Would you like more time?

* Do you feel like you are constantly rushing but not getting anywhere?

"Life is what happens when you're busy doing other things." John Lennon

This quote is a great insight - we can easily become so caught up in the activity and the details of life that we can forget - or get no time - to live.

Would you be surprised to hear that the solution may be not trying to create time, but how to make space?

If you constantly feel rushed you may not be able to effectively contribute to the lives of your partner, your children or your community. That is of course, if you have had the time to look for a partner, have children or be of benefit in your community!

By leading increasingly busy lives we often don't get the time to think about where we would like to be heading and what we would like to be doing.

We may feel like a ship rushing at full steam but without a clear idea of where its going or why. Would you like to have more time for you, your partner, children, friends or family?

A Life Coach, as the name implies, can help you to bring your priorities into greater focus and allow you to concentrate on you. Coaching can help you construct a life of balance and freedom. It also assists you in developing the skills to create meaningful "me-space" and permission to create "me-time" in order to be able to give more to the people and things that matter to you.

Life Balance Checklist

· Do you consider yourself organised and successful, but feel controlled by your diary, your schedule and your phones?

· Do you often feel overwhelmed with the demands on you?

· Do you feel like you never seem to have enough time for yourself, your partner, your children, or the people that matter to you?

· Do you feel like you are rushing from one task to another without a sense of accomplishing anything?

· Would you like more time for you, to recharge yourself and do the things that you enjoy?

· Life Balance Coaching

If you can relate to these questions you may be able to benefit from some Life Balance Coaching. Your Coach may approach this in several ways.

One may be to do some values work where you take the time to identify the values that are most important to you and then use these values as a basis to prioritise your time.

If you are a 'process' person your Coach may recommend a book such as "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey or, if you relate more to a contemplative lifestyle maybe "Peace is Every Step" by Thich Nhat Hanh. They may follow this up with suggestions of 5 mins of non-active solitude twice a day - which is a component of our module Creating Satisfying Life Spaces®.

However, as this is just an introduction to Coaching the best suggestion if you are feeling stressed or time poor may be something that gives you time out and also rewards you for all your hard work.

Life Balance Tool - Treat time!

Why not reward yourself with something that is both relaxing, renewing and preferably indulgent?

If you are a lady, why not book a massage, a facial - or both! Then go home to a bathroom replete with scented candles for a relaxing bubble bath?

If you are a gentleman, why not have a long Friday lunch, go on a fishing trip with the guys or tramp to a relaxing spot with your partner or family?

Both ladies and gents enjoy buying new books, magazines, CD, DVD, a good coffee or watching videos with food and friends.

Excellent Coaching is not about a one-size-fits-all prescription. Everyone is different because of gender, upbringing and culture - its about what works for you.

How would you like to reward yourself and take some time out? After you have spoilt yourself a little why not look into some new and exciting ways to live your life through the coaching experience?

Magically Create Time tool!

if you never have enough time to do anything it is not because you do not have enough time, it is because you have not made space

Are you constantly feeling tired, rushed and harassed?

Either …

1. you are too busy, and/or
2. you do not know how to prioritise and organise your time effectively

Here are 2 possible solutions + 1 suggestion …

1. if you are too busy you need to

a. do less
b. schedule down-time and me-space to recharge your batteries
c. lower your high standards. give yourself permission for some things to not get done when, how or as well as you may like them to be done

2. if you do not know how to prioritise and organise your time

a. you need to discover how to prioritise and organise your time - do some research, reading and thinking on the subject,
b. get a diary,
c. if you already have a diary and use it, then schedule in time for you! daily and weekly

3. Take a break, have a kit-kat …and smile!

Useful time management resources:

The Time Trap - R Alec Mackenzie. How to get more done in less time
The One-Minute Manager - K Blanchard. A resource for managers who need to manage time and staff.
Peace is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh. A great resource to start the day with uplifting inspirations. Buddhist and Christian content.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - S R Covey. An excellent book for those who wish to start living a principle centred life.

· Creating Satisfying Life Spaces module

Would you like to know how to enjoy an oasis of calm, confidence and poise during the busiest days? Our module Creating Satisfying Life Spaces® is designed especially for you.


· Contacts

Would you like to discover more about how coaching can help move you toward a happier, more fulfilled and balanced life?

Please feel free to …

call us on 09-377 7732 to discuss how coaching may be able to take you forward in life …

or, email us with any questions or comments info@paradigms.co.nz …

or write to us at Paradigms Ltd, P O Box 78-393, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1002.

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