I believe time is the key. Like a sleeping giant, it's often overlooked and underestimated. It started in college when I read Steven Coveys 7 Habits. There began a fascination with the game of TIME.
It's not really a talent I've noticed but a learned skill. Like handwriting. Nobody just writes, we all have to learn it. And without it, we are wildly handicapped to achieve that thing gnawing at us.
I think it's goal suicide to say "oh, I'm just not good at that" or "oh, I need to work on that...someday"
Because time...it's the neutralizer. It's our greatest asset and our greatest prize. Every goal we have either centers around saving time, or the freedom to choose how we experience or spend our time our time. And it requires specific use of present time to have any hope of influencing future time. Treating time like a wave you can just ride and expect it to end somewhere ahead of where we are now is like throwing a penny in the ocean and expecting it not to tend up lost at the bottom of the sea.
I've noticed that whatever the goal, the most success and progress goes to the person that wakes up keenly aware of the goals and how today's time will be spent to inch closer to that goal. Focusing on mastering time management allowed me to more than quadruple my paycheck in the last 3 years and spend more time with family, at church and on fun. It's allowed me to have time to volunteer, increase my time reading exercising and parenting. Time freedom for me is the sweetest nectar of life. Life is short and I don't want to float through precious days and end up "somewhere" I did not plan. That's a recipe for sad in my book.
I'm 100% convinced the the most important skill worth acquiring is time management. And having a goal for that time.
I'm committed to getting better and to controlling where my time goes so I can continue to chose how my free time is spent and how much time freedom I have. I hope this encouragement helps others as we get the fun, fresh, clean slate of the new year. It's exciting and fun for me and my mind is rolling with thoughts like this and I'm excited to see what lies ahead...
- Anna Smith, MSA, NASM CPT
- In my professional and personal life, I have always sought to lead people, teams and projects with one mission: positive influence and impact. As founder of Revolution Personal Training Center, I lead an award winning private studio to impact thousands of lives using the concepts I still teach today. As President of Elevate Your Life from 2016, I switched into a consulting role providing mentoring to those seeking to build a business in the fitness industry. I have effectively taught thousands of people on sales and leadership, generating millions in sales in the fitness and wellness space, as well as multiple award winning and recognized top producers in nationwide companies. Today, I am focused on writing and sharing what I have learned along the way. Uncommon Optimism is the underlying theme of knowing that NO MATTER what life throws our way, we are always able to focus on what we can control - ourselves… Join me on the journey as I share what I've learned to help you elevate your self, your business, and your life.
