Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Does your schedule sometimes feel like the plot of a daytime soap? Do you feel like your evil twin is secretly adding tasks to your to do list, or setting your clock forward behind your back? Watch today’s video and take some time off for good behavior. š (Click here to watch on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded player.)
Transcript:
Hi, Iām Lorie Marrero, and todayās Clutter Video Tip is about changing yourĀ language about time. You know, one of my friends, Laura Vanderkam, wrote thisĀ great book called “168 Hours, You Have More Time Than You Think.” AndĀ I did a telecast with her recently, and she told our audience that there are fourĀ words you should never say, and they are: āI donāt have time.ā Because youĀ know what? This 168 hours that everyone has for a week is the great equalizer.Ā We all have the same amount of time. The fact is that time is choices. EveryĀ minute, every hour, is a choice of what weāre going to do with it. So I haveĀ another favorite book that is called āThe Big Leap,ā and itās by a manĀ named Gay Hendricks. And in that, he says that you should completely abstainĀ from complaining about time. And Iāve really made a practice of this in my life. SoĀ not only have I eliminated Lauraās suggestion, which is the āI donāt have timeāĀ words, but I also try not to say, āIām in a hurry,ā or, āThere arenāt enough hours inĀ the day,ā or other things like that, because you know what, then we put ourselvesĀ in the mindset of time poverty, and we really think about things differently. WeĀ donāt accept responsibility for the fact that every minute is a choice. Ā So,Ā what Iāve done instead is I have reframed that for myself and I try to say, āI amĀ prioritizing other things right now,ā āI havenāt made time for that,ā āI havenātĀ carved out time for that yet,ā āI need to finish some other things first,ā or, āI choseĀ to do other things instead.ā So if you can see with me right there, thatās a lotĀ more empowering, and it makes you take a lot more responsibility for the choicesĀ that you are making.
So, how are you doing with your relationship with time?Ā Let me know how you are doing with that in the comments and, come andĀ visit us on our site at clutterdiet.com where we have a membership program toĀ help you get organized in your home and your life. You can visit us atĀ clutterdiet.com/learnmore to see more specifically about the membershipĀ program.
See you next time, and may you always be happy and grateful for having moreĀ than enough.
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