When you make your time matter you live more intentionally. You thereby enhance your actions. Ultimately, becoming aware of just how valuable your time is.
You start doing more of what will make your time count.
Life goals and gains like finding that dream job will no longer be a mere tedious task. What you do with the time you have becomes vital. A job hunt then becomes a tool to transform your existence.
"The trouble is you think you have time."
We have reached the tail end of the year. A time when this Buddha quote rings so true for many of us. Suddenly you realise you never looked at job sites. You forgot to update your CV.
Those mental notes unticked, and nothing actioned. And now it’s nearly Christmas. Businesses are winding down as festivity plans get underway. Time has flown by, and you have not utilized it as you promised yourself you would.
The holiday season often sets off that nagging voice in your head of “woulda, shoulda, coulda”.
It could be that voice bemoaning you over wishing you had a job that affords you more free time. To be able to go on that family vacay. Or do some home renovations or take stock and get rid of all the stuff you no longer need. Or that voice giving you a stark reminder of regret. Regret that you didn’t apply for that promotion. Or contact a reputable recruitment agency like Datafin to help you in the process of making that crucial career change.
We often want to wait for the “right time”. A phrase which is usually code for procrastination.
Those of us who have been on the seesaw of trying to lose weight may be the most familiar with the phrase “I’ll start on Monday”. Thinking it’s better to commence at the start of the week. Maybe this will lead you to be more successful in your efforts.
But is there a “right” moment when you want to effect real change in your life?
By always waiting for the ideal circumstances, postponing often leads to putting it off completely. Thus, prolonging reaching your goal which often creates other positive shifts in your life.
Below are 3 tips to not only utilize your time effectively but ensure you make it matter:-
Do a Time Audit –
This strategy might sound like no fun and something else you don’t have time for. Yet it is one of the most effective ways to gauge what you’re spending the hours of the day on. It helps you set realistic timelines and not have the event of “running out of time”. Hubstaff.com says a time audit proves crucial to identifying “time wasters” in your day. “Being able to identify which areas of the day you are more or less productive in is a major advantage of time auditing. You might not realize how much time is spent browsing irrelevant websites or checking social media until you track it,” reported the site.
Here at Datafin, many on the team swear by their digital MS Teams calendar. A feature helping to keep them accountable for their time usage.
Eat the frog –
This is productivity method was coined by Mark Twain. Basically, it means tackling the most difficult tasks first. According to asana.com Twain’s philosophy is that “If you have to eat a live frog, do it first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.”
You’ve never liked working out? Try doing it first thing in the morning. The premise of “eat the frog” is to identify the challenging undertaking and do it upfront. Not only eliminating procrastination but also improving personal productivity.
Become a creature of Keystone Habits –
Long-term success is almost always attributed to a level of sacrificing your time. It entails doing the same thing over and over and over again. You may desperately want to make a transformational change to your life. Or be afforded time to do more of what would bring purpose to your existence. Like doing a training workshop at work or suggesting a CSI initiative for the company to give back.
This requires repetitive leg work. You need to keep exercising, keep researching, keep applying.
Keep tweaking your life planner. Soon you might get that special feeling. A feeling that your hard work has paid off. That you have made your time matter where it is needed most.
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