“We always manage to get done those things we choose to do first.”
This month, I am living by Jim Rohn’s words. That, and the idea that I will find a way, as long as I am fully committed. I had been feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work facing me, but with those few words I am bringing it all into the realm of the possible.
For me, it feels like it is more than prioritising, and yet I suppose it is not. It is so simple, so obvious. Blindingly obvious, one would have thought. But in this era of the easy distraction, sometimes the very simple gets lost in the noise.
I have found that I have a certain amount of mental energy available. It’s a kind of vital energy which is quite high early in the day and if I start early on the tasks that must be done that energy usually pulls me over the finish line. If I check emails or look at something, anything, on the web, that energy dissipates like fog when the sun hits it and I no longer have the motivation, desire or, it seems, even the ability to focus properly on the important task before me.
If I am fully committed to this one thing, other tasks may not be done. If I let other things slide this month, that’s okay.
I must pay bills, so I deal with them, as much as possible, as they arrive. That keeps them out of my head space because I know I’m up to date. I have downrated my commitment to gym. I just fit it in as I can, and if I can’t, I can’t. The minutiae of housework crystallises into simple food preparation, doing the dishes, washing and the minimum of ironing possible, grocery shopping and the occasional whip around with vacuum and cleaning cloth. The house will not fall into complete disarray just because of a few cobwebs on the ceiling or dust bunnies under the bed.
I am finding previously lost time nearly everywhere because this one thing is my priority. There is no such thing as working hours and leisure hours. This one task suddenly has dominion over it all. Suddenly there are many more hours available to do the job that must be done. It’s a good feeling.