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Time Management Tips - 3 Essential Skills to Guarantee You Find Time to Breathe
Time management tips help you be productive. Why not use time management tips to come back to yourself, as well? To find time to breathe and relax may feel like the ultimate luxury, but it is entirely within your control. Furthermore, it's guaranteed to improve your health and overall functioning. A recent newsletter of Andrew Weil's reported that those proficient in the relaxation response score higher in "turning off" genes that impair health. If you are reluctant to take time for yourself, consider it a responsibility, not a luxury. For when you find time to breathe, you put yourself back into your life.
Here are three essential skills that you can cultivate right now to make the most of your moment:
1) Focus
Start now. Learn to tune out distractions and tune into your breath. Feel your breath relax and expand. This priceless skill is instantly available and free. To make full use of it requires your determination and ongoing practice. The rewards are incalculable. You cannot claim your time until your claim your power to be in the moment and to direct your thoughts.
2. Assertiveness
Assertiveness arises from self-esteem and it reinforces self-esteem. Anyone can develop it! And the more you practice, the more proficient you become at identifying and securing what you need. You can say no to low-priority demands. You can ask others to prioritize their requests to fit into the reasonable time frame you allocate for them. To fully trust your ability to assert your needs, look within. How dependent are you upon others' approval? The more self-referenced you are willing to be, the more power you will exercise over your time. This is not at the cost of relationships; in fact, taking the time to negotiate boundaries with sensitivity and presence of mind can invite each person to develop new strengths and trust.
Responsibility
Every time you change your time choices, you change your life. Creating open space in your life requires that you actively value and protect it. You are, after all, buying this time by trading in other activities. Fortunately, the more time you take to breathe, focus and take responsibility for your life, the less you will subject yourself to needless outside demands. Becoming self-referenced and taking time for yourself helps you build an unshakeable base of self-worth. Making decisions that work for you becomes easier and easier.
Positive builds on positive. The more you practice these skills, the more rewarding they become. New doors will open, and you can use your new strengths to explore the very best ways to use your time.
No beginning is too small. Validate every moment's progress, and if you can, make a quick note of your accomplishments. It is remarkably effective to document and then review each incremental step. You will be amazed within a surprisingly short period of time just how much progress you have made!
Now is the very best time to start building the skills that breathe fresh air into your day. What is your next step to build the life you want through making helpful choices with your time?
About the Author Coach Paula Eder, Ph.D., The Time Finder Expert, has 35 years of success helping individuals and small businesses align time with values. For free Time Templates + Time Tips, visit Finding TimeEnjoy our blog! TheTimeFinder
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