Keep Calm and Carry On!

Hello Friends!

Today I would like to share with you the mantra that I believe is vital to making the most out of the happenings around your life. First and foremost, don't be fooled by the calendar: there are only as many days in the year as you make use of. As the saying goes:

 "One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week".

There are many important things in life.

Your family. Your friends A hobby perhaps. Working out and staying healthy. Reading, learning and growing as a person.

But finding the time for what is most important in life is not always easy. It sometimes feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day. But even if it may not feel like it, there are often ways to improve how you use your time. If you feel like your plans are always getting rescheduled, it is time to start asking yourself these 3 important questions.

1. What are the 2 most important priorities in my life at the moment?

With a lack of focus on what is most important in your life it becomes easy to spend too much time and energy on aimless actions or work. On things that aren’t really that important but you do out of old habit or because of other unhelpful reasons. Make a note of these 2 things and write them down on a piece of paper at your work desk.

To keep your attention in the right place it is essential to remind yourself every day of what is truly most important to you.

2. What are the 2 most common distractions that keep me from having quality time with the people closest to me?

The age we are living in today, the answer to this most often than not is your smart phone or it may be the  TV shows you just watch out of routine and not because you like them very much or bringing your work back home.

Then figure out how you can reduce or eliminate those distractions.

3. What is one piece of unnoticed or misused piece of free time during my regular day?

There is often quite a bit of open travel- or waiting-time during a year.

What will you use such time for as we approach the end of this year and go into 2017?

Perhaps you would like to read more while riding the train or while waiting for a meeting to start. I, for example, often listen to podcasts while I’m out and about or while waiting for a meeting.

Even if you only have 10-20 minutes of commuting time each day you still have a many, many hours in a year that you may want to, at least partly, use in a new way.

I hope you all have a good week ahead!

- Yash