Hump Day's = Half Way. How much time have you invested in yourself this week?
The concept
of time. You don’t really think too much about it other than thinking about it
in relation to things that are happening – What time will I get up? What time
do I need to be there? How long will it take?
But it
really is so much more, you could say it’s a gift. Someone gave me this example
the other day, and it was a starting point for thinking about my time, and how
this relates to my goals and personal values.
In
Australia our age expectancy is 7th in the world! Women live to be
an average age of 84.4 years and men to 80.3 years.
This is
great news for Australians! Plus, think about your own family, and how long
they lived (in my family, female family members lived into their 90’s. Legends).
Then do the
maths.
1. Deduct how old you are. That leaves
me around 35 years, 7 months.
2. Calculate as days. That equals
12,985 days. That’s it. Perhaps if you live well – eat, sleep and exercise
well, or take into account genetics, it may be longer.
So, how are
you using your time? In a big sense – what are your goals, and are you actively
working towards them? Make your time work for you! In the short term – what
does this week look like, and what do you want to achieve?
Try this
activity. If one week is 168 hours, then how and where are you using your time?
Take a minute to break it up into activities, and then write how much time you
spend on each. For example, your main tasks each week might be sleeping,
working, travel, exercise, family, and hobbies. Add them up, and see how much
time you have left, or available to you.
Things to
consider –
Is your time balanced – are you over invested
in some areas, under in others?
1. Are you clear about what you want to
achieve in your life – what are your big goals?
2. How are you using the time you
haven’t accounted for – is it the best use of your time?
3. Does this align with your personal
values? For example, if family is important, does how you use your time reflect
this?
4. How much time are you investing in
yourself?
If you do
this exercise and find there are areas you want to work on, that makes you one
step closer to optimising your time.
FYI - If
you are interested in learning more about your values, check out this free
values assessment http://bit.ly/1Pt2kMj
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