Life Coach Daniela Fleckenstein contributes this thought provoking article on Time Management:
Let’s get straight to the point: Time-Management is little about managing time, as that is really always the same and pretty much the same thing everyday, by the minute – learning to be better at Time Management; is to learn to manage yourself better.
This is often achieved by becoming clearer on roles, priorities, values…all those things that make up your paradigm. Quite often, when you lose your integrity in any of those areas you lose energy, focus, motivation, enthusiasm etc … and time seems to be slipping away with little achievements to report on.
That’ll be the bigger picture, I tend to use when I coach my clients; with the results that they are happier, with the work that gets done and ultimately becoming more efficient through gained synergy.
Practically getting a handle on this, I often look with my clients on how they structure their week. A weekly worksheet that I use throughout coaching programs, focuses on scheduling your priorities rather than prioritizing your schedule, coaching to increase an understanding of your paradigm, the window through which you view your world
With time – and it’s management – looked at on a weekly basis, I find quite often that it is important to be aware of a natural flow of energy, throughout our structure of days, weeks, months… our life-time.
A structure that I refer to, (loosely based on planets or deities) presents mostly a re-occurrent rhythm, we spend our time in, Just like seasons in nature.
One cycles, we have been going through for hundreds if not thousands of years is the week.
I start my week on a SUNDAY, as it is also the end of the week – with sun as its ruling planet, it is all about self-expression, reflecting, radiating; on what you have done the previous week, your sense of identity- and looking forward to where you will be.
With MOONDAY as the day of the week where we are establishing context, we start to create relationships … the beginning of it all.
Sure we all have had a blue MONDAY or two; – it seems such a long way to travel to the next weekend, quite often with sunday – the only; day just to yourself.
Today on a Monday, you need to create presence in your current situation, creating context…oh bloody MONDAYS.
Then we have TUESDAY – Mars day, following on from Monday we are more inclined to have a closer look at what we are working on, with an increased sense of exploration, we are creating context.
Is there anything else? You may find yourself wondering.
Followed by good old HUMPDAY, the middle of the week. It’s Woden’s Day – (Middleweek in german, which resonates with me – as I am born and bred in Germany) – WEDNESDAY to most of us.
The day where, when connected to our cause – we find great resource and time, for and through, what truly motivates us. Connecting with the source, (deconstructing time) and you will see yourself through to the weekend; recharged and aligned with great synergy.
Now, the most exciting day of the week (well I find; energetically) is Thor’s day; THUNDERDAY in german, good old THURSDAY (the beginning of the weekend for some).
It is the day where creativity is at its best! With great vision and sense for creation, realizing what could happen, what was built up, throughout the previous couple of days.
Then we have Freya’s day, FREEDAY, (as they say in german) , FRIDAY; the last day of work. Sure, most of us – could finish a little early and enjoy some celebrations; the celebration of a cycle coming to an end, celebrating the work that you have accomplished throughout a busy week.
Often marked with an excess of food, drink, people, friends or how ever you celebrate the end of the week; how your fruits of labour manifest themselves.
After a loooong week… a‘quiet one in’, may be on the agenda, Just as well; finding abundance in rest.
Then the glorious SATURNS’DAY , taking a pause, reaching a level of the right understanding, as a result of activities. On SATURDAY it’s time to stop; whatever busied yourself throughout the week, now is time to be looking at what you got.
You might find yourself looking for exact shapes, sizes, distances, movements, angles etc.; mentally or physically, in material or abstract; all in order to develop a right understanding.
But now after a domestic, industrial or social Saturday: another day is on the horizon, begging to offer you a platform to express: What else do you know about yourself ?… back to SUNDAY…; maybe you find yourself expressing, in what ever way or shape and form you recognize, that life is good.
Just you and what you find important … well – so it should be!
And I do distinctively remember, wishing it would always be SUNDAY, (when I was much younger; as teenager, somewhat around 20 years ago), …although I figured by now, that that could get a little boring over time.
I feel now that the variety, a well considered week can bring (especially if in tune with; a natural cycle, and your own priorities, needs and demands), is a much more preferable option…
Do you feel in tune with yourself and immediate surroundings?
Do you feel you are fully present, making the best use of the time that you have got!?
Daniela Fleckenstein
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