How Do You Know You’re Growing?

The Time-Optimized Newsletter

Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 238)

Progress can be difficult to see when you are standing too close to it.

The Power of Slow Growth

Growth can be difficult to recognize when you are living inside it. The small changes we make in our time, health, relationships, purpose, or preparation for the future rarely provide immediate evidence that something is changing.

Sometimes you need a point of comparison. For me, it came from a plant that has been part of my family for decades.

READ: THE POWER OF SLOW GROWTH →

How intentionally are you using your time?

Slow growth still requires intention. The free Time Management Analysis provides a personal look at how you approach planning, tasks, focus, organization, and personal care.

Discover where your current habits are supporting you and where there may be room to grow.

Take the TMA →

Look Back Before You Look Ahead

Take two minutes and think about where you were six months ago. What were you working on, concerned about, or hoping would improve? Now consider what has changed since then.

We spend a lot of time evaluating what still needs attention and less time recognizing progress that has already occurred. Occasionally looking backward can give you a better perspective on whether the small things you are doing are actually moving you forward.

Access Your Work-Life Balance.

Consistency does not require constant attention.

Your calendar approach means something.

One of the easiest ways to abandon a positive habit is to make it too demanding. A calendar review does not need an hour. Exercise does not have to exhaust you. Maintaining a relationship does not require an elaborate event.

Sustainable use of time often comes from finding a level of attention you can continue giving something long after the initial enthusiasm disappears. The objective is not to constantly invest more time. It is to consistently invest enough.