Time is Life And Life is Time
When I was growing up Time
and Life were magazines. Life was easy and there was
always enough Time. During the 70’s, Chicago had a hit
song that included the lines: “Does anyone know what time
it is? Does anyone really care?” We didn’t and that
seemed OK at the time. Mary Hopkin sang: “Those were
the days my friend, I thought they would never end,” but
they did! During the 80’s & 90’s, Time became money;
Life became stressed, and we pushed onward.
Now that I have reached the “age
of maturity,” I have discovered some simple, essential
wisdom that I want to share with you.
Time is Life And Life is
Time.
They are both the same.
It is all about how we actively
participate in both simultaneously. I discovered that
if I added the concept of choice to my Time/Life–Life/Time
combination, I really had the beginning of something grand.
By adding hope, personal power, values, goals and a solid
plan, I had some major ingredients that allow me to build
a quality Life with a marvelous way of spending my Time.
By bringing forth this tincture of possibility and by
combining it with complimentary relationships, I discovered
that I am well on the road to having “IT”- the Time of
my Life during my LifeTime.
I discovered these possibilities
after many years of toiling the way I was supposed to,
during the “Time is Money” phase of my existence. Unfortunately,
I had to give up years of Life and Time to discover that
Life/Time are the only true/fixed guarantees I have in
what’s left of my existence. I finally got smart. As part
of my legacy, I share the following with you.
The following 10 principles
of Life Management are essential to our personal success.
I hope you will consider them thoughtfully and include
as many as possible, as soon as possible, during these
Times of your Life.
The Top Ten
Principles of Life Management
Essential for Personal Success
Strategies to Live By
1.
The first step is to be aware of how your Life is
currently operating. What you are doing, with whom, its quality etc.
You need to chart it in writing. If you don’t pay attention
to what you are doing, you can’t evaluate your satisfaction
with it in a conscious way.
2.
Analyze
and summarize your Life notes. You
need to identify, whether or not, these are activities
that you want to repeat. This allows you the judgment
to take advantage of “you”, your greatest opportunity:
Your Choice for how you are going to participate in
your present and future.
3.
Phase
out any present obligations that you do not want to repeat.
You need to de-clutter your Life by identifying those behaviors,
relationships, and tasks of Life that you want to maintain
and those that you don’t. By doing so, you can choose
to include only those that appeal to you. It may take
some Time but if you repeat these activities on a daily
basis, you will become an expert about controlling these
choices and find yourself choosing your way of conducting
your Life and with whom. I realize that you can’t control
every aspect of Life. I suggest, however, that by doing
what was just stated, you can have major impact on most
everything that is under your control.
4.
Create
a Life plan of your choice/create a new daily routine.
As you determine what to
keep, continually remind yourself that your daily routine
is easier to follow if it is a routine; that your routine
is to build a routine. By doing this, you create a flow
that feels right. It then becomes yours to modify as
Life presents its needs for you to adapt. Without this
plan, Life runs you, instead of you, it.
5.
Prioritize
and stay focused. Since
you have determined that it is your life and that these
are your priorities, stick to them. It is obvious that
these may not be everyone else’s priorities and that’s
OK. Take care of yours and oblige theirs’, as and if,
they become complimentary to yours.
6.
Set
your options around your mandatory schedules. In my opinion, there are certain non-negotiable aspects
to a quality life. Unless you prioritize them and build
the rest of your life around them, no one else will take
care of them for you. They are: extreme self-care, quality
intimate relationships, a sound financial plan, a supportive,
safe environment, gainful employment/education, stress
reduction, personal development, joy/recreation and spirituality.
After all of these conditions are in place, you are free
to add to them as long as they are complimentary and you
have the Time.
7.
Reduce
your interruptions by creating strong boundaries. By predetermining your life
as described above, you have determined who gets in, when,
how, where, and why. You can clearly state to any and
all: “I am sorry but I am unable to participate at this
point in my Life. Thank you for asking”.
8.
Manage
your time and all of your commitments. Now that you have made all of the above determinations
and boundaries, it is extremely important to structure
your life to successfully accomplish what you have decided
to do. Only then, can you take full credit for living
the Life of your design and dreams. Only then can you
have full reason to maintain or modify whatever you choose
as Life goes on.
9.
Under-promise
and over-deliver. By under-promising and over-producing,
we are always able to give more than expected to the service
of others. This leads all of us to feel abundance and
the joys thereof.
10.
Remember
that you are only human and your Life clock is ticking!
My greatest desire is to
continually improve my plan for ultimate happiness in
my Life. By accepting that I can’t control it all, I
am now free to give my best to doing my best, at all Times,
to all that I choose, with all who I choose, during the
Life I have left. I wish the same for you.
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article written by:
Gary S. Grossman Ph.D. a.k.a. Dr. I WannaWanna
Professional Development Business Coach
