" Recently, I’ve been feeling a bit down about the direction ( or lack of) that my life has be..."

Recently,
I’ve been feeling a bit down
about the direction ( or lack of)
that my life has been moving.
I felt I needed some personal
“Positive” Motivation!!!

So, one of the things I did
was to purchase a beautiful
“motivational” art print
for my “in home” office.
( successories.com )
The message it contains is as follows.

Essence Of A New Day
This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day
to use as you will.
You can waste it, or use it for good.
What you do today
is important
because you are exchanging a day
of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever;
In its place
is something that you have left behind
let it be something good.

The Message was a Powerful spur for me
to take a thorough look
at how I spend each of the 24 hours in my day.
Honestly, I’ve become increasingly alarmed
at the lack of “positive productivity” in my day,
 
so I started tracking myself
to see how I was ACTUALLY
spending my time.
if you’ve never done this
… try it …
it can be a Major eye opener

Have you ever got up from your computer,
looked at the clock,
and realized that 4 (or more) hours
have simply slipped by???
and you have absolutely NO freak’n idea
where the time went?
Well it’s happened to me
and happens more often
then I want to admit to!!

So when I took an Honest Look
at the time I’ve been spending
“On Line” in “Non-Work related activity”
I was Nothing Short of Appalled!!!
Literally Disgusted with myself!!!

The biggest problem
seems to come from what I “think”
is multi tasking.
*whispers*
there’s a LOT of new research
which shows multitasking
does not really Increase efficiency
... in fact in my case ….
it hinders my actual work production.

For instance while I’m working
I start checking/reading/responding
to personal email.
( I Love my CM messages …
but can spend Hours
thinking through, and writing  
individual responses)
And while I’m doing that,
I'm working on "other" various email accounts,
While ALSO looking over an assortment
of forums I like to read and post in.
Everything from CollarMe,
to Horse and Dog ..
Handgun/Shooting/Hunting
And work related “Law” forums.
At the SAME Time
I’m IMing with friends!!
And all of THAT
time spent
Doesn’t Even START
To cover the time
I can’t really pin down on unspecified areas
like shopping, porn, wikipedia, and google
( I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing on line research )

In my chosen field of work,
the Absolute Truth
concerning my success
(or lack of it)
is that
“If it is to be … it’s Up To Me!!”

And my “Social Life”
truly walks hand in hand with the my Work.
So ….some how
I have to get my life back in order!!!
I have to STOP
spending Sooooo Much of my day
My Life
“on Line"

*laughing*
I’m not saying all of this
as some sort of dramatic
“Good bye”
I WILL Be around .. when I can.

But my day to day
“real life”
Simply HAS To Come First!!

I Sincerely wish
Everyone here in Collar Me
Absolutely The Warmest
Brightest Blessings
that Can Possibly Come Your Way!!
Happiest Of Holidays to A/all,

See ya around!!!
respectfully
~ oso ~