Taking Care of Yourself Means Planning Ahead

On Monday, I shared the importance of taking care of yourself, no matter how busy you get. Trust me, I know how hard it is to make money, meet my family's needs, get my nails and hair done, and take my car to get fixed when the service notification appears.

Speaking of service notifications, you’ve got to know when your own “mind, body or soul needs service” message will show up. Otherwise, taking care of yourself just won’t happen.

Alternate Your Activities

Determine what your most important activities are. Then write them down. Now divide them into separate weeks. These are tasks that you’ll take care of outside of your everyday job.

For instance, week one, you’ll get your haircut, your nails done, and meet the dentist (part of being fabulous is looking fabulous).

Week two you’ll take your car in for service and begin planning an anniversary party.

Now, week three will be all about business: how you’ll drum up more of it with specific steps and clear goals.

Planning ahead is key to getting tasks accomplished. When you prepare beforehand, you get things done. This frees up time for activities like reading your favorite book, watching a movie, going shopping and buying yourself something exquisite, or any number of ventures that will bring you pleasure.

But when you say to yourself, “I’ll do it when I have moment,” you end up failing to fulfill your obligations and wasting lots of time.

Learn to listen to your inner voice, ignore it and your body will suffer. Scheduling ahead will give you the time to invest in your career and more time to participate in endeavors that provide fulfillment. All of which will lead to high achievement and a healthy body, mind, and soul.

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