Blair Singer says that time management is giving perfect attention to the activity being done and applying 85/15 rule to the activities that we need to attend to.

Time is not the issue as much as priorities. Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t mean you SHOULD do it!

You don’t have to do everything, you don’t have to run every errand and you don’t have to control every activity in your life. You can have priorities, you can learn to ask for support and find others who are better at things than you are. You have to ask yourself: Is it revenue generating or not? Is it relationship-building… or not? Is it a worthwhile relationship or not? Is it busy work or not? Are you giving yourself lots to do and being busy rather than being effective? Are you on your own or do you have a team? Is it time with the special people in your life or not? Choose and then be present with your choice.

Running around in circles is nuts. Wasting time with those who suck away your energy and time is crazy. Spending your time on the minutiae of life is insanity! . So the next time you are in conversation with someone else and you find your mind wandering. Stop and get 100% present again.

Because when it is all said and done, there is no tally sheet that will score you on how many things you were able to do in this lifetime. There will only be the impact, the relationships that you nurtured and the memory of what your priorities were.

Be thankful for the time that you DO have. And choose wisely in how it’s spent.