Hi there everyone. Today’s card reads:

Today I will consider whether a deadline might be helpful in some area of my life.

I will venture to guess that as a business owner you face a lot of deadlines. I know I do. While some of the deadlines are a requirement i.e., file and pay licensing fees, pay staff, pay bills, etc some are more arbitrary, i.e., I will clean my office by Sunday, I will finish that report by tomorrow, I will….

When the Sunday or tomorrow come and we haven’t completed our task some of us feel bad and some of us add another day to the deadline. When setting deadlines, be realistic and set an expectation that you can meet. I’ll clean the “left side” of the office by Sunday. Then move to the “right side” by another deadline time. Working in chunks may work for you if you try it.

Another area where you may want to set a deadline is around your health. For example, a lot of people who want to lose weight try to do so quickly only to find they gain the weight back just as quickly. Instead by setting a more realistic goal and deadline, one can lose the weight and keep it off.

Deadlines can help us resolve issues in our life. Some big, some small.

Where in your life are you needing to set a deadline?

Make it an terrific day!