Ready for Anything — Week 3

KNOWING YOUR COMMITMENTS CREATES BETTER CHOICES OF NEW ONES.

Life is often painted as a strug­gle between those who crave free­dom and those who crave struc­ture. There is a need for both, and they can actu­ally feed each other. Ide­ally time man­age­ment involves two con­cepts: con­cen­tra­tion and coop­er­a­tion.  With a con­stant bar­rage of e-mails, phone calls, and other inter­rup­tions, con­cen­tra­tion can be almost impos­si­ble at times.  I find myself often hav­ing to step back and “focus” on what I am really try­ing to accom­plish.  That is where coop­er­a­tion comes into play.  Many of the inter­rup­tions in life demand action.  They will force you to shift your con­cen­tra­tion.  Rec­og­niz­ing how and when to shift your atten­tion, and then doing it com­pletely can lead to amaz­ing results.  It is a bal­anc­ing act, and some­times we fall off the high-wire.  For­tu­nate­ly  we can usu­ally get up, dust our­selves off, and move for­ward.  Before you climb back up on the high-wire, take the time to review your com­mit­ments.  Get a grasp on what your oblig­a­tions are, and how much free­dom you have avail­able.  Learn not to wait until after you hit the ground to deter­mine your next step.  Instead reg­u­larly review, and then focus on the next action that you need to accom­plish to move for­ward.  Con­cen­trate, Coop­er­ate, & Bal­ance.
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