Wasting
time is robbing oneself. – Estonian Proverb
There's
never enough time to do all the nothing you want. - Bill Watterson
Wasting
time is robbing oneself. – Estonian Proverb
A
man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. –
Charles Darwin
I
do not want to waste any time. And if
you are not working on important things, you are wasting time. – Dean Kamen
How was your morning? Did you misplace anything? Did you spend time looking for an item before
you left for work?
According to Newsweek, a Boston marketing firm conducted
research in 2004 and discovered people spend 55 minutes a day looking for items
such as keys, phones, files, etc. That
is about 12 weeks a year and I bet we can all find something else fun and
exciting to do instead of searching for items in our homes. Think about all the goals that could be
accomplished in that time!
A motivational speaker I listen to, Terri Savelle
Foy (terri.com), recently released her new book Declutter Your Way to Success.
In the book, she talks about how she was challenged to organize her
house about 9 months before promotion came for her. She challenges others to declutter, so they
have the freedom to go after their dreams.
You may think this is overwhelming and do not
know where to start. Terri started this
huge task in 20-minute increments. She
knew she could do anything for 20 minutes at a time. In just a few months, her home was cleaned
out and reorganized.
CHALLENGE: What areas of your home do you need to spend 20
minutes a day on to change your life and free up more time to accomplish your
goals and dreams?
40 Before 40 Update: I accomplished #12 and #13 this past weekend.
After talking with my mom, she believes that #13 may be my favorite of all my activities,
which was attending the White House Fall Garden Tour. Check out pictures via my Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/terri.flow.3/media_set?set=a.10154744247462294.1073741851.598657293&type=3&pnref=story
Resource:
Foy,
Terri Savelle. Declutter Your Way to
Success. Terri Savelle Foy Ministries. 2017.
“Clean
Freaks.” Newsweek, 4 June 2004
Published. http://www.newsweek.com/clean-freaks-129009. 23 October 2017
Accessed.
Good stuff! I met Terri Savell Foy when she was still just Terri Savelle. I met and talked to her Dad Jerry Savelle several times; he has many great books, my favorites are "Sharing Jesus Effectively" and "The Battle between Your Ears." I need to get Terri's book. Great blog as always!
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