Have you been using your schedule to punish yourself?

I talk to so many men and women who give me long lists of everything they have left undone and how they must do better at managing their time. In truth, I have met very few people who are lazy or truly bad at time management. But I have met a lot of people who constantly overschedule and over-commit. I see people who demand way too much busyness in their day from themselves.

I use to be like that. I looked at my watch constantly. I often had back-to-back appointments all day long and then would say yes to almost every volunteer opportunity. I was constantly running and I often would have my appointments end up overlapping and then felt like I wasn’t making anyone happy.

Sound familiar? About seven or eight years ago, I finally decided to stop the madness. I knew that just scheduling my time more effectively wasn’t the answer, because I would just try to pack more into any open blocks. I decided to view time as a gift, not an enemy. I decided to embrace time and look at it as mold-able.

If you have a runaway schedule, consider telling yourself a different story about your schedule. How about, I am the master of my schedule. I choose what goes on my calendar. I can freely choose to block out free time and rest time. Even if you have kids, more than one job, etc; view your time as a place where you can tell a new story. What story would you love to be true about your time? Where do you really want to be spending your time?

My new story about time ended up being something like this:

“I choose how I use my time. I have wide open blocks of time on my calendar where I can decide to be spontaneous and creative. I have time to do what I love to do. I have time for the people I love. I schedule appointments at times that benefit both me and the other person. I say yes to what I truly want to do. I gracefully say no to what is not important or only marginally important. I stay present. I am calm. I do not rush. When other people are in control of when something happens, I am calm and flexible without compromising what is important to me. I am always on time in perfect timing.”

This is my story about time. How would you like to create yours?

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Sheri Kaye Hoff

Coach, Trainer, and Author, Sheri Kaye Hoff, is a Business Coach known for inspiring massive action and a catalyst for personal and business growth, joy, and profits in a way that is fun, relaxing, and fulfilling, Sheri inspires people to do the work they love and make more money. Sheri helps business owners and professionals to relax into success. She uses both spiritual and practical techniques to obliterate blocks and create dramatic change. She is a business, leadership, happiness, and inner game expert. She has overcome nearly dying, and the loss of her brother at an early age. She has made it her life mission to discover the keys to happiness and success and then share them with her clients and community. Learn More About Sheri