Surely, by now you have felt the effects of the season and you are either finding yourself distracted, unorganized, frantic and overwhelmed; or, you have made a plan, prioritized your time and are living with order in your days, enjoying all the activities and extras that the holidays bring and spending your time with those who count most in your life.
If you are overwhelmed, you can begin a change today by practicing habits of order and organization. In order to recapture your time and sanity, try these 5 tips to avoid frantic days, missed appointments and frazzled nerves.
1. Decide on the top 3 priorities for the next 3 weeks. Someone once said if you have more than 3 priorities you don’t have any priorities at all. Identifying the most important will help you budget your time, and you will immediately sense peace of mind. Measure the use of your time with those priorities, and place the ‘big rocks'(i.e priorities) in your calendar first. These are the non-negotiables that you are not willing to forgo.
2.Know your personal limits: physical, mental and spiritual. You can’t live off cookies, coffee, cocktails and 4 hours sleep without paying a price: take care of yourself especially during high stress times.
3. Take 20 minutes and do a brain dump: write down everything you have to do, then prioritize, delegate, and, if your budget allows, hire help.
4. Throw perfection out: expect delays, misplaced orders and cancelled flights. This is just one frame of your life’s entire movie – get a little perspective and elevate your sense of humor. Others will be so glad you did.
5. Finally, Are you setting aside time for reflection – for strengthening your inner life and taking time to pray, to plan your day, to thank God for your blessings? Living your life from the inside out is a key to a living on mission and on purpose.
Our outer world is a product of our inner world. Life is to be lived inside out, and if we really want, we can achieve an ordered life that is satisfying and significant.
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