Lack Of Time!
Perception or Reality
Part 1
by Diane Randall

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One day you are going to college, studying and having fun; the next thing you know you're working long hours, eating on the run, rushing home to take care of your kids or your spouse/significant other. Where does the time go? Managing time means more than managing your life against the clock. It means taking time to look at the priorities that you say are important to you.
How many times do you say "I don't have time?" Are you really saying "that is not my priority" Think about it? We are always telling others and ourselves "I would if I had the time."
We think we have no choices about how we spend our time. Technology that was supposed to make life easier has actually done the opposite and is eating away at our personal time. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), computers, email, cell phones and pagers all compete for our attention.
Electronic organizers and communication devices create an "on-call" work mentality that takes priority over personal responsibilities. Lack of time is more perception than reality. The problem is the lack of commitment to your priorities after you've set them.
People overwork, set time to watch television and surf the Internet, but many people don't set time to do the things that they say are important to them; for example; exercise, interacting with family or just spending time clearing your mind and doing something you enjoy.
In one of my previous articles, "Wellness After 30: Getting The Most Out of Later Life", I talked about the importance of taking a closer look at how you spend your time on an average day; writing down your daily activities to find opportunities to include things you might not have known existed.
In order to free up some of the time you spend watching television, you may want to record the TV shows you enjoy watching, and when you play them back, fast forward through the commercials. You will gain 12 minutes of personal time for every hour of TV you watch. Don't be forced to follow programming schedules.
Watch fewer shows but take the time to enjoy the ones you do see. Try limiting your time surfing the internet to one hour per day. Analyze the total number of hours you are spending at work versus how productive you really are on an average day.
Time is finite: 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 7 days a week. You can't save it, but you can waste it. The amount of time we have does not matter, but rather the way we use it.
Life can change in an instant so it's important to make the most of what we have. Make time for what's important to you: connecting with others, working in a career you're passionate about, being proactive about your health by being physically active. Here are five steps you can take right now to get started.

diane@lifeaccelerated.com
Author's URL: Life Accelerated
Diane Randall is a Certified Wellness Coach who works primarily with adults over 30 to help them reclaim their zest and drive for life. Randall began her wellness journey over fifteen years ago when an unexplained health crisis forced her to adopt a better way of living, and has since used her education and experiences to help countless others.
A member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), International Association of Coaches (IAC), Coachville, American Holistic Association (AHA) and the National Wellness Institute (NWI), Randall speaks and writes about a variety of health and wellness related topics affecting the adult community. Visit her online at Life Accelerated.

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