The Wild Horse Called Time

I know, I know, the saying goes “everyone has the same 24 hours it is what you do with it that makes the difference”.

Have you also heard this statement before?

I know it to be true, but all the same, there was a time when taking control of my time in a day was like trying to ride a wild horse.

Why can taking control of our time feel like such an impossibility?

Why does it sometimes feel like there just isn’t enough?

Like a wild thing, I would think I finally had control of Time, and the next thing I knew Time had bucked me off again and I lay there wondering what the heck had happened to me.

Where did it go all wrong?

I was really “trying” to make time.

I became frustrated and stressed out and like I wanted to give up.

I was after all a semi-retired part-time entrepreneur who was “working” all the time.

This was not the life I aiming to create.

Do you know that feeling?

Let me ask you this…..

Do you have a day or a period of time when you can get so much accomplished that you even surprise yourself a little bit?

Why do think this is?

This is the same question I asked myself after being bucked off again and wondering why this might be the case.

And then I figured it out.

When I knew what I was working towards, what I was focused on, and why, managing my time to accomplish my tasks became that much easier.

I was highly motivated and focused.

I had made a choice that I really wanted what I was working towards.

It was really important to me.

I became more observant of my behaviors when it came to my time.

I noticed that when I was working without a plan, without goals, or a very specific reason why I was doing the actions I was doing, I ran out of time.

I accomplished very little and I spent more time “working” than I did when I knew what I was moving towards.

This was when I realized what would keep me on my wild horse and tame Time.

I started using a calendar system.

I started blocking off times during the day to allocate to everything in my life.

I became more structured which provided me with more freedom because I was no longer at the mercy of time. I was not the victim of time.

I was becoming the master of the time.

I planned what I was working on and I knew why I was devoting time to these activities.

I played around with my schedule and allowed myself to freely experiment with it.

I became more disciplined at following my calendar activities because I started to see the results of blocking off time. I was relieved to no longer feel that I was lost in it all and ended up down some rabbit hole somewhere a million miles away from what I sat down to do.

I quickly realized when I had veered off course and was able to revisit my goals and make a few adjustments to get back on that horse.

I was easily able to prioritize what I said yes and no to.

I started spending more quality time with my family and friends.

I was able to be more present with them because I was making time for them.

I was not stretching myself thin.

I became a better communicator with my family which made it easier for them to come to me because they did not feel like they were bothering me.

I had more time for myself and I did not feel guilty about it or stressed out anymore...and

The conversation this month is asking if you can control time and I believe the answer is YES!!

Being in control of my time and how I choose to spend it allows me to feel good about myself, accomplished more, and no longer show up as the victim of the lack of time.

If you have fallen off the horse called Time, it is never too late to get back on again.

You too can make the most of the 24 hours that you have in a day, feel less stressed, and more productive and see greater results in all aspects of your life. Grab the reins and ride because the answer is YES!!