MASTERY OVER TIME AND LIFE

 “TIME MANAGEMENT IS NOT CLOCK MANAGEMENT BUT LIFE LEADERSHIP.”

 As a child I used to be excited about the New Year. It was not only an occasion for me to send greeting cards to my near and dear ones, but also to make some new year resolutions. With great excitement I used to resolve to do something that I had never done before. But my memory was only short-lived. It was only a matter of a few days, and I would go back to my normal self. No resolution has gone beyond a few weeks or months. It is only as an adult that I realized the futility of even waiting for a new year. Resolutions are now instantly made and become my way of life, as I realize that Time is the greatest Resource we have.

 A time for everything and everything in its time, is disciplined living. What we get out of the time at our disposal, how we create ourselves, is what matters. When we are young, we live as if we have all the time. We waste our days indulging in time wasters that are not urgent or important. We tend to procrastinate what is important . We are guided by pain and pleasure. We resort to instant gratification. We indulge in what is pleasurable, even if it is wrong, and avoid doing things which seem painful to us, even if it is right. Playing is pleasurable and studying is painful for some. Delayed gratification is, to prioritize.

 Playing online games, hanging around street corners, chatting with friends, spending time on social media, are all things we indulge in as students, and studies take a backseat. Do we have the maturity to know that our time must be invested much more in activities from which our future comes? Playing a sport, working on our habits, values, discipline, learning a new skill, a new language, listening to podcasts, and many more such activities will create a great platform to launch us, and we will be future ready. All these are important, but not urgent. This is from where our future comes. Find out where your time goes. Into something constructive and progressive, or for your pastime. Create your own time table at home and tick it if you have done it. Else cross it. You are accountable only to yourself.

 Everybody has twenty-four hours. ‘’That on which you invest time grows That which is starved of your time shrinks.” We need to take ownership of our life. Our life is our responsibility. The precious time that we have at our disposal in the present is invaluable and priceless. Value every moment of your life. It will just pass away. You can either use it or lose it. “Mastery over time and life begins with mastery over the clock.”  Beat it!!!

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