The Time Finder with Paula Eder

The way you use your time is the way you live your life.

Find Time to Re-energize Your Thursday

Posted on April 30, 2009, under Time Choices, Time and Energy.

tiredAs the week goes on, do you sometimes find yourself running out of steam and feeling like you are hanging on ’til the weekend comes?  When you notice yourself feeling that way it’s a good opportunity to step back and take stock.

Why should your moments on Thursday be any less valuable than your Monday or Tuesday moments? Something is eroding your energy and resiliency, as time goes on.  It’s important to try to find out what is happening so that you can step away from a victim stance and re-energize yourself … and your moments!

But how?

Well, for starters, here are 3 questions that can help you clarify where your energy may be getting lost:

  1. Do you set clear objectives or an agenda at the beginning of the day?
  2. Do you delegate power to those who could not or would not fulfill your expectations?
  3. Do you assume that the day will progress like the day before, and then feel overwhelmed by sudden changes?

Let’s focus on #1 and #3 for the moment.  If you’re like many people, you quite often start the week with some idea of what is on your agenda, including plans and priorities that you have set for yourself.  And, if you are like many people, the days that follow often bring changes to your agenda.

This is something that we can expect, and yet – again, like many people – we often respond with surprise and discouragement when our plans and priorities are overturned by life events.  So, by Thursday, we may be feeling quite a bit less in charge of our time than we did on Monday.  This can be a challenge … do you slide into a victim stance at this point?

One thing that I find very helpful when I am feeling this way is to resize my thinking.  Look at the day, rather than the week. You still have the same 24 hours to work with as you did the day before.  What is your agenda for this day?

Reclaim your power and your energy by stepping away from thinking of Thursday as the-day-before-the-day-before-the-weekend!  Think of Thursday as a precious string of moments that are yours to shape … because the way you use your time is the way you live your life!

How do you feel by the time Thursday rolls around?  Are there time choices you could change for yourself, to help restore and revitalize your energy right now?  I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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