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Time Blows By

Guest post by: Duane Hatfield

Article Overview: Time blows by us as does the wind and is just as easily controlled. Like a sailboat on the water uses the wind, we are only able to use our time as a means to move toward our goals. If the sail doesn’t catch the slightest breeze it won’t move and so we must use our time.

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Time Blows By

Time blows by us as does the wind and is just as easily controlled. Like a sailboat on the water uses the wind, we are only able to use our time as a means to move toward our goals. If the sail doesn’t catch the slightest breeze it won’t move and so we must use our time.

What else in our life blows by us like time? I can’t think of anything that passes as quickly or causes such a feeling of guilt when it’s wasted. It seems no matter how we think we will use it; time always gets away from us. Our best intentions and plans aren’t good enough to help control using our time in unproductive ways. We feel it is a losing battle with no possible way to overcome it or win.

How can we possibly stop those precious minutes from passing with nothing being accomplished? Many people say the answer is time management. So how do I manage something I can’t control? The only thing I can manage is myself in the time I have. I must cause me to perform like I should in order to achieve my desired goals. My determination must be greater than the distractions I encounter.

Preparation and setting a schedule is the only way to keep your time on track. Each of us needs tools to accomplish our objectives and personal management is no different. We should take the time to set an order and agenda for our tasks and then schedule them according to their importance or difficulty. Often the more difficult items require more effort and so demand more attention and warranting a higher priority.

Don’t waste your time, catch every minute and use it as a propelling force to move you toward accomplishing your tasks. The moment you waste today may be the one you wish you had used tomorrow. We only have each one once and when it’s gone, it’s gone.

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I am a Christian and desire salvation through the blood of Jesus for everyone. I am an entrepreneur and want to help others improve their situations in this life and the next. Being part of an education company gives me opportunity to instruct and mentor people in that arena of life.

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