While out for a walk earlier this week, I spotted the sign pictured here. You really can’t argue with Wright’s logic, can you? 😉
Do you have the time to walk wherever you’d like? How about to play with your family, to engage in a hobby, or even to quietly think through a challenge at work?
I initially planned for this article to include ways to save time, create time, and master time. But you know what? You can find those tips and tricks everywhere (including several of my previous blogs, like here and here for example).
I think we need to go deeper.
Rather than offer suggestions and share strategies, let me take a coaching approach and help you think about your time differently. Consider these questions, perhaps even using them as journal prompts or conversation starters with your team:
If I awarded you an extra 5 hours per week, how would you spend it? (Assume sleep and all basic needs are met.) - On what do you spend more time than you’d like?
- What engages you so deeply, you lose track of time?
- If I looked at your calendar and to-do list, what would I consider your most important priorities?
- What one thing do you really wish you had more time for?
COACH CHRISTI’S CHALLENGE: Set an appointment with yourself to focus on a new, energizing, intentional schedule.
Revisit your priorities and your responses to the above questions, then commit to one shift in your schedule that will start bringing you a sense of meaning and purpose: maybe not checking email until 9am, setting up “No-Meeting Mondays,” or regularly walking with a friend over lunch.
Let me know how it goes!
What if your boldest dream is actually within reach…and you don’t even realize it?
Dr. Christi Hegstad, Dream Igniter & Growth Accelerator. Christi is a Certified Coach who has helped thousands clarify and reach Big Dreams and Bold Goals with meaning and purpose. She is president of MAP Professional Development Inc., NAWBO Iowa’s Woman Business Owner of the Year, and mom to three amazing kids.