How to Create Time

Posted by admin on May 21, 2009 in happiness | 2 comments

I’ve been meeting with my life coach for almost two months now. It’s a lot different than I anticipated. I thought it would be like reading a very insightful book loaded with plenty of “ah-ha!” moments that I would apply to my every day life. Instead, she’s asking me incredibly tough questions, pushing my boundaries, and really making me think.

I originally met with her because I was feeling overwhelmed and didn’t think I had enough time in the day. I wanted her to wave her magic wand and somehow create an extra 12 hours for me.

Then one day she sat me down and repeated everything I told her in our prior visits. “I have no time. I never see my friends and family. I’m working too much.”

It sounded awful and devastating. I instantly kicked back demanding “That isn’t me!” Well, if it wasn’t, why was I saying it?

Later it occurred to me that I’m feeling overwhelmed because that’s precisely the message I’m putting out in the world. I repeat it all day long in different forms “I have no time…” or “I wish I could, but I’m busy…” or “gotta rush…”

But what would happen if I simply told myself, “I have all the time in the world”?

I repeated this to myself anytime I felt rushed. Someone stopped me to chat, I had time. Working late, no problem. Caught behind a slow driver, I chilled and enjoyed the view. In the end it actually worked. I created time.

By sending out a new message “I have time” I’m relaxing, finding a new rhythm and living in the moment. I’m focusing on one thing at a time instead of ten different things. As a result, I get more accomplished, do a better job, and truly do have more time.

So if you constantly feel overwhelmed, ask yourself — are you really? Or is it just a conditional thought that you repeated so often to yourself, you believe it and live it? Just maybe you too can magically create time through your thoughts.