Where is your time : 3 Reality Checks
It is amazing to have
a dream.
It is amazing to have a dream?
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I am not certain if that phrase should be declarative or
interrogative.
Dreaming is fun. You wake up feeling like you may actually
have a purpose in life. Of course you feel like Mary Poppins ready to go Fly a kite. You spent the
night before making of list of all the wonderful things you wanted to
accomplish. You titled it “Action Plan for Tomorrow and Beyond”. You went to bed ready to wake up, ready to
get started.
All is well until you get to work. That’s when you realized you were ready. Past
tense. It all changed when you were confronted with the reality of your
cubicle. This was confirmed by your task
list in Outlook, and
the memo lying on your chair announcing a working lunch staff meeting. Your
lunch hour was supposed to be your premeditated, put the action plan in motion
time.
Your day is not going as planned.
I have listed 3
reality checks to get you through the rest of the day.
1.You have to go to
work. The very reason Monday is so
unpopular, is the very same force that sucks your action plan into the Abyss of
Good intentions.
Work is for those who
need money right now. I am in that category, I show up faithfully everyday. I
have a family. I have bills, therefore I work.
This is my reality.
Since the time you have in a day is limited, you must decide
ahead of time how you will spend that time.
2.You Are Responsible
For How You Spend Your Time. You may control some aspects of your day.
Lets look at a typical breakdown of time
7 days
24 hours a day
______________________
=168 hours a week to spend living
24 hours a day
-8 hours of sleep
-8 hours of work
-1 hour travel time
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=7 hours of freedom a day = 49 hours in a week to do you.
Seven whole hours in
a simple day!
That is seven hours to be a part of a family, eat, perhaps
shower and prepare to do it all over again the next day.
I have provided a very generous breakdown of time above. I
actually get approximately 6 hours of sleep; My employer mandates that I work
7.5 hours daily.
My travel time depends upon to which office I am
reporting. I cover a very large portion
of the state and have to get 4 kids to school and daycare. My husband usually
cooks, but in the event he is working late, I have to feed the family.
I am in school. I am mommy. I am wife. I am supervisor. I am
a volunteer.
I am responsible for the way I spend my time. This is my reality.
3.To Sleep And How Much To Sleep That Is The Question
Many try, but sleep is non-negotiable to a certain degree.
Your health and overall level of pleasantness will be affected if you do not
receive adequate sleep. I have to get my day started early in order to be ahead
of all of the potential disasters my family of 6 to7 on any given day may
encounter. Additionally, I don’t like to be grumpy, therefore I sleep.
I have to go to work
Thankfully I love my job, my team and my supervisors.
However if I did not have to go to work, I wouldn’t. Being honest here I could
think of many things to do with this precious 8 hours. This is my reality.
What is your dream?
If you want to be something other than what you are
identified as now. Lead Trainer, Gardening Assistant, Clerk. You have to
embrace your reality as a snapshot of your life. This does not have to always
be. You can do more. You can have more. You can live your dream by making time
for it. Like money your time will leave if you do not designate a way to use
it.
Today How will you plan to make time for your dream?
Tell me about it!
