One of the things I hear most from Self Employed Parents is that they feel they can’t get everything they need to get done in the time they have. They feel they are running to stand still. This often results in feelings of frustration, guilt and failure.
Last week I decided to call a stop to everything that was going on in my business – and I mean everything.
Why I Stopped Everything in my Business
I have a lot of new projects on at the moment and have been trying to fit moving them all forward round my son’s school hours. The results was that last week, I found myself feeling more than a tad overwhelmed and family life was being affected. Now, those of you that know me know that my business impacting my family is an absolute no-no. That is why I stopped everything.
I have concerns about some of the reasons people use time management techniques.
I also think the phrase can be misleading. Here’s why:
Time doesn’t need managing. It’s YOU that needs managing!
The problem for me is that sometimes time management can divert attention from resolving underlying problems permanently that would create lasting solutions that would then no longer require [...]
