i'm a leader: part seven.

Wow. Are we really seven weeks into this thing? Where did time go?
     This is a somewhat sarcastic statement (which is weird.. I'm never sarcastic..) because in class we learned you can't lose time, but you can waste it doing unnecessary things. The past week Leadership has been a wake up call of sorts. We had to track 48 hours of our life with exactness, show our priorities when it comes to time, and figure out how we can make better use of our time. To be honest, and I know this isn't what they were going for, but I don't completely mind how I use my mind. There are a couple parts of my day that I should change, but this semester is busy and when I'm busiest I'm most efficient. I have been able to maximize time in between my classes well this year. In lab yesterday we got on the subject of naps, and this year my time/nap/sleep/break schedule is completely different than this year. This year I rarely can go home in between classes, and when I can I need to eat or do an assignment so I don't have time to nap. I really think this has influenced my sleep schedule.

"It is not really time, but the will that we are lacking"

    This was somewhat true for me last year with my sleep schedule. My "will" was okay with staying up super late because of all the fun things I would miss if I didn't, and I knew that I had a nap scheduled into my day so I would be fine. This year I am more focused on school, I have a job, and don't get off campus on Mondays and Wednesdays until past six. I hate admitting all of this because it means I was wrong last year in so many ways. Sadly, I don't regret my time management last year. I should, but it was too great of a year.
    This year will/has been great, too. I think that what I need to work on most is something we learned in lab yesterday. I need to focus on what's important, and get everything done before it becomes urgent. To do this I will make sure I understand all of my tasks and deadlines, prioritize those, then prioritize time and stay disciplined to accomplish them before they become rushed. In other words, stay ahead of the game.
      One other thing that really hit me in lab was the statement that if you only read your scriptures every other day, that comes out to be that you have only read your scriptures for half of your life. How sad is that? Just a reminder to prioritize what's most important so you don't live half your life without remembering what matters most. :)

"'Someday'" is a thief of opportunities of time.