Time to Keep Those Resolutions
How are you doing on those New Year’s Resolutions?
At the beginning of the year, many of us resolve to do things differently. We’ll eat better, exercise more, be more organized, whatever…
The common thread behind most resolutions is that they take TIME to keep. It takes time to shop for and then prepare healthy food. It takes time to go to the gym and exercise. It takes time to keep things properly organized.
So the question isn’t really whether you’re committed to keeping those resolutions; the question is how to find the TIME to keep them!
OK, so how do you create extra time?
One way is to delegate some of the things that take up your time to others. Can someone else do the shopping? The yard work? The house cleaning? Maybe you can hire someone to pay the bills and keep your finances in order.
Businesses call this outsourcing. The busy homeowner calls it extra time!
Getting professional help makes sense on many levels. The tasks are done well, sometimes even better than you could do yourself. AND you have the extra time to do the other things that are important to you!
Of course, you want to thoroughly check out the person or company you hire to help you. Ask for references, and make sure they are qualified to do what you are asking them to do. If it’s a company, make sure they are insured so that you aren’t liable if something were to happen. If it’s an individual, check with your own insurance company to make sure you’re covered if something were to happen.
Once you’ve crossed all the t’s and dotted all the i’s, enjoy the extra time you’ve created for yourself … and keep those resolutions!
on February 8, 2012 on 8:35 am
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