| Today's culture teaches us to be constantly | | | | future, but not at the expense of never |
| aware of time's passing, and we must always | | | | enjoying now and killing herself with stress. |
| stay busy because time is "slipping away." | | | | She decided to treat time like a person and |
| | | | make it her friend instead of racing against |
| There's a popular expression in Africa that | | | | it. |
| pokes fun at us: "Westerners have all the | | | | |
| watches, but Africans have all the time." | | | | Ana spent time getting to know both Time and |
| | | | herself. It was like going on dates. The more |
| Ana Weber, a relationship coach and financial | | | | she liked Time the more she respected it. By |
| executive, has learned how to stop racing | | | | treating Time differently she actually is |
| against Time and become friends with it. You | | | | able to get more things done in less time |
| might be able to recognize yourself in the | | | | when she needs to. |
| following story. | | | | |
| | | | Tips to live now AND have a great future: |
| Ana Weber reached a point in her life where | | | | |
| she felt miserable from past experiences and | | | | 1. If you catch yourself trying to improve a |
| didn't have enough motivation or time to help | | | | past event, STOP. |
| everyone who needed her. In other words, she | | | | |
| was living in the past. | | | | 2. Before you go to sleep, imagine a |
| | | | whiteboard with the highlights of your day |
| Ana realized she could never be happy unless | | | | listed on it, then erase it. |
| she went insane because she couldn't actually | | | | |
| change the past. She was spending all of her | | | | 3. Think about who you would like to have |
| time trying to relive her last conversation, | | | | good relationships with and how to develop |
| yesterday, two years ago, etc. | | | | those. |
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| Ana decided to do something different. Her | | | | 4. Go on dates with Time. Make sure you treat |
| first change was to make a solid, organized | | | | yourself well and give yourself some respect. |
| plan for her personal and home life and then | | | | |
| prioritize every step. So she made lists on | | | | 5. Don't try to be everything all the time. |
| paper of short-term goals and long-term | | | | Wear imaginary hats for every occasion. Just |
| dreams. | | | | one at a time. Take off the work hat before |
| | | | you go home. |
| She achieved a few of her goals but she had | | | | |
| less time than before. She didn't even have | | | | 6. Stop and smell the roses. |
| time to celebrate before moving on to the | | | | |
| next goal. Now she was living in the future. | | | | 7. Spend more time on people than things. |
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| Life in the future meant she could only be | | | | Time is the most precious thing you can give |
| happy when (fill in goal)... and her "when" | | | | another person because it is the only thing |
| kept moving further into the future as she | | | | that you actually have as part of being |
| would near it. | | | | alive. |
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| Instead of enjoying her life, she was | | | | Ana says, "Through my personal experiences |
| constantly thinking about the next project or | | | | and challenges, I've developed an incredibly |
| about what she would say in the next | | | | intimate relationship with time. I love time. |
| conversation. | | | | I have all the time in the world." |
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| Ana decided to make another change. She liked | | | | And so can you. |
| the motivation she got by thinking about the | | | | |