I once heard someone say you should choose your backpack wisely. Whatever size backpack you choose, you will fill it. If you get a small one, you will fill it. If you get a huge one, you will fill it. This has been true in my life. Whether it be in my backpack, closet, schedule, bookshelf or Evernote account, I fill it to capacity. This is not good. Filling to capacity weighs you down. What are some areas of your life where choosing a smaller backpack would make your life better? Please share in the comments section or on social media.
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Stop Wasting Time
We all do it. We don’t want to. Wasting time is part of our lives though. Stop it! Check out 29 Ways You’re Wasting Time Today by Time Management Ninja. Which one are you going to work on today? Share in the comments or on social media.
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Important Over Urgent
It is amazing to me how often the urgent in life overwhelms the important. I want to prioritize other things first. Then something urgent comes up and now my plans for the day are shipwrecked. Have you ever had this happen to your day…or week…or month? There is something really important to you, or maybe someone really important to you. Previously, you have decided THIS will be your priority. Then something urgent crashes in, reprioritizing your life without your permission. Sometimes this happens so much, eventually it becomes difficult to tell which is which. What is important? What is urgent? You do not know. Then urgent replaces itself as also…
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Effective Meetings
How do you feel about meetings? There are definitely good ways to run meetings and…less efficient ways. Check out these tips from Evernote on how to run an effective meeting.
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Recess Habits
What do you do to fill time? What do you do in those in-between times? When you have nothing to do, what do you do? When you are waiting, what do you do? Most people fill this time on their phones. It is just a few minutes until the next thing after all. It is unimportant or unproductive time. It is when you are supposed to check out. Others use this time to eat. Typically, these food choices are not healthy ones. It is common to make other unhealthy choices as well. I would suggest these filler times are more important than we think. No, we probably cannot use this…
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Sleep Matters
It is important to rest well. Your body was designed for work, rest and relationship. So make sure you get the sleep you need. Here are some tips on sleep. Decide – How much sleep do you need? This can change in different seasons of life. Be open to this change. Once you have a number of hours that best fits you in this season, commit to making it happen. Go To Bed – We often focus on what time we are going to get up in the morning. This becomes the focus of our sleep, to make sure we are up at a certain time each day. Rather, once…
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Start Again
We are only as good as our habits. A healthy routine is essential to getting where you want to go. I’ve been in a season completely absent of habits and routines. Now it is time to get back in the driver’s seat. I need to choose what is essential and let go of other things. Have you ever had this struggle? Perhaps you have been traveling a bunch. Maybe you have had a tragedy and you have been living in a fog. Or you may have just been distracted for a season. Are you ready to start again? Let’s do it. Do not be overwhelmed by all that is before…
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Move Faster & Avoid Burns
Do you overfill your cup? I do. Whether it is coffee or tea, most of us fill our mugs completely full. The good thing about a full mug is we get more. The bad thing is we are forced to move slowly and we usually get burned. Alternatively, we can leave extra space at the top of our mug. Yes, we get a little less to drink, but does that really matter? We are going back for more anyways. When you have this extra space in your cup, you have the choice to move faster and not get burned. Is your life full? Do you know it does not…
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What Do You Collect?
Some people collect art supplies. Others create masterpieces.
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Option 1: Be The Same
If you want to be like everybody else, do what everybody else does.
