Gandalf's Gauntlet
"All you have to do is decide what to do with the time you have been given."
-Gandalf the White
I spent most of this weekend thinking about Time. If you have read the posts from March, you know that I have been looking for the root causes of my increased stress level. Yesterday, while taking a shower, I said out loud, "I would be able to do all this stuff if I just had more time." And with that I had one of those "AH-HA" moments.
Yes, if I had more time I could do everything. On that same note, if I were to be more specific with how I used my time, and made sure that my use of time reflected what was truly important in my life, then I would be able to get the meaningful things done. Bingo!
I thought about this for awhile and came up with a Top 5 List of things to achieve/pursue within the next month. Here it is:
1. Complete Accounting 361 and receive a passing grade
2. Learn more about financial reporting and technical accounting research
3. Swim 2,000 yards 5 time per week
4. Practice yoga 2 times per week
5. Go to Mass every Sunday
Right now these are the most important things that I want to do/achieve right now. In order to actualize this intent, I will have to probably get up around 6 AM, and eat a proper breakfast; I will use the mornings to get all the actual work for the day completed, and use the afternoons to work on new projects. If I am going to swim, it will have to be at night during the week; the same goes for yoga. To effectively use this workout time, I will need to bring a couple snacks to keep my blood sugar up. Additionally, one night a week I will have to wrestle with my accounting homework to make sure that the Sabbath Day is kept holy.......
It seems by doing less, I will actually achieve more.
-Gandalf the White
I spent most of this weekend thinking about Time. If you have read the posts from March, you know that I have been looking for the root causes of my increased stress level. Yesterday, while taking a shower, I said out loud, "I would be able to do all this stuff if I just had more time." And with that I had one of those "AH-HA" moments.
Yes, if I had more time I could do everything. On that same note, if I were to be more specific with how I used my time, and made sure that my use of time reflected what was truly important in my life, then I would be able to get the meaningful things done. Bingo!
I thought about this for awhile and came up with a Top 5 List of things to achieve/pursue within the next month. Here it is:
1. Complete Accounting 361 and receive a passing grade
2. Learn more about financial reporting and technical accounting research
3. Swim 2,000 yards 5 time per week
4. Practice yoga 2 times per week
5. Go to Mass every Sunday
Right now these are the most important things that I want to do/achieve right now. In order to actualize this intent, I will have to probably get up around 6 AM, and eat a proper breakfast; I will use the mornings to get all the actual work for the day completed, and use the afternoons to work on new projects. If I am going to swim, it will have to be at night during the week; the same goes for yoga. To effectively use this workout time, I will need to bring a couple snacks to keep my blood sugar up. Additionally, one night a week I will have to wrestle with my accounting homework to make sure that the Sabbath Day is kept holy.......
It seems by doing less, I will actually achieve more.
posted by Zen_Accountant at 5:11 PM
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