How much do you value your time?

Have you ever noticed how often we talk about time in the same way as money?

- I've run out of time
- I'm short of time
- I wish I had more time
- Time is precious
- Can you spare a minute?
- Where did all that time go?
- I can't find the time

How different would things be if we talked about time like this:
- I have plenty of time
- My focus is this right now
- I choose to do this with my time
- I love the way I choose to spend my time

Because our language gives away the way in which we approach life, you can choose to live life as if you have plenty of time to do the things you want to - or you can choose to live a life of scarcity.  In the end, it makes no difference to the amount of time you have - we all have exactly the same number of hours in the day, and yet some people seem to pack heaps in whilst others never get anything achieved.  What's the difference? - simply the way in which they choose to think of time, and choose to focus on the things that are really important to them.

So next time you're feeling a little time-poor, look at where you are focusing your energies.  You'll find it's probably on the things you find easier, or more enjoyable and that you're putting off the things you anticipate will be difficult or painful - and yet, if you do those things you'll feel a much greater sense of progress and satisfaction.

By valuing your time sufficiently to decide what will give you the greatest results for your effort, you'll soon find that the onerous 'to do' list starts to shorten - either because you've achieved those things you were avoiding, or because you've realised that some things just aren't worth your time.   Hence, greater time for your buck - to mix the time and money metaphor!

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