Do you ever feel like this? “I’ve got so much to do. I’m working 50 hours a week and my boss just gave me a new project. My kids need help with their activities. I have a million chores around the house that I still haven’t got to yet. I’m trying to volunteer with my church and I’d like to spend more time with my family. When do I have time to focus on my passionate purpose and start my side business that I really want to do?”
We’ve all been there. How do you do it all?
Don’t do it all at once.
I know. That sounds trite, but it’s true.
You can do it all (at least the things you determine are most important to you). You just can’t do it all at once. I can ride a bike, write a book, give a speech, create an online coaching course, cook dinner, and play with my daughters. But I can’t do all that at once.
This works for me:
- Get down on paper everything you want to do.
- Prioritize your list.
- Determine the essential thing for you to do in this moment.
- Do that, and only that.
- Determine the essential thing for you to do in this moment.
- Repeat.
We get so busy we sometimes forget the obvious.
We can only do things in this moment – right now – and now – and now…
So, focus on what you can do in this moment. Be 100% present in it – not in the future or the past – right now, in this moment. Give it what it requires. Then do what is essential in the next moment.
It’s freeing, energizing, productive, fun, and even spiritual.
You may have to stop doing some things that aren’t that important to free up time for what you really want to do.
You may have to go to bed on time so you can wake up at 5am in order to have an hour of quiet to work on your stuff before anyone else in the house wakes up.
You may have to change the way you delegate, handle your email, work meetings, and more.
You can do it, and it’s so worth it.
Let’s GO!
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