“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least!” ~ Johann Goethe
The “Oh So Busy” Dilemma:
Everything seems important to you because you haven’t connected to, identified and integrated what is really important to you!
Because everything might seem important, you then feel -engulfed by or you feel you must do everything!
Sometimes, others see you doing everything and get into a habit of expecting you or themselves to do everything.
So there is a lot expected of you from others and yourself.
Doing everything keeps you so busy, you don’t have time to connect with and identify what is really important to you!
“TIME MANAGEMENT” is “Your Energy Management”
~Dr. Sarah Larsen
Is energy everything? Is your life in balance? Is Time management Energy management?
Time and Health are your most valuable asset. You can think of time as something you either master and or serve.
Either you run the day or the day runs you. By extension either you run the business or the business runs you.
Learn how to separate the important things to you and the not so important things.
Time is the best-kept secret of the rich, the successful and the happy!
What then is time?
If no one asks me, I know what it is.
If I wish to explain it to him who asks,
I do not know.
Saint Augustine
THE TIME MATRIX
All activities fall into one of 4 categories:
I. URGENT & IMPORTANT
2. NOT URGENT & IMPORTANT
3. URGENT & NOT IMPORTANT
4. NOT URGENT & NOT IMPORTANT
~Steven Covey
Don’t mistake movement for achievement.
It’s easy to get faked out by being busy.
The question is: Busy doing what?
Are you doing what is right for you?
Without a clear connection to what you truly value you can be swayed by opinions and requests.
Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
Time is more valuable than money.
You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?
Quadrant 1
Activities are of Necessity. Important and Urgent.
Optimal Time Management and Optimal Health fall into a
Quadrant 2Activity. Important but not urgent
Quadrant 3 Activities are Deceptive; Urgent yet not important
Quadrant 4 Activities are a waste of time and excess; not important and not urgent
What creates Optimal Health For You also creates more time.
Focusing on Quadrant 2 Activities and eliminating and reducing Quadrant 3 & 4 Activities
Focusing on Quadrant 2 activities will reduce all other Quadrant activities.
Quadrant 1 Activities : URGENT & IMPORTANT
Necessity
Crises
Pressing Problems
Deadline Driven Projects
Deadline Driven Meetings
Deadline Driven Reports
Immediate Health Opportunities
Quadrant 1 activities tend to cause a lot of stress and take away from Optimal Health. Crises and pressing problems are managed along with stress by focusing on Quadrant 2 activities.
Quadrant 2 Activities: NOT URGENT & IMPORTANT
Optimum HealthOptimal Time Management
Knowing your Core Values: When your values are clarified many activities in Quadrant 1 are removed.
Preparation for Health
Daily lymphatic one hour exercise
Planning for health
Relationship building
Prayer and Meditation
Practicing Alpha: “altered” state of consciousness, or an “alpha state meditation.”
Quadrant 3 Activities: URGENT & NOT IMPORTANTThese are easy to eliminate by putting systems and rituals in placeNeedless interruptions like a ringing phone (only answer the phone during particular hours and return all calls at a designated time daily!)
Unnecessary reports and communication
Other people’s minor issues
Quadrant 4 activities: NOT URGENT & NOT IMPORTANT
Waste and excess
Trivia, busywork
Irrelevant phone calls, e-mail,
Time wasters
Escape activities
Excessive TV, Internet, relaxation
List activities that fall into Quadrant 2 that if you did consistently would contribute significantly to your Optimal Health:
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List activities in Quadrant 3 that you can create rituals around and eliminate:
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List Quadrant 4 activities you engage in:
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You naturally allow Quadrant 4 activities to drop out of your life as you
Identify Your Values:
Sample Values:
The list below is great to you ideas.
Remember – it’s NOT a checklist.
Your Values are UNIQUE to you and there is no right or wrong
THIS IS FOR YOU!
Accomplishment
Accuracy
Acknowledgment
Adventure
Authenticity
Beauty
Calm
Collaboration
Community
Compassion
Comradeship
Confidence
Connectedness
Contentment
Contribution
Cooperation
Courage
Creativity
Curiosity
Determination
Directness
Discovery
Ease
Effortlessness
Empowerment
Enthusiasm
Environment
Excellence
Focus
Freedom
Friendship
Fun
Generosity
Gentleness
Growth
Happiness
Harmony
Health
Helpfulness
Honesty
Humor/Humour
Idealism
Independence
Integrity
Joy
Kindness
Learning
Love
Loyalty
Orderliness
Participation
Partnership
Passion
Patience
Peace
Productivity
Recognition
Respect
Romance
Self-Esteem
Service
Simplicity
Spirituality
Spontaneity
Strength
Tact
Thankfulness
Tolerance
Tradition
Trust
Understanding
Unity
Vitality
Look at every path closely and deliberately.? Try it as many times as you think necessary.? This question is one that only a very old man asks …?Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; ?if it doesn’t, it is of no use. ~ Carlos Castaneda
