I am a person who wants to do everything, and I am easily swayed and I lose focus often. I am all over the map. Remember when I wrote about taking an accounting class? I just wanted to feel like I had a good understanding of accounting principles. It was not necessary for me to take an accounting class and as I realized about two chapters in, I hated it. I can read a P & L already, I can read financial documents.
And, how many times have I tried to learn Spanish? I give myself an A for effort, but maybe it is time to realize that I will not be fluent. Fluent? OK, I will not be saying anything in Spanish other than requesting a bathroom and some water. I will not be doing pilates on a reformer at home and I will not be weaving my own fabric. Also, I will not be learning about Scientology and why people seem to follow the teachings. I will not be riding a motorcycle (and I will not be wearing my cool chaps). I will not be jumping up and down on a pogo stick for exercise. I will not be tap dancing. I will not play the piano beyond chopsticks.
My daughter let me know that she just waits for me to get tired of my project-du-jour and then she gets the material “stuff” associated with it (not the chaps). The fact that she has a system for cashing in on my lack of success made me grouchy at first. But, I had been working on making some changes in the way I spend my time and she totally reinforced my thinking.
Re-evaluating where my time goes is helping me see my day-to-day life better, because I feel like I am just too busy for the woman I am on paper. I always seem to be running and I don’t like to live that way. I like being busy, but that hasn’t been fulfilling me as much as I think it should. So, I have come up with a plan for living life the way I like to live it, a plan just for me. If you want to use some pieces of the plan be my guest. I call it PH2.
Personal, Health, Professional, Hobbies or PHPH (my initials times 2), or PH2. You can call your plan anything you want. My PH2 focuses me in the areas where I want to spend my time and energy and cuts out the other noise.
Putting some structure and intention in my week, I feel that I am getting more accomplished, I am having more time for what I like to do, and it allows me to say no to other requests. My plate is as full as I want it to be at this time.
If you feel like you are spinning out of control, then stop it. No one will do it for you. It has to come from you but acting with intention
about your time will allow you to have more time, I guarantee.
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