When you are a home-based business owner, time becomes an
issue more often than when you're someone else's employee.
When I worked for AT&T, it was very easy to separate my
work time from my personal time. Now that I work at home,
the lines of division have become blurred and I tend to
think about work, even when I'm not at my desk. I no
longer have children at home, so I don't have to worry
about robbing them of my time, but I know I'm robbing
myself of down time - time to rejuvenate my body, mind, and
spirit.
When I cross the line too often and work late at night and
on weekends, I experience anxiety, tension, and
irritability. These spirit-stealing emotions do not serve
me or my husband, who is also my business partner. Feeling
like I never get enough done, and feeling scattered and
unorganized, leads to unproductive days of trying to get my
desk clean and organized and my office in shape just so I
can get my work done.
As I do in most of my life, I've learned to implement
spiritual principles to help me get back on track and
complete those important projects and goals that will
ultimately bring in the money.
I've discovered the secret to creating the space to not
just survive, but thrive in my home-based business is to
Start at the Source.
Stress comes from your misperception that everything is
equally important and needs to be done right NOW. The
truth is life will go on whether or not your perceived
emergency is done right now or later - in its own time.
When you feel stressed about what's not getting done,
remind yourself that you live in a universe of limitless
resources. Time is one of those resources that may seem to
be limited, but in reality there are no limits, because in
reality there is no time.
Life is a series of actions we take, as a result of choices
we make. There is no real linear time because every action
we take in every moment is occurring right now. Right now,
tomorrow does not yet exist. If we make choices based on
our inner guidance, and take inspired action in every now
moment, tomorrow will take care of itself.
Each task has a purpose and a time in which it is meant to
be done. Part of its purpose is for you to learn to allow
it to happen in its right time. If you're leading an
intuitive life, the right time for each task is revealed to
you. If you let stress go and let each event unfold in its
right time, based on your inner guidance, you will find
there is time enough for everything that truly needs to be
done.
"But I have to get this done by a certain time", you may
say. If that's the case, your inner guidance will urge you
to take the steps to make that your dominate focus until
it's completed. Stress comes into play when you ignore
your inner promptings and do other less important tasks
first. This is the time when you tend to meet stress's
best friend ' multi-tasking.
The key is to live an inspired life. When you are being a
good steward of your time and resources, you are living an
inspired life. When you learn to listen to your quiet
inner voice and take action based on your intuitive
feelings, you will be lead to the next logical step to take
to accomplish your goals and intended tasks. You will also
discover you have all the time and resources you need to do
both the ordinary and extraordinary tasks, and do them in a
peace filled, organized way.
Here's an affirmation you can utilize to help you
consciously listen to your intuition.
"Today I let go and let the universe take care of each
event in my life, through me, in its right time."
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Sandy Reed, Certified Life Coach, ex-corporate manager, and
small business owner, is the coach to call for support when
you're ready to break out of the corporate rat race, and
create a life of freedom and flexibility. Visit her website
at http://www.innerclaritylifecoaching.com for more tools
and information and to sign-up for her FREE 5-Step
eCoaching Program.
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