Have you ever chased a waterfall? Did you ever catch one? Think about the futility in attempting to chase a waterfall. It is impossible to do - but you're still exhausted after trying! And since you haven't succeeded at it, you're disempowered and feel like you failed at your task. Sometimes this feeling of failure stays with you and negatively impacts the next day - and then the next. Soon the feeling itself has paralyzed any forward movement.
When we refuse to chase waterfalls, we are refusing to put low-priority and no-priority items at the top of our "To-Do Lists" and are forced instead to concentrate only on the things that are high-priority, most important, and have the best chance of successful completion. We can certainly have big goals, but the key here is to have a plan of action and completion that is possible. We must discern between what is possible, what is necessary, what is required, what is futile.
Refusing to chase waterfalls is another of my time management secrets. We can only manage our time when we are not chasing waterfalls!
Take the time to identify the waterfalls that you may be chasing - and refuse to chase them any longer. You'll immediately feel the power of having more time - and more control over your time. Try it - and see what happens.
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