| Many of you are familiar with the song, "One day at a | | | | new today. And, no one has an advantage over |
| time..." and are well aware that time management and | | | | anyone else when it comes to time. We all have 24 |
| making life changes are works of 'today.' Yet, there | | | | hours in the bank each day. Our success depends on |
| remains a constant demand for time management | | | | how we invest it. |
| articles, tips, books, consultants and audio courses. The | | | | Until next time, focus on your present habits of time |
| need to remind ourselves of what we already know is | | | | management. How is your life currently programmed |
| just a fact. When you find your time slipping away, and | | | | to handle time and scheduling issues? Are you a list |
| recognize a need for change, what you're really | | | | maker? Do you actually get everything on your list |
| looking for is the way to create new habits. This article | | | | done? Does your head hit the pillow at night thinking |
| is the first in a series; an introduction to investing your | | | | only about what didn't get done today, instead of being |
| time wisely. | | | | grateful for the joy of the day that now ends as you |
| "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend | | | | prepare for new opportunities tomorrow? |
| our lives." - Annie Dillard | | | | Thoughts to Ponder |
| Success is a Lifestyle | | | | When training horses we look for a one-percent |
| Success isn't a destination; it is the product of all our | | | | improvement in skills each day. Simple logic tells us that |
| days strung together - the quality of our journey. | | | | in one hundred days we will arrive at our training |
| Success isn't a place, a who, or a what. Success is a | | | | destination for a particular exercise. Are your daily |
| lifestyle. | | | | goals realistic? A habit of small improvements is the |
| The principles of effective time management are the | | | | best predictor of great success. |
| same as achieving success in most things, whether | | | | As a horse trainer I always began my day by riding |
| we're talking about education, horse training, Bible study, | | | | the most challenging horse first. My patience was the |
| or marriage. Every one of us gets overwhelmed at | | | | greatest, I was fresh, and by working for that |
| times, and need to routinely revisit the simple truths of | | | | one-percent improvement, and always quitting on a |
| how to live wonderful lives. | | | | high note - I was in a great place to enjoy the rest of |
| Life is All About Today | | | | the day. Try doing the task you like least first, then get |
| The first concept of time management and creating | | | | after your list for the rest of the day. |
| new habits is recognizing that the only time we have | | | | How Important is Today? |
| to work with is today. Yesterday is gone and | | | | "The man who says each morning upon awaking, that |
| tomorrow never truly arrives... each sunrise brings a | | | | this will be his last day on earth will one day be right. |