Having trouble sorting out your priorities?
So excited to be asked to write an article on my blog buddy Lisa Rosenberg’s Blog Writings on Body Image and Identity. Lisa and I are kindred spirits, being the two therapists among all our mutli-professional bloggy friends. Lisa writes about body image and eating disorders after having survived an eating disorder as a ballerina when she was younger. I have enjoyed following Lisa’s blog as she is candid and honest. She gets down and personal allowing us a realistic view of her and her family life. I especially love how she parents with compassion (read How I Survived My Daughter’s First Week of Middle School). Also, it has been great doing the Race 2012 project together. Here is a link to Lisa’s Montclair, New Jersey therapy practice. She is so cool, I cannot wait to meet in realsies.
Here is a sneak peak of the blog post… if you likey, head over to Get Your Priorities Straight on Lisa’s blog, finish reading and leave some comment love for her.
Get Your Priorities Straight!
“Prioritize” is not a dirty word!
Even though it often makes you cringe to hear it. (It sounds so proper and oppressive.)
Being a mom, wife, business owner, author, runner, pr agent, blogger, homeowner, gardener, therapist, friend, facilitator, and yogi, takes up lots of “now.”
Like so many others of my generation, I have chosen a busy life. And, while I wouldn’t trade it for the world, we also need to do some major time finagling to keep all the balls in the air. (And, stay conscious with them.)
I have two tricks up my proverbial sleeve:
- Eliminate time wasters
- Feel empowered by choice
Please share!
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Great post Jodi — but seriously….. give up perfection! Is there a way to do that perfectly?
Louise G recently posted..Wrecked: it makes a difference
Haha! Louise, I gave up perfectionism long ago. good riddance. And I didn’t do that perfectly. Still let some judgments in. We are all a work in progress!
Jodi, thanks again for doing this wonderful guest piece. And thanks for the lovely intro. So great to have you as my first guest!!
Lisa W. Rosenberg recently posted..Guest Blog: Get Your Priorities Straight!
Thank you for the honor! The pleasure was mine!
Wonderful post Jodi
Unless we make our priorities right and know what we need to do first, we are always going to have a tough time managing our tasks. Oh yes…keeping away from things that take your time, when you could have used it elsewhere is an absolute no-no. Similarly, the choice is always in your hands to decide what you want to take as your priority.
Thanks for sharing.
Harleena Singh@Freelance Writer recently posted..Why Can’t Men and Women Be Friends
Absolutely, it takes some of the stress away, if you allow it to!
I love this! It seems that’s all I do is worry that I don’t have enough time to do everything I need to do. It has given me a lot to consider about how I prioritize my days. It’s always so clear when others put it into words. One priority for tomorrow… re-read this post!
It’s only when I took a long sick leave in 2007 that i realized that time is not important. I used to work outside home for over 12 hours a day, and manage to do most of what i have to do after that. When I stopped working and stayed home, I still felt I couldn’t finalize everything. I had the same things done in more time
My conclusion was that you will do what you have to do, when you can do it. I plan, and I make lists and I try to finish what’s on my list, but if I don’t, it’s not a big deal.
Nikky44 recently posted..Suicide? Why?
“There is more than enough time for everything you want to do” – Now that is a gem to be tucked away and pulled out every day isn’t it! We make so many excuses, yet it always comes down to choice management over time management.
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Exactly! Thanks so much for validating that!
Great post! Prioritizing is a must. I do this every day.
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You must! Get ‘er done!