Use your precious time wisely

Can you believe it? We are now at the start of May, and the year is almost half over already - where does the time go and why so fast? It makes it the perfect time to pause, take a step back, review where we are in our businesses and our lives in relation to where we hoped to be by now, and take action accordingly. It might be that we need to revise our strategy if original goals are not being achieved; or perhaps take a more aggressive approach to our sales and marketing plans if those precious revenue streams are not coming in fast enough; or maybe hire more staff if workloads are proving to be too much to deal with for our existing teams. It might also be that as entrepreneurs, we simply need to focus more and squeeze every bit of productivity out of each day, making the most of every opportunity that presents itself. So it might be a case of looking at the rest of the year and reminding ourselves that there is still more than half a year left to achieve our goals - it’s all about how we use that time. As Yale Professor Charles Richards said: “Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.”