If you are like me, you constantly struggle with having enough time to accomplish all that you desire in a day. There are so many things that we want to do but there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get it done. I recently got annoyed with this tragedy and began to take inventory of my life and what I do on a day to day and questioned myself, “why don’t I have enough time to be productive. Where is all of my time going?!” What I found was pitiful to say the least. Although I contribute a lot of time to my family, boyfriend, child, and work….. What I found was that I contribute a lot of time to distractions that have no bearing on my productivity. I noticed social media and lounging around was a big contributor to my counterproductivity. After taking inventory of my days I realized that I waste hours upon hours doing…. Nothing!! I then had to make a decision: am I going to make the sacrifices I need to in order to level up? Am I going to stay in my comfort zone? Am I going to watch everyone else live? Will I be another statistic that just wastes time playing the comparison game and don’t live in my own lane? I saw that I was wasting so much time gazing into other people’s lives and neglecting my own. As a product, I was left feeling empty, unfulfilled, and ultimately worthless. I made the decision that I was going to pick my life back up and make the changes necessary to get back on track.
So what steps did I take to change my reality?…..
- I made a schedule and balanced my planner. That way I can see what all I am doing and better track what I needed to do and when I was going to do it. This way, I was able to cut down on my idle time because that time was devoted to the next task.
- I prioritized my life. It is important to know what is important to you in life so that you know what you absolutely want to make sure you devote your time to. I am a very family-oriented person and also a very creative person so I made sure I prioritized down time to spend time with them and also time to enjoy my hobbies. We can’t be all work and no play all the time but it does help to organise your time so that you can adult better. I hope this post captures someone. It sure did help me.