This is the second part of my series on dealing with time issues in your home-based business. In my last blog, I discussed tackling time-wasters and distractions.
In today’s blog, I am going to address the importance of valuing your time. What I mean by this is placing greater importance on how you spend your time instead of trying to be superwoman or superman.
I’ll be honest. I am not impressed when someone rattles off how busy they are. My eyes start to glaze over when someone goes on and on about how they never have time for fun, enjoyable things because their life is just so consumed by busyness.
This doesn’t mean that my life isn’t busy. I am a wife, mom to three teenagers, work full-time and am actively engaged in a variety of other things that require my time. But yet I still manage to enjoy life.
That’s because I value my time. I say no to things that I shouldn’t do. I have learned the importance of prioritizing and scheduling. I know when it’s time to put work aside and have some fun.
I have also come to realize that time with family and friends shouldn’t be put on the backburner. So that means making adjustments.
How a person does this is not something I can teach. Everyone has to look at their own life and consider the many balls they are juggling and decide which is worth their time.
Then the decision has to be made that you value your time so much, you will only spend it doing the things that are most important.
I really wish I had a step-by-step plan on how to accomplish this. I guess the real point of this blog is just raising awareness on the need to value your time. When you run a home-based business of any sort, it can very easily consume your life. It is up to you to make the most of the time that you have.
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