Managing emotions - Identifying feelings (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Time Management - Pinpointing Those Emotional Blocks to Change
My
last two posts about Time Management (The
Clock Is Ticking! How Good Are You At Time Management) and (Time
Management: Know Where Time Goes - Keep A Log) said that the
first two steps in managing time are to be clear about your purpose
and your direction in life and then to know how you spend your time.
Knowing
those things and completing the first two steps are important. But
often time management improvement plans still fail. This is
usually because there are underlying emotional issues.
Sometimes
people feel guilty about spending time on their own interests. For
example, what about the rest of the family – shouldn't this time be
spent with the children? Or perhaps you might be anxious about saying no
to a colleague and refusing to help them at the expense of time to
do your own work. This might be because you lack the confidence to be
assertive.
So
any time management program needs to include an emotional management
element.
You
will find posts here, usually on Wednesdays, about handling big
emotions. For example, last Wednesday I discussed dealing with
feelings of shame. (Is
shame spoiling your life?).
So,
if you want to improve your time management skills, I would suggest
reading my Wednesday posts here as well as following this series.
The next post in this series will be about becoming better organized
and it should be here on Monday 11th
June 2012.
Wendy
Mason is a Life and Career Coach. She helps people have the confidence
they need to be successful at work and to change career while
maintaining a good work/life balance. You can email her at wendymason
@wisewolfcoaching.com
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