Controlling our destiny

I received quite a few comments after last week’s post about adding white space to my life, so I know many of us all struggle with the same challenges.

Just today I read a great article by Nour El-Zibdeh, RD who provides readers with ten lessons on how to enjoy career and family. Anyone can benefit from what she has to say, and it goes well with what I just wrote about.

I have been quite successful in the last week by putting all my lists into one major list, and then prioritizing that list each day. Now, I can’t say I have been as successful at NOT adding more things into my schedule, but I am doing so with a more conscious awareness of when it’s ok and when it’s ‘squeezing just one more thing in’.

We all must keep in mind that to help us be as productive as possible also means ending each day with a sense of accomplishment. We can’t do that if we look at our ‘to do’ lists and see we’ve either not accomplished much or avoided the most important things. Again, this happens when we have TOO MUCH on that list. And this is where controlling our own destiny comes in; we have the CHOICE of how we organize our days. We have a choice of multiple lists, one list, or even NO list!

How must you organize yourself so you feel productive and accomplished at the end of each day? Even if it’s just ONE step, that’s progress! Maybe Nour’s words will spur something for you.

And so, with that all said, in order to add more white space to my life, and to take Nour’s advice, I’m off to take an afternoon nap this Saturday afternoon!

Margie

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