Have you ever stopped to wonder why your 24-hour day can look so different to someone else’s? Even when you have a window of time, or you schedule your week out to accommodate everything you must do, do you still find your to do list lingering at the end of the week? This week Michelle talks about how we may all have the same amount of time, but we definitely don’t all have the same 24 hours. Whether it’s work, life, or family, we have to consider our own needs. It’s time to take control back over your time and your calendar.
In This Episode, Michelle Talks About
- Setting boundaries to protect your time
- Being upfront and honest about your needs
- Controlling how you spend your time
Setting boundaries to protect your time
Sometimes we want to be so accommodating that we will cram so much into one day to fit around someone else’s schedule in order to make things work, but what about you? It may seem like a good idea to book meetings all day because that’s when it’s convenient for everyone else, but is that convenient for you? It might seem efficient, but are you present in those meetings if you’re mentally exhausted? how much are you really contributing or accomplishing? Michelle talks about how your time is precious too, and we have to set boundaries in order to protect it. We can be accommodating without dismissing our own priorities.
Being upfront and honest about your needs
Controlling how you spend your time
So, you’ve set your boundaries, you’ve told yourself that you need Mondays free from meetings to focus on other things, now what? Michelle talks about how we need to really be honest with ourselves and think about how we are spending the time we have. You were able to block off time to focus, and that’s great, but how are you spending that time? You need to make sure you are using that time efficiently and not squandering it.
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