Ellen was told as a little girl to be considerate of mother's time by making sure she came straight home from school, so she could relieve her mother and watch her little brother,and give her mother enough time to get to work on time. In school it was reinforced to Ellen not to waste her teacher's time by loitering in the hall and showing up late to class. As an adult it has repeatedly been reiterated to Ellen to never waste the company's or boss's time. As a mother and wife Ellen has remembered these lessons so well that she dedicates almost all of her time to her job, her husband, and her kids. In the end she feels resentful to all of them at times, because she has no time to herself.
We are under the control of the person or entity who's time we respect the most. We abuse, neglect and disrespect the people whose time we value the least.
Have you noticed at a very young age that most people are taught to respect everyone else's time except their own? We learn to value and respect others people's time before we are ever taught to manage and value our own time. Time is our most valuable resource, because it can not be retrieved once it is gone. Everything comes to an immediate halt without time. The game, the exam, the relationship, and life all come to an end when time runs out.
We will use our resources, stress ourselves out, mark our calendar, and set our watches to ensure we are on time for others. Millions spend their lives being on time for one company. At their retirement or funeral they will say "He was never late to work over his 30 years here at the firm." "She was always the first one here in the morning ."
Our talents, potential, and resources are usually invested where ever our time is most spent. If we are never taught that OUR time is our most valuable resource we will unintentionally give others permission to use/waste our time and we will value the time of others more than we value our own.
Without time our talents cannot be developed.
Without time we don't grow.
Without time ______________________ . (Your thoughts )
Me and my team would love to talk to your group about the value of time. When can we meet ?
Set a date to add value to you and your group by inviting us in to listen and share.
Contact me at lukemotivates@gmail.com
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