Ok, you may have guessed it by now (extra points if you did…) but this weeks value is all about how you spend your time.
This is a followup on the first exercise, dealing with how you fill your space (go ahead and read it if you need a refresher on where we are going with this…). You can read all about the first exercise, on how to determine your highest values here.
“Time” to delve into the second exercise…
It’s telling how we choose to spend our time. You could even argue that you “don’t really have a choice” in the matter sometimes… but I will debunk that for you in a much later exercise. 
For now, let’s look at how you spend your day. Just like before, you need to draw a table on a piece of paper (if you don’t know the “rules” yet, click here and get up to speed…) and when done, save it in a safe place.
Question 2: How do you spend your time? (what do you spend most of your time doing)? Your time will always be spent in whatever is highest on your priority list, things that don’t matter to you, will always be postponed or cancelled. In other words: you always have time for the things you love.
Let’s examine a few examples of Highest Values, in the context of “time”. It may look something like this:
Reading — Escapism (getting away from your duties)
Shopping — Children (buying things they need)
Shopping — Fashion (getting new ideas for making your own)
OR:
Work — Business
Work — Financial freedom
Work — Children (if you work to give your children better opportunities)
Here is mine:
Seminars — Inspiring events
Teaching — Create awareness
Socialise — Social
With the second example of work, make sure that your Higher Level Value is really what you feel the reason is for you working.
Many people will say that the Higher Level Value that work fulfils is their children, but in actual fact, they spend all their time at work, get home and watch sports not using the time at home to spend with their children. So in this example, work / sports is the Higher Level Value, not the children…
On that note: Don’t get influenced by what society would think of you when you give your answers. They are not you and You can only be truly powerful if you do what you love.
Expanding on the “Work” example above, people who judge you for not having your children as your Highest Value are simply those who DO have children as their Highest Value… What I’m trying to say is that everybody has their own set of values! Nobody is right or wrong… just different. Don’t beat yourself up for not living up to other’s expectations of who they think you should be…
Your turn: Fill in the table, be Honest and Open with Yourself and send me your answers so I can see if your on the right track.
Don’t Stop now, you’re doing great!
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