Abbie Martin
Lifestyle Manager

Time Vs Priorities
By Ian Hutchinson

"We never have enough time to get everything done, but we do have time to do the most important things. What's important for you, your priorities, are shown in how you spend your time. Are they the priorities you want to be putting most of your energy into?"

Time Management has been an efficiency buzzword for many years. Yes, time is increasingly becoming the most valuable commodity in our time poor society. But the reality is that it is highly likely we will never get any more than 24 hours in a day.

So the key is really Priority Management — what priorities are most important for you to fit into the precious time that you have.

Do you do what you think you ‘have to' do or ‘should' do? You ‘have to' go to work, you ‘should' clean the house, you ‘should' visit dear old Aunt Bessie. But at the same time you ‘should' exercise daily, you ‘should' meditate, you ‘should' keep on top of current affairs.

You can't do everything, so having clarity about what is most important for you is the key.

Actions

Do what you ‘want to' more often than what you feel you ‘should' do. Do one ‘want to' thing this week.

Work out what your three main priorities are in life. Are they health, work, family, relationship, social, spiritual, contribution to society, hobbies/creativity, intellectual growth, financial? Then ask yourself: Are you throwing enough energy into these priorities? If not, why not? How can you do more of your key priorities?

Look at your priorities—are they yours, or someone else's?

If others criticise you for ‘failing' to do something you ‘should' do, understand that this is only a reflection of their beliefs on priorities, not necessarily yours.

Try spending five minutes prioritising your day—this action alone can make one of the biggest differences to your work life.

Ian Hutchinson (G.Dip.Psy, B.Bus, APS), Founder of Life by Design®, has built a reputation as Australia's leading lifestyle strategist. He has studied overseas with some of the world's leaders in lifestyle planning, and his lifestyle strategy work has been profiled throughout the media. His entertaining presentations are in demand throughout the world including Europe and the Middle East. Life by Design® can be contacted by phone on (02) 9979 4949, or visit www.lifebydesign.com.au.

Moving House Services

Over the last few months, one of our most popular requests has been assistance with moving house. Moving house is one of the more stressful times of your life, and Lifestyle Elements is pleased to be able to offer a wide variety of services to help you every step of the way.

Our services include:

Coordination of removalists
Packing and unpacking
Organise packing materials
Coordinate storage facilities
Utility hookup
Arrange cleaning and gardening services
Manage quote sourcing and booking of renovation, maintenance and repair services
Mail redirection
Change of address notices
Organise house warming party
…….and more

One client contacted Lifestyle Elements to help them packing. She had two children under 5, and knew she was going to find it difficult to pack up the house in time for the removalist's arrival. Lifestyle Elements came in and packed one day and unpacked the next.

Another client wasn't going to be able to be at the house due to work committments, so they rang us and asked Lifestyle Elements to arrange a removalist, and a cleaner, and asked us to be at the house when they arrived. We also organised a handyman to be at the new house, ready to put all the beds together.

To find out more about our Moving House Services, click here for our brochure or contact Abbie on 08 8234 8657.