If you feel that you lack organization to carry out your goals and you do not know how to make the best use of your time, do not miss the 7 steps that I propose here so that you get the most out of this precious asset, you escape from postponement and regain motivation.
"We are misers of all assets less than time" - Caracciolo.
"Only time is lacking to those who do not know how to take advantage of it" - Jovellanos
"Waste an hour in the morning and you will be looking for it all day" - Whateley
So many phrases and so many authors who tell us about the importance of time.
And is that time is one of the most precious assets you have and that you should take advantage of in life.
Don't you sometimes feel like you are wasting your day in actions of which you are not aware without making better use of your time?
So is. Many times we feel that the day is going away in actions that have little or no relation to what we really want for our lives.
That is why today I want to leave you some strategies that will help you make the most of your time so that you can establish an order and set priorities in those actions that you carry out during the day and in the week.
These are strategies that I apply in my own life and that have allowed me to focus my energies on what is worthwhile and makes sense for my purposes. Learn how to make better use of your time with them…
How to better use your time 1 - Change your internal conversation
Time is a concept or interpretation that you have of how you manage and distribute the actions that you carry out day by day. If you say "I don't have time," you are assuming that he "lives" outside of you and that you have no control over him.
If instead you say "I will take time", does this place you in a leading position that takes "the pan of your life by the handle"?.
Interpreting it in this way, you are in control of the time and you can manage it as you wish so that it takes you easier and faster towards your objectives.
How to make better use of your time 2 - Find out what is most important to you
Do a “refresh” of what you want for your life. If until today you had not taken the trouble to detect what you need and what would make you happy in life, this may be the best time.
If you have already done it before, it happens that in the routine of living we often disconnect ourselves from what is really important, which constitutes the compass that should guide us towards what our soul dictates.
If you do not detect that it is the MOST IMPORTANT thing for you, it is very likely that the day to day is diluted in "nonsense" that the only thing that will generate in you are feelings of dissatisfaction, emptiness, frustration and discouragement.
How to make better use of your time 3 - Analyze how your week is currently developing
Focus on the days of the week that have passed and analyze them one by one.
Write how you have distributed (whether consciously or unconsciously) the time and the actions, and determine the meaning of each of them (the meaning implies asking: why did I do it?).
You can help yourself by writing the analysis of each day of the week inside a box.
How to make better use of your time 4 - Make a decision and deploy change
Contrast point 3 with point 2 and determine the changes you need to make so that the new disposition of your time and actions is in line with what you recognized in step 2.
At this point you may have to ask for help, support or other resources that can support you. Ask for help!
Many people do not dare to ask for fears of all kinds. Get over them and ask! Most people will be eager to help you if you dare to ask. Some examples of how you could ask:
- "I need your help in this… could you please…?".
- “I want to achieve X thing, that is why your support will be essential for me to achieve it because it will also be beneficial for both (or both parties). You can help?".
How to make better use of your time 5 - Choose one day a week to plan
You can write the weekly plan in an Excel file on your computer, but if you get a notebook that you can take with you everywhere it is even better. I recommend, for example, Sunday so you can start designing your week fully focused.
List all the goals that you would like to accomplish throughout the week in a list and without much detail. This will allow you to have a mental map of what you expect to happen during it. Keep in mind that you should not strictly adhere to this list if you do not use it as a guide.
I also recommend, in the weekly planning worksheet you use, to write somewhere in it with large letters, what is your most important purpose that comes from the work you will have done following step 2 of these strategies.
How to better use your time 6 - Update yourself daily
At the beginning of each day take just a few minutes to review the weekly list and what corresponds to that day to assess how you feel about those goals you have set for yourself.
Update what is needed and start the day lively with your mind and heart on your chosen tasks. This will help you feel that you are progressing. Don't forget that every great achievement is made up of many small goals and / or actions that you carry out until you reach it.
How to make better use of your time 7 - Watch yourself at the end of the week
Take a few moments to review how that week has developed in time and actions.
- What objectives have you met and which have you not?
- What stopped you when you reached the goals you had set for yourself?
Take a few moments to devise methods that will allow you to overcome these obstacles in the future.
And here you have them, my beloved reader. Seven strategies that will help you how to make the most of your time. Applying them you will feel much more motivated, since you will be becoming aware of what you are doing and what you are doing it for. You will feel that you are advancing by recognizing all the actions that you carry out during the day and you will realize what you have to do to correct the inconsistencies that arise in your plans.
Don't wait any longer, apply these steps right now for a month and then tell me how it went. I am eager to hear your results.
Ah! And don't forget to leave me your comment!
For a life to the fullest with abundance, well-being and freedom…
