Set time boundaries for Yourself

One of my issues with time management since is not setting boundaries. I tried scheduling time blocks via my Google calendar, but of course like any routine that we try to form I have fallen off the bandwagon.

It wasn’t until one of my tennis buddies stopped our tennis match midway through just because he said he ran out of time. It was already 7 o'clock. This was in the summer when the sun didn't send till eight but he chose to set his time boundaries and say no longer. It's been a month or so since we played again, but still just that short act was profound for me.

Whether you’re setting what time to wake up for or deciding whether or not to snooze, I still compromise those boundaries. I’m too enthusiastic to go to sleep because I'm trying to finish up that one more thing on my to do list, and then the morning after I lie to resent-filled self that I won’t do that again. From that one lesson with my tennis buddy I have learned that when it's time it's time. Commit to what you say, be a person of your word and follow through.

One of the biggest lies that I tend to believe and live out is that I need to finish it I need to do this thing now. This thing cannot wait till tomorrow. I cannot wait till tomorrow to do this thing. But the truth of the matter is I can wait till tomorrow.

The way that I create videos and other content nowadays is carried out in a hustle culture atmosphere and mentality. As I continue to do this, I make it easier for myself to burn out by not setting my boundaries.

Time management or time attention won't matter if we put in the time that we have on this earth by abusing our health. There's always work to be done and there is always progress to be made. But I have to say and I have to believe that some things, THIS thing can wait and it's OK.

By setting boundaries for myself I am being kinder to myself. I forget that, and I forget about myself. That can change. That time has to be now.