“Begin with the end in mind.” – Steven Covey Where is your action focused? Does it line up with your priorities? “Focused action beats brilliance.” – Mark Sanborn “If you win the rat race, you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlinĭo you ask yourself what you want to do or what you have to do? There’s a big difference. How present were you for the last fifteen minutes of your life? Are you here, or are you worrying about the past or racing to finish yet another task? “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mohandas K. Stop the busy work and give yourself nourishing time to simply be. A field that has rested yields a beautiful crop.” – Ovid If it’s not working, pushing harder is not the answer. “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” – Will Rogers DruckerĪre you caught in a web of endless to-dos? Your time and energy are two of your most valuable possessions, and sometimes the most effective thing we can do is to stop doing something. “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter F. Does your me-time and time for self-care show up in your calendar? Are you overeating to fill in the gaps? Smart, busy women lose big when they don’t put themselves or their needs in their schedules.
It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done.” – Peter Turla One of the most empowering choices you can make is to own your time. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton
Multitasking is a path to burnout – and to overeating and mindless eating. “To do two things at once is to do neither.” – Publilius Syrus Focus on the now, choose how you spend this moment and you’ll be more effective. Looking too far ahead can feel overwhelming and can cause you to miss the present. “I recommend you take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves.” – Earl of Chesterfield Here are 15 inspirational quotes to help you rethink and change the way you think about time and being busy. Sometimes a change of perspective can make a world of difference. It’s no wonder that things like stress eating, comfort eating, and mindless eating are such a problem for so many smart (and busy) people. Words like stress and overwhelm are everywhere, and we are a nation of sleep-deprived adults who feel overloaded by email and texts and a constant stream of outside demands. Women speak about how busy they are, almost as if it’s a badge of courage. We’re short on it, out of it, time-crunched, don’t have any of it, or unhappy about where our time goes.
Time is one of our most valuable assets, and yet, most of the time, we speak of it as if we are powerless.
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