I didn’t always plan my week – time management wasn’t on my mind. As a corporate employee, it seemed IMPOSSIBLE to have control over my day.
I didn’t start the day with any thoughtful intentions. The first thing I did was watch or listen to the News, scroll through social media, and quickly review email.
I let all those sources tell me the kind of day I was going to have instead of choosing with intention how I wanted to start the day.
I became reactionary. Supervisors, peers, and colleagues got first dibs to my calendar.
At times I was focusing on urgent but not important tasks.
I was putting everyone’s goals before my own—total nightmare. And I was becoming a heat-seeking missile of resentment.
You can’t always control your time when you work for someone else, but I learned how to control more than I ever imagined possible. Time management was possible.
So, I started to rethink my mornings.
I decided to choose how my day was going to do before the world
told me how my day would go.
Now, I started with prayer, meditation, and journaling.
Intentionally, I reviewed my day and thought about how I intentionally wanted to show up.
I would think, “who needs me on my A-game today?”
or “what projects are my top priority?”
I’d also gave some thought to situations that might throw me off my game, or stress me out. I got to think in advance how I would show up and deal with the challenge in grace and excellence.
I began to think about the feelings I wanted to hold close throughout the day.
On Sunday night, I began to look at my calendar, and I blocked off time for strategy writing, email correspondence, and vendor meetings. Sure, these calendar blocks sometimes had to move, but often I was able to honor some of the time.
Most importantly, I got to choose how I wanted to feel and think on purpose. It is all a choice. Choose your thoughts and intentions before someone else tells you how to feel.
Healing starts.
Careers advance.
Life opens up.
It’s all possible.
Time management is critical.
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