How To Spend More Time With Your Family
How To Spend More Time With Your Family
Over the years this continued until the boy became an adult. By then his Dad had retired and had time on his hands, however his son had now become too busy to see his Dad.
He too was working and had kids. The tables had turned. All of a sudden the Dad realised what he had done. He was too busy caught up in his work and missed out on his son growing up.
One of the key reasons many business owners and entrepreneurs are failing to enjoy more family time is because they are disorganised. With poor time management skills they fill up their day being busy, yet not always being effective.
In fact if they do plan their time it will be focussed on their business activities with minimal time left for their personal life.
If you want more family time, you have to plan for it and keep that time sacred. In other words make it a priority... not something you'll do if nothing else happens in the business that day.
Set a schedule and commit to it. The most important 'job' in the whole world is parenting. If you have a partner, whether they are a male or female, don't leave all the responsibility to them.
The Final Word
Organise your life. Get your priorities right.
Make the effort and spend regular time with your kids... they need you!
Lorraine Pirihi
Australia's No. 1 Productivity Coach
"Committed to helping small business owners and
entrepreneurs work less, earn more and have a life!"
How To Spend More Time With Your Family - To learn more about this author, visit Lorraine Pirihi's Website.
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For those of you old enough to remember, Harry Chapin recorded a song called "Cats in the Cradle". It was about a young boy whose Dad was always busy working. He never seemed to be available when his son wanted to be with him.
Over the years this continued until the boy became an adult. By then his Dad had retired and had time on his hands, however his son had now become too busy to see his Dad.
He too was working and had kids. The tables had turned. All of a sudden the Dad realised what he had done. He was too busy caught up in his work and missed out on his son growing up.
One of the key reasons many business owners and entrepreneurs are failing to enjoy more family time is because they are disorganised. With poor time management skills they fill up their day being busy, yet not always being effective.
In fact if they do plan their time it will be focussed on their business activities with minimal time left for their personal life.
If you want more family time, you have to plan for it and keep that time sacred. In other words make it a priority... not something you'll do if nothing else happens in the business that day.
Set a schedule and commit to it. The most important 'job' in the whole world is parenting. If you have a partner, whether they are a male or female, don't leave all the responsibility to them.
The Final Word
Organise your life. Get your priorities right.
Make the effort and spend regular time with your kids... they need you!
Lorraine Pirihi
Australia's No. 1 Productivity Coach
"Committed to helping small business owners and
entrepreneurs work less, earn more and have a life!"
How To Spend More Time With Your Family - To learn more about this author, visit Lorraine Pirihi's Website.
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