Evaluate, Re-Evaluate, then DO IT AGAIN!!!
I’ve recently taken a two week break from blogging to do exactly what I started out with. Evaluate. I’ve spent the past few weeks re-evaluating my schedule and values which have led me on a humbling journey. Typically people view and plan schedules based on pressing needs versus their schedules being a snapshot of the values. Meaning, take a moment and look at your calendar and look where you spend most of your time. If you don’t have a calendar, get one and get one quick. Fail to plan and you plan to fail! Look over the entire calendar and look for specifics. If your calendar just shows, ‘Go to work’ and ‘Go home’, you won’t get an accurate picture.
As for me, I realized that I wasn’t taking care of myself at all and new ventures were getting close to creeping in to strong which will cause something else to leave. Something like family or work, which is NOT an option. So I began by looking at what values had gotten away from me and making a commitment to myself and to God and then creating a schedule that supports those values. There will ALWAYS be things fighting for your attention and it will ALWAYS be easier to yes than no. So it is up to you to manage your schedule before it manages you!
With that said, if you are feeling tired, overwhelmed, or stressed, you might want to check whether you are living out your values or not.
So to make it simple, give this a try:
1. List out the things, in order, as to what is and should be important to you.
(Suggestions: Spiritual, family, work, health, fun, etc)
2. Get a blank calendar and a PENCIL because you will need an eraser.
3. Start by filling in the non-negotiables like set work schedules.
4. Now following your values list, start with the #1 and schedule time for it.
5. Fill in the next values.
6. Leave blank room for stuff that comes up.
7. Stick to it unless it is a major emergency.
Good luck and God Bless!
Good stuff brotha!