{"id":2491,"date":"2014-01-05T19:39:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T00:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2015-11-15T21:53:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T02:53:05","slug":"time-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/2014\/01\/05\/time-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to do . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” –Nelson Mandela\"time\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We mark time in years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds.\u00a0 Sometimes a millisecond will make a difference and sometimes a year won’t matter in the long run.<\/p>\n

Time is the only resource we all share equally.<\/p>\n

Resolutions are a way to make us pay attention to the past and try and make the future better by directing how we will spend some of our time.\u00a0 Does anyone want to make this year worse?\u00a0 I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

Checklists are big in my life and often doing smaller things regularly will lead to BHAGs – big hairy audacious\u00a0 goals. \u00a0My local chamber luncheon will be a monthly event on my checklist – twelve times – including drive time, that will be 30 hours of concentrated immersion with upbeat business people during 2014.\u00a0 Now, think about if 50% of all the members chose to do that with me!\u00a0 Attitude is contagious and the goal may be to connect with one new person at each meeting; business growth can’t help but follow.<\/p>\n

What are you building this year in your business life and personal life that will have a long term impact?\u00a0 As a mother, I know raising productive citizens is a great achievement but it wasn’t done alone and there is so much more to do beyond my family.\u00a0 Here are three ideas to get you thinking:<\/p>\n