I see it regularly, yet I am still amazed by it. I see people who are involved in many, many different roles and they always seem to have time for each of these roles. They have time with their family and friends, and themselves.
I also see the opposite. People who are involved in far less, yet are always really busy and struggle to find balance in their lives.
The small percentage of people who have more time have a natural sense of time abundance. That is, they know they can create the time to do what they want. And these people get help with time management.
What mindset do you think most people have?
You guessed it. A sense that there is never enough time and you don't know how to get everything done. You feel overwhelmed and at times out of control.
David is a case in point. He was referred to us so we could help him with creating some balance in his life. He has been missing his KPI targets at work. His health is poor. When we spoke to David he was interested - but, guess what?
He wanted help with time management. He wanted the outcomes we spoke about, but did not have time to see me. He was too busy. A month later. Still too busy. Another month, still too busy. Maybe next month might free up a bit he said. David has been living this life for over 5 years!
What do you think he will say next month?
It is much easy for us to look at this situation from a different perspective and see nothing will change for David until he does something differently.
What about you? Are you a "busy person" or an "I'll make the time" person?
A "busy person" has a sense of time scarcity, through which they see everything. It doesn't have to be that way. It is actually a defense mechanism - a way to try to protect yourself from disappointment and stress.
But this scarcity mentality usually does exactly the opposite. It creates more stress and disappointment, by focusing on what you can't get done or what you still have to do.
When you see life through a time abundance mindset you know you can find the time to do what is really important.
Where do you stand on the time, scarcity vs abundance continuum?
Michael Erwin is a Time Creation Expert and Time Coach. He offers Free time management resources.
You can find more time management articles and time management tips at http://www.time-management-central.net
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