Time / Priorities
How many times do we hear someone say "I don't have enough time!"? How many times do we catch ourselves saying that very statement? It is easy to fall into the trap and deceive ourselves into thinking that we do not have enough time, but when you think about it, we all have the same amount of time each day. When we speak the truth, it creates power within our life and the truth is...
It is not that we do not have enough time, it is not a high enough priority.
Try saying that. It is painful, isn't it? We fight against it because we have so conditioned ourselves to believe it, that when we speak the truth, it is uncomfortable.
We all have 24 hours in the day. We all have the time to do many things. The truth is that anything we do has a higher priority than what we chose not to do. We may not do the things we most enjoy. We may not do the things we feel we should, but we do complete what we feel is most important.
Break Your Pattern!
For ten days determine that you will not say, "I do not have enough time" but rather say, "It is not a high enough priority." You might want to be careful about who you say that to, because often people struggle when they hear this truth. The first few days it will feel
awkward, but after a while you will begin to feel better about yourself and others. Why? We are designed to perform our best when we are truthful with ourselves and others.
Speak The Truth!
When we hear ourselves speak the truth, it does one of two things to us. It may make us feel bad initially, and then guilty. If the guilt is justified, then we need to change our priorities. Feeling the guilt initially will force you to really examine your priorities and decide where they should be. Once you get the hang of it, you will often determine "it is truly not a high enough priority," and then feel good about yourself. Since we deceive ourselves on a daily basis, we do not give our bodies and minds the opportunity to be free of unfounded guilt feelings.
Feel Good About Yourself!
The principle of truthfulness in this area of our life allows us to feel confident about what we do and to recognize that we will not complete everything we would like to do. It also frees us in to make certain we get to the great things in life. Take action today; speak the truth and feel good about yourself and others.
Great versus Good
A very powerful principle is shared at Bill Gothard Seminars. He said, "What is the biggest enemy to greatness? It is doing good things." It is a great seminar and we would recommend attending it, if at all possible.
There are so many times that we settle for good things and miss the great things in life. We have found that there are 1,000 things you want to do, 2,000 things others want you to do, and 10,000 things you could be doing. And most of the time they are all good things. Keep focused on the great things and do not allow a good idea to keep you from accomplishing your great actions. Do not settle for good when something great is attainable!
How often do we find that we get caught up in the details of life, or we start so many new things that we do not follow through on the great action. Sometimes we do not even take the time to know the difference between the good and the great things.
Consistency is a very important principle to learn. The great actions are often disguised as hard work or things that we normally do not enjoy. With consistency those actions will turn into the strengths that will help you reach beyond your dreams in every area of your life. Once you start something, finish it. Do not allow yourself to throw away something you do consistently for some great new idea.
Staying consistent in a few things will give us better results than inconsistency in many things. You can accomplish more when you consistently apply good ideas than when you inconsistently apply a number of great ideas.
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