“It never ceases to amaze me the precious time we spend chasing the squirrels around our brains, playing out our dramas, worrying about unwanted facial hair, seeking adoration, justifying our actions, complaining about slow Internet connections, dissecting the lives of idiots, when we are sitting in the middle of a full-blown miracle that is happening right here, right now.” ~ Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass
How To Block Out Time — And My 5 Areas That ALWAYS Get Blocked
Excerpt: Blocking out time is not about guessing or hoping—it’s about being deliberate. Read more about how to block out time here.
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A Thousand Marbles – A Short Story about Priorities and the Preciousness of Time
Excerpt: The following is a powerful short story by Jeffery Davis that will have you reflecting on your priorities by the time you finish reading it. We hope that it finds you well and that it reconnects you to the present moment—for this is the only moment we ever really have.
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“You don’t really pay for things with money, you pay for them with time. In five years, I’ll have put enough away to buy that vacation house we want. Then I’ll slow down. That means the house will cost you five years – one-twelfth of your adult life. Translate the dollar value of the house, car, or anything else into time, and then see if it’s still worth it.” ~ Charles Spezzano, Author
“Our days are like identical suitcases. Even though they are all the same size, some people area able to pack more into them then others. The reason? They know what to pack.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Leadership Gold
“The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week…But the urgent task calls for instant action…The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time’s perspective, their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the vital tasks we pushed aside. We realize we’ve become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.” ~ Charles Hummel
“Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.” ~ Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek
“Most of us think we don’t have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don’t have time not to. We’re talking about three to six hours a week – or a minimum of thirty minutes a day, every other day. That hardly seems an inordinate amout of time considering the tremendous benefits in terms of the impact on the other 162 – 165 hours of the week.” ~ Stephen Covey