Most precious Gift to Human Beings
What is the one thing which we all have in equal quantity for every human being? Can you guess what it is? Most of us have not understood the importance of this gift which we all possess. Very few people have realized the importance of this and they are the only ones who go on to become successful in life. The gift is the four letter word. Any guesses?.....it is “TIME”
Most of us have taken it for granted that time is already
there and why to worry about it. But how many of us have realized the value of
time. Only when we are faced with some catastrophe ,that is the only time we
understand that why time is so important.
Time is a concept which is very relative and and is
particularly influenced by what emotions we are undergoing at that point in
time. We have observed that when we are in good mood , time just flies very
quickly and quite opposite happens when the mood is not good, the time seems
like going on and on. So, I would like to say that time is linear and
proportional to the mood.
There is a concept in science which says that everything is happening
in the moment and there is no future time. Everything is in the present moment.
The law of attraction also makes use of this principle. In the “Law of
Attraction” there is a belief that we need to act as of everything is happening
already. This is exactly what I am trying to point out. Anyway, as of now I do not
want to dwell on the law of attraction and the power of the present moment, as
it will digress from the main topic.
Now we all know that to achieve a goal or target in an
organization, it cannot happen without time being into consideration. Imagine
your manager gives you a target to work on, but without any time frame. Now
compare the same target with a time frame. We very well know that the moment a
time frame is there, our entire approach will begin to shift. Automatically a
sense of urgency creeps in and we begin to give importance to each and every
second. No wonder we say “Time is money”.
If there is no time frame , obviously the seriousness would not be there and we
would tend to postpone as much as possible. I guess it is not only confined to
working in organizations. Take your personal life. Just imagine how would your
weekends be if we do not keep time into consideration. Let us say you have
planned to go for an outing to a far off place. Most certainly the time factor
needs to be kept in mind. Otherwise you may go for an outing but you may
probably have to hurry up if you lose track of time.
Now take our health into consideration. If time is not
considered and you do exercise but not at the appropriate time or you have
lunch and dinner but not at the appropriate time or you sleep either too much or too less without having time into
consideration, just imagine how unorganized your life may be.
Let us consider managing our finances or wealth without
keeping time in our mind. You invest very late in your life whereas there is
another person who began investing right from a young age. Don’t you think the
life of the latter will be very smooth and tension free as far as money is
concerned. But not so in the case of the former because time was not given
importance and became serious about financial management only after middle age.
So if you see, every sphere of life requires you to be weary
of time. You just cannot ignore time. If you ignore time, than time will ignore
you and you will end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. So I believe that
time is a very crucial aspect of every human being. If we respect time and do
the right things at the right time, everything will be smooth in life.
I would like to share my thoughts about why many of us
although we know about the importance of time, we tend to take it very lightly.
So time management is all about managing oneself rather than managing time. So
I believe for a fact that if we you are able prioritize the activities in a day
in appropriate manner most of your time management is done. So, I think that we
must always focus our time and effort on all those things which must be done in
a day which is most likely going to fetch your desired outcome . The best way
to approach is to always begin with end in mind. So first thing is to be
absolutely clear what you need to achieve for the day or wjat is the outcome
you are looking for. Let us take an instance. In case you want to improve your
English. Let us say you have a target of reading books and simple novels. Firstly
you need to specify how many pages you would like to complete in a day. Based
on that fix a particular time in the day. Some people are morning persons and
some are afternoon and some are night people. So let us say you are a night
person, fix a particular time like 10pm to 10.30 pm is strictly for reading. By
consistently following this routine everyday, your body and mind will get
habituated and it will become a habit. So if you see carefully, the time slot
was the key factor in developing a good habit. Similarly whatever goal you have
set, if you are able to allocate a particular time slot for it and if you keep
following a strict habit or ritual, then the probability of attaining your
results will increase manifold times. In fact in goal setting there is tested
and proven technique called SMART Goal setting. Here
S stands for
Specific
M stands for
Measurable
A stands for
Achievable
R stands for
Realistic
T stands for
Time Bound
If you
observe the last is Time Bound, without which the sense of urgency will be
missing and what is the point in achieving your goal when it is too late.
In
conclusion, I would like to say that unless and until we respect time and understand
the importance of time in our life, time will also not respect us and it will be
too late for us to rectify . I would want to end by saying the popular saying “Time
and Tide waits for none” and “A stitch in time saves nine.”
Dinkar Jagadish Rao,
Certified Master Neuro Linguistic Trainer,
Certified First Degree Self Hynotist,
Certified Third Degree Reiki Master,
Personality Development Trainer,
Soft Skills Trainer, Sales Trainer.
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