book box

Reading has always been my number one pastime. Through all stages of my life books have taken me to places i've still never been or introduced me to places I was yet to meet, providing me with a story before I ever arrived.

I've read books about love, books about hope, books about life and now I'm reading books to improve my life. My beloved roomate left his stash of self-help books to me when he set off overseas recently. As I flicked through them, one bold cover stared me down, that book was Time Power by Brian Tracy -  'a proven system for getting more done in less time than you ever thought possible' is what really got me.

You see, I've always been a little bit of a dreamer, I love to take my time, do things slowly, play, observe, analyse, indulge in a little bit of trial and error and whilst I remain a firm believer that this is how great ideas are born, there is a time and a place for creating and a time for working, progressing and being productive. And, I won't deny that there is space in my head cupboard - call it a brain if you will, to dramatically improve in this area.

As I begin to read Chapter One - The Psychology of Time Management - I find that Brian believes time management behaviours are very much a choice. I like this, as I too believe everything in life is a choice, if someone gave you a million dollars to be good at time management for a year, could you do it? he asks. Boom.

The chapter goes on to cover topics such as the practice of mental rehearsal, visualisation, and acting the part (ie. fake it till you make it)  - all systems I already subscribe to. It gets interesting when he begins to discuss self-esteem and how "our self worth is measured by the amount of output we create on a daily basis" and "a direct increase in output is a direct increase in self esteem" - after battling eating issues for the last fifteen years, and not seeing a psychologist due to my belief that the outcome of this process is usually an epic drama about my life, my problems and a poor me attitude, I decide this book is for me.

So now I am up to page 35 and though i am struggling to find time to read it, I do feel like I've 'increased my output' so to speak. I've also been to see an energy healer, but that is a whole other story for a whole other post.

peace out
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