Prioritising makes you happy

“I know where I’m going, and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.” Muhammad Ali

prioriting makes you happy and freeMy children go back to school (and college) next week, and I’m looking forward to finding a new routine for us all to slot into. Eldest got the exam results he wanted, which enables him to do the courses at college he’s keen on. You can’t ask better than that can you?

If you’re anything like I used to be, on a Bank Holiday week I tried to fit in as much work as I’d usually do in a 5 day week. Yet, I had one day less. Ummm, even I know that’s just not possible. But I still tried to do it, and was always left disappointed at the end of the week. Especially this time before the children go back to school. My boys aren’t the most organised, so finding PE kit, and making sure everything fits and is labelled is always a priority. Yet, I always put it on my “house” list, which never seemed to take account of my “work” list. The two were kept very separate.

Guess what happened? I wasn’t the happiest Mum in the world for their final week off school. I wasn’t offering my best service to my customers.Everyone was getting a bit of me, but it wasn’t usually a good bit. I was frustrated and upset with myself, and this passed on to my workers, family and friends. Yeah, not the best thing to do, when time is so precious.

Once I’d learnt that everything I do is a part of me, and I need to allocate enough time to my priorities (whether they be home or work), everything fell into place. I haven’t always got everything done that’s on my list, but I’ve not worried about it. I know the boys have got what they need to be ready for school. I’ve focused on my customers when it’s work time, and I know that customers will come higher up my list next week when the boys start back at school/college.

Prioritising makes you happy

You’re free too, to use the time you have on all those things you want to do this week. Don’t forget that coming back from holiday can be a shock to the system – earlier starts, more things “to do” in a day, and probably a bit more structure. Don’t be hard on yourself. You can only do what you can do. Next week’s free Kick Start programme is designed to get you moving if you feel you’ve let everything slide this summer. You’re not alone remember. There’s many people like you juggling lots of balls, and feeling that you’re dropping too many of them.

So for this week, just breathe, enjoy what you do, and make a note of all those things that you simply can’t squeeze into the time available. It’s OK. There’s always next week 🙂

The free programme will start on 3rd September. You can join the free 5 day programme here & get your business moving forward in the way you want. There’ll be a little tutorial each day, with a task for you to complete. It should take you no longer than 20 minutes a day (you may choose to allow yourself longer), to use the materials and support in the group.

You’ve no excuse focus on your priorities this week & enjoy every minute of it.

Let me know what you’re worried about this week & what’s concerning you about your business.If you don’t want to wait until next week, feel free to book a 20 minute free Explore Call, or join the Business Cheerleading Club and get the help of other business owners to help you.

2 Comments

  1. Prioritising is quite a difficult task to do. For some people all items on their list is priority. What is really necessary is to sort out those that are urgent as well as have priority. I suppose it could be put into a 4 square grid, going from urgent and priority, urgent but not priority, priority and not urgent and neither urgent or priority. Would this lessen the angst and stress created?

  2. Yes, I hear what you’re saying Alice, and apologise if I was glib in suggesting that prioritising is easy! It’s not! It takes effort to get it right.

    I’ve used that square you suggest, and it does help. Urgent & priority is obviously key to getting those things done which have to be done this week. However, there’s still a need to sometimes prioritise within that square too when everything seems to fall into the Urgent section too!

    When I’m helping other people find their priorities, we talk through what will happen if things DON’T get done. Looking at things that way round often helps them work out which HAVE to be done this week & what can wait until next week.

    Does that make sense? Help?

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