We don’t manage time.

Time clicks by, second by second, whether we do anything or not.

What we do is manage our

selves and our activities, as time passes.

We make choices as to what we will do and be involved in.

The problem as well as the solution lies not with time, but with us.

We don’t manage money.

A pile of money wil sit there forever if left alone. It won’t grow or shrink.

What we manage is ourselves and the decisions we make in regard to how we will spend the money.

THE KEYS:

How then?

I only manage myself.

I can choose how I will act and react in every situation.

Dwight D Eisenhower said, “The history of free men is not written by change but by choice, their choice.”

Know your priorities.

Do you know from top to bottom what your priorities are?

You decide what the top ten things are that you want to spend your time and/or money on

Only after you know these things. . .

You can properly manage yourself into. . .

Choosing to live your priorities

Learn to say “NO” with a smile on your face.

FOR EXAMPLE:

Do you have a  financial budget that you yoursrlf set?

Then first and foremost spend your money in that way; say at the beginning of the month?

If you do, you will eliminate even the opportunity to blow your money on impulse expenses and decisions, because your money has already been committed into your priorities J

One of the KEYS is the idea that the most important thing that we can manage is ourselves. Make sure that this is firmly engrained in your thinking. As you do, you will find yourself feeling less and less of the personal pain and frustration that we feel when things are out of control.

REMEMBER: One of the greatest gifts God gave us is the ability to choose. We can choose to manage ourselves appropriately and according to our priorities.

SO. . this week.                  Let’s manage ourselves in a way that takes us where we want to go.