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My normal day consists of waking up late, from gong to bed late. I immediately take a quick shower. Get dressed and out the door I go. As soon as I begin to drive, I run into the morning traffic jam. And I get my morning stress. I get to work either early or a couple minutes late. My ideal situation is to get there on time so I don’t waste any. I skip my lunch break, so I can get out of work early to do other things like eat in the car. From work I go to school in the evening rush hour where I go to class until late in the night. When I get home I try to watch some T.V. and pass out to it or do some homework. And what I have to look forward to is the next day of the same thing. It’s not always like this. I will have the occasional day off, but I use it to catch up with things I should of done before or just “sleep in” because I feel I deserve it. I have come up with fifteen steps I can do to better help myself.
Step one on finding more time in my life starts with setting a specific time in which to do them. I will make a weekly list of what I want to do, but not when to complete them. Daily I will create a list of what I need to do and when to start and stop it from the weekly list. This includes managing in time for myself. I must make sure that I don’t miscalculate so that I don’t stress myself out trying to complete every task right on time. Balancing between work and play is key to harmony. Step two is to find the best time for me to complete the tasks on my list. I have found that I work best at night and during the summer. This means I should schedule the more important tasks during this time.
Step three is to realize that I can’t do everything and to ask for help. I need to learn to speak up if to many tasks fit in my schedule. The people close to me should help me just as I can help them. Step four is to make the tasks simpler. If the tasks are overcomplicated, chances are I will avoid them as much as possible. To avoid this I must learn to deal with what’s important to me and break down the big tasks into smaller steps. Step five is the simplest. Write the plan down. I can easily do this with my day planner or my cell phone that has a scheduler built in.
Step six is to become more organized. Instead of wasting time and stressing out trying to find my keys when I am running late, I can learn to put them in the same place everyday. I can start getting organized in the room that I spend the most time in, the living room. The wall street journal reports that an average executive loses six weeks a year searching for missing information in messy desks and files. Step seven is to schedule in more sleep. Not enough sleep causes memory loss, and lack of energy to complete the tasks. Step eight is to help my wife and friends become more organized. In doing so, I can help all of us save time. Step nine is to define my goals and priorities. I can’t decide what my lifetime goals are right away, but I can start to write them down and edit them as time passes. Step ten is to stop procrastinating. I need to stop being a “conquistador of chaos”. I feel good by “conquering the impossible” so I keep creating it. This is taught as a child, where the child is the organizer, peacemaker, or problem solver. The child feels comfort in crisis. I must learn to overcome my childhood mentality.
Step eleven is not having a fear of “downtime”. I constantly leave for work late and get to work one minute late, because of this. I don’t feel productive. This can also be a fear of taking the time to think about my life’s problems. Step twelve is to not have a fear of failure. This goes back to setting my previous goals. If I don’t set up goals that I cant fail. It is simply easier to avoid making the effort. Each time I fail, I should imagine myself telling my life story on a talk show in ten years, inspiring all the dreamers out there. I need to accept the fact that I will fail at some things, but use it as a learning experience. It can also be the opposite. I could have a fear of success. I don’t want successes because that will mean more work and dramatic changes. I need to not have a fear of disrupting the status quo. I feel happy right now. Mentally if change occurs, something bad will happen and I will become unhappy, overwhelmed, and my life will run out of control.
Step fourteen is to not have the goal to become a perfectionist. I need to learn when enough is enough. Everyone wants to be the perfect person. We spend most of our lives reaching for that greatness that we don’t stop and think if anyone has ever reached it. Step fourteen is to find what is working and what’s not for me. Making a list of this can boost my self-confidence. This can help me find what needs to be improved in my life. Step fifteen is to have a motivation poster or sign that I can look at everyday to inspire my day. If I don’t remember o manage my time wisely I will fall into another groove of stress.
Step one on finding more time in my life starts with setting a specific time in which to do them. I will make a weekly list of what I want to do, but not when to complete them. Daily I will create a list of what I need to do and when to start and stop it from the weekly list. This includes managing in time for myself. I must make sure that I don’t miscalculate so that I don’t stress myself out trying to complete every task right on time. Balancing between work and play is key to harmony. Step two is to find the best time for me to complete the tasks on my list. I have found that I work best at night and during the summer. This means I should schedule the more important tasks during this time.
Step three is to realize that I can’t do everything and to ask for help. I need to learn to speak up if to many tasks fit in my schedule. The people close to me should help me just as I can help them. Step four is to make the tasks simpler. If the tasks are overcomplicated, chances are I will avoid them as much as possible. To avoid this I must learn to deal with what’s important to me and break down the big tasks into smaller steps. Step five is the simplest. Write the plan down. I can easily do this with my day planner or my cell phone that has a scheduler built in.
Step six is to become more organized. Instead of wasting time and stressing out trying to find my keys when I am running late, I can learn to put them in the same place everyday. I can start getting organized in the room that I spend the most time in, the living room. The wall street journal reports that an average executive loses six weeks a year searching for missing information in messy desks and files. Step seven is to schedule in more sleep. Not enough sleep causes memory loss, and lack of energy to complete the tasks. Step eight is to help my wife and friends become more organized. In doing so, I can help all of us save time. Step nine is to define my goals and priorities. I can’t decide what my lifetime goals are right away, but I can start to write them down and edit them as time passes. Step ten is to stop procrastinating. I need to stop being a “conquistador of chaos”. I feel good by “conquering the impossible” so I keep creating it. This is taught as a child, where the child is the organizer, peacemaker, or problem solver. The child feels comfort in crisis. I must learn to overcome my childhood mentality.
Step eleven is not having a fear of “downtime”. I constantly leave for work late and get to work one minute late, because of this. I don’t feel productive. This can also be a fear of taking the time to think about my life’s problems. Step twelve is to not have a fear of failure. This goes back to setting my previous goals. If I don’t set up goals that I cant fail. It is simply easier to avoid making the effort. Each time I fail, I should imagine myself telling my life story on a talk show in ten years, inspiring all the dreamers out there. I need to accept the fact that I will fail at some things, but use it as a learning experience. It can also be the opposite. I could have a fear of success. I don’t want successes because that will mean more work and dramatic changes. I need to not have a fear of disrupting the status quo. I feel happy right now. Mentally if change occurs, something bad will happen and I will become unhappy, overwhelmed, and my life will run out of control.
Step fourteen is to not have the goal to become a perfectionist. I need to learn when enough is enough. Everyone wants to be the perfect person. We spend most of our lives reaching for that greatness that we don’t stop and think if anyone has ever reached it. Step fourteen is to find what is working and what’s not for me. Making a list of this can boost my self-confidence. This can help me find what needs to be improved in my life. Step fifteen is to have a motivation poster or sign that I can look at everyday to inspire my day. If I don’t remember o manage my time wisely I will fall into another groove of stress.