The Second Book The 81st Chapter - Don't Waste Your Time

Nov 26/17

Do you feel your making the most of each of your day's?  What do you do if you have some spare time?  Are you creating value with your time or wasting your most precious resource of time?

The term consistency beats talent all day long comes to mind.  I have talked before about your obsessions and the need for you to practice your passion obsessions.  My thoughts went to my friend Todd and in one conversation a few months ago he planed a seed with me that raised my awareness of the value of time.

I was always aware of the passage of time but never really understood the full impact of personal time management.  Todd has a gift of asking questions in the right moment and one conversation I was sharing about my journey of growth.  As the conversation grew he asked me if I felt I was making the most value with my time.  Up to that moment I never thought of time in that capacity and I knew I could do better with my time management.  One of my wasters of time is social media exploring.  I explore social media for other connections, ideas and to build a network of like minded people.  This is my intent however my personality allows myself to get distracted and follow an endless trail of information on the internet.

It is these moments, I realize I am making choices that are not aligning up to my goal and dreams.  The power of that question, if I am using my time effectively has made an impact.  I am aware when I am wasting time and will consciously make another decision.  An example of this though process is right now, I had several distractions today, but I knew I had to focus and share this chapter.  If only one person reads these words and finds value in them, how it is possible to measure this time? 

Recently I was watching Jimmy Fallon interview Jerry Seinfeld on the Tonight Show.  In that interview Jerry touched on the fact it takes a lot of work to become successful in your life.  He also touched on the fact your passion needs to become your obsession.  With that lead in, Jimmy showed a picture of Jerry and a street full of paper bits that Jerry created in his first four years.  A street full of words and a visual symbol of Jerry's dream.  Not all of the material was successful yet most was and due to that obsession he has touched the lives of millions.

Success doesn't necessary mean to touch the lives of millions.  Success means you have used your time effectively and created your chapter and increased your own self-worth.  I am guessing you know the next question I am going to ask you.  That question is, are you wasting your time?  If you answer yes, what are you going to do different starting today? Tomorrow? This year?  More importantly, how are you going to use your time that aligns up to your natural gifts?