Keith JonesMay 18, 2016

I am constantly looking for ways to be a better me than I was the day before. How can I be more loving when people may not be that way to me? How can I master parts of myself that undermine my purpose?  And how can I more effectively reach all my health and life goals when time is limited? The answer comes down to the choices I make with the time I have. I heard someone say, being your best and achieving your goals is “not about time management. It’s about choice management.”

The concept of choice management hit me hard. Over the last year, I’ve implemented new practices like “deep work” and “time blocking” in my life. This is where you block out 20-90 minutes to work on a task without distraction. You allow nothing to sidetrack you. You stay focused and locked in on the project until the time is up. Choice management turns the idea of time management on its head and makes each person completely responsible for their life. Whether it’s a happy and purposeful one or one that is filled with disappointment and blame-shifting.

I have not been one to blame others for failures or disappointments in my life. My choices to be loving and compassionate are strong and absolute regardless of how anyone shows up for me. Where choice management will pay off for me is areas of my life that I’ve ignored or avoided. For far too long, I needed to be proactive in sharing and marketing our amazing community with the public. We have a decade of history of inspiring people to be happier and healthier. So why wouldn’t I let people know what we can do for their lives? My excuse was I am not a salesman and I don’t have time. I am learning that’s not true at all. It comes down to choice. My goal is to partner with people to be happy, healthy and their best. I commit to making choices that support this.

I encourage you to forget everything you were taught about time management. It comes down to managing your choices. If your goal is to lose weight or have a flat stomach, don’t use the excuse, “I don’t have time to cook or shop for health foods?” It has nothing to with time, but rather choices.  Are your food choices supporting supporting a healthy body weight or flat stomach? If you want to be happy instead of depressed, are you choosing to surround yourself with people who are loving and thoughtful in how they see the world and other people? And if you have a dream, are you choosing to use your time doing things that move you closer to realizing it or are you being distracted by things that don’t matter? Sign up for our Stronger Coaching today for support with choice management. It’s could be the difference between living an ordinary life or an extraordinary one.

Stronger Mindset!

Keith