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As we welcome in the spring and new life I am reminded that this budding potential came out of the winter. The season of quiet repose. If I were a betting woman I would bet you, unlike nature, didn’t spend the winter months in quiet repose. Modern life encourages us to rush and cram in as much as we possibly can. Do you ever get to the end of the day tired out, yet when you look back you wonder what you did? Do you manage time or are you ruled by the clock? Find out in Telling the time by the Clock or the Compass? You Choose! Also in this issue you’ll find some great books giving you different perspectives about managing time and useful resources to help you create space and time in your mind, plus inspiring quotes to lift your spirit. In this issue:
Inspirational Quotes about Time
Telling the time by the Clock or the Compass? You ChooseAre you ruled by the clock, do you hurtle from one task to the next appointment, stopping only to look at the next to do on your list? Do you feel that you’re on a treadmill getting nowhere fast? How often do you feel like a headless chicken or just plain stressed? Managing time in our fast paced world can be… well shall we say, challenging…? Would you like to get out of the no time trap? Read more We all have so many demands on our time, and if we’re not careful we can easily feel like wind blown tumbleweed. I had a tendency to tick off all the C items on my to do list and put off doing The Next Big Thing until it absolutely had to be started. Having then got going on the big project, sheer adrenalin carried me through to job done; stress levels sky high and feelings of relief and exhaustion washing over me. During the manic times I convinced myself that I was important, my life felt exciting and I felt alive in a strange way. Without realising it I was addicted to the buzz. I lived on cigarettes, black coffee and adrenalin. Not a healthy way of going on. I didn’t realise the craziness and stress I was putting on my body until I went to live with my spiritual mentor in deepest rural France. There I had the opportunity to continue my personal growth and learn about myself. The process was a roller coaster ride fantastic and magical and yes painful some of the time. I regularly went into headless chicken mode and Ole my mentor patiently pointed out that we all have 24 hours in the day and that it was up to me to choose how I spend them. There was the key right there in the choosing! Yes but… no buts! I was fed up with feeling overwhelmed and getting into blaming everyone else for my life being so busy and having so much to do. I was fed up of being a victim! I decided to take myself in hand and get to grips with this time business and start paying attention to how long activities on my to do list really took. I’ve always been a great list maker. I love ticking items off the list. First item on the to do list-make a to do list- tick! The first thing I noticed was I had unrealistic expectations; sometimes a list I made for that day took a whole week to complete. So number one realisation, allow enough time for each task. Going deeper and looking at what I wanted, how I wanted my life to be I started to question what my purpose is, what is my life about? How do I truly want my life to be? What contribution do I want to make? When I put my attention onto the bigger questions and started living my life ‘on purpose’ amazing things started happening. Connecting with my values, creating a career I love, I had loads more energy. As the challenges increased I learnt (and I’m still learning) to be discerning about what I take on. In the process of saying yes to some things by definition I am saying no to others and vice versa. If I say yes to writing a book I’m saying no to distractions such as watching TV. Knowing where my priorities lie and keeping my vision and goals to the forefront, guide me make decisions on a daily, sometimes moment by moment basis. In his book First things First Stephen Covey describes it as our internal compass. I think of it as that inner voice, our conscience that panic button alerting us when we go off our internal message that when we listen to it brings us back to our core. If you substitute the word life for time - there you have why it’s important to allow your internal compass to guide you rather than the clock. Here’s a thought I received from a fellow coach you might like to ponder. " Imagine... there is a bank that credits your account each morning with £86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day gets deleted. What would you do? Draw out every penny and use it well, of course!!! Unknown Thanks to Kyle Newman for sending this. Kyle Newman email: kyle@movebeyond.net
Pause for thought: Are you suffering from busyness addiction?
Good Books & Stuff
Another valuable resource is Nancy Kline’s book Time To Think. 10 behaviours to create a thinking environment, to improve the way we think and the way we live and work. In Praise Of Slow by Carl Honore challenges our drive to all things speedy. The Power Of Now Eckhart Tolle is where we’re heading!
Go to my books page for more details and more books. Events/Goings on
...in GloucestershirePersonal Power Made Practical - Fireside Meditations with Mike George
Further Information 01386 584357 (GuildHouse) Mike is a gifted spiritual teacher. To find out about Mike’s work visit his website
...in LondonForthcoming Workshop I’m co leading with fellow coach Veronica Clifford - Will the Real you Please Stand Up! The day will include experiential exercises and debriefs where we will all deepen the learning. We promise you lots of interaction and creativity. Eckhart Tolle is coming to LONDON 1st September 2007 This is a rare opportunity to spend a profound afternoon of awakening with Eckhart Tolle, world-renowned author and spiritual teacher, and experience the power and inspiration of his teachings as he guides you inward toward a state of true "being" and enlightenment.
Inspirational Quotes about TimeHere’s a reminder that some things take time…
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Lost, yesterday, somewhere between Sunrise and Sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever. Horace Mann Come out of the circle of time Rumi Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. Jesse Jackson “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.” Joan Rivers Visit my inspirational quotes page for more. If you have any thoughts or comments about anything in this issue, that you would like to share I’d love to hear from you. Be magical and shine!
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In First things First Stephen Covey talks about living from our deeper inner life, becoming self aware and tapping into our conscience what he describes as finding your true north. 