As I sat there watching the train pass by I thought about something I miss. I miss the sound of the train whistle. A while back, our town became a quiet zone. While I am sure that the people who live right next to the train are glad, I miss the sound. For the past 20+ years, I've heard that whistle several times a day and every night around 11, if I was still awake, I could hear it in the distance. I miss that. It's a wonderful sound.
Sitting at those tracks, waiting for the train to pass, made me think about how little I stop. There's always something to do, someone to take care of or somewhere to go. When I stop, I can think. It's been too long since I've done this and it is time.
I am reminded of something I heard once at a conference. I was in a session about time management/managing your life. The speakers spoke of how important it is to take time out to review what's going on in life/business and how often one should do this. The point was to be intentional about setting time aside to determine if things are working, how they are working and ways to move forward.
Setting aside an hour a week to review the previous week and plan the next can make a big difference in productivity. Who doesn't love to be productive? Also, taking bigger blocks of time, like a day each month or so and perhaps a weekend or two a year to do the same thing with planning and reviewing, but on a much larger scale, can give you the time and perspective to stay on course.
As summer comes to a close and the school year begins, routine comes back into my life. This is a good thing. I have enjoyed a couple of months of flexibility, working more from home and spending time with my girls. It has been fun and relaxing. Now it is time to focus and get back to a little more work time.
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