our time, goals, dreams, for some day, sadly, those we serve will be gone from us. We must have resources to carry on without them. If we have been giving, giving, giving for years on end, we could very well be be drained of health, finances, and the memory of what brings us joy.
There are no clear solutions. But it seems to me, no matter what we do, we will be angry and upset at times.
Better to do it saving our personal resources.
June
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