Control the controllables
Why Worry
In life, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, there is nothing to worry about,
But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about—Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about,
But If you die, there are two things to worry about; either you will go to Heaven or Hell. If you go to Heaven, there is nothing to worry about. If you go to Hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands with your friends, you won't have time to worry!"
P.s I don’t actually know who wrote it, an old school teacher shared it with us.
I know I know, that got rather heavy, rather quickly but let me explain. We all live busy lives either by our making or just by circumstance, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. I find myself asking the question” WHY WORRY?” anytime I start getting overwhelmed or stressed about anything from work to personal.
This is then followed by a series of practical steps to identify what I am in control of and what I can do absolutely nothing about. The way I see it, if something is in my control, I am doing all I can to control it and if something is out of my control, I have given my all to bring it within my control. This is a nice follow-up to the ‘Love the process’ blog. I hope you utilise them both.
Oh, those practical steps I talked about look like this;
Be brutally honest with your time and manage your expectations. Every time you say ‘yes’ to something unimportant, you unwittingly say ‘no’ to something more important. In essence, there is enormous value in getting good at knowing when to say ‘no’. Know your priorities and know your goals and then act accordingly.
Now this is a new one for me and so far so good. Swap your ‘to-do’ list for a success list. It’s simple really. At the start of every day, prioritise your success list. Choose the top three items and label them one, two and three. Do item number one until you can do nothing else with it. Then before you move onto item number two, re-prioritise the list or in other words, go back through your success list and make sure that item number two has now become item number one.
Four D’s principles of time management. Another lesson I am still learning myself. Do it now, Delegate it to the right person, Dump it or Diarise it for another day or time.
As always take from this what you will but if it helps one person that's good enough for me. Remember, smile, relax, and don't take life too seriously, no-one gets out alive.
