Stress Check

Are you feeling stressed? Then I urge you to take a look at how you’re spending your time. The way we use our time can often cause us stress, or magnify a stressful situation.

If you finish each day with a mile long to-do list then either your expectations need some adjusting or your calendar needs some adjusting. You are either expecting to finish more in a day than is possible, or you are spending your time doing things that aren’t the most important things on your “list”.

If you feel pulled in a million directions, do a calendar check. Sometimes we take on too much, or we don’t leave holes in our day to just let life happen. Face it, no one can stick to a minute by minute schedule every day. Life happens and we need to have the time and ability to adjust.

If you just aren’t happy, do a priority check. Check to see if the things you are doing, and spending the most time on, are really a fit with your priorities. Sometimes we get caught up in all of the obligations we’ve taken on over time and don’t leave time for the things that are most important to us. (For more on this, listen to Sandy’s interview on ReclaimU Radio. It is posted on her website at www.ChooseMyLifeNow.com/speaking.html)

Take a few minutes to listen to your stress. Stress is in our life to be a warning signal. It shows us when we are acting in a way that is out of alignment with who we are and what we want. So when you feel stressed, look for the thing that is out of alignment. Often times you can find it by looking at how you’re spending your time. So listen, adjust and repeat as often as necessary.