Time is precious. As the quote says, "Time = Life..." and life is precious, because it's limited, it will end. I want to make the most of my life. I want to become the best version of myself (whatever that may be). I know I will find that out gradually, as I proceed on my life's journey. The key is to be always searching, growing, learning, doing and of course loving. In order to do that, I need to use my time wisely. It is far too easy to let the minutes, days, hours tick away accomplishing very little.
In the past, I've discovered that I accomplish the most when I have a plan and/or a schedule and I stick to it as best as I can. I have discovered that having daily habits make those plans/schedules much easier. I've also discovered how easy it is to get side tracked. I've already got a few habits in place that I've developed years ago (daily exercise and prayer) and fairly recently (reciting daily rosary). It has become such a habit, like brushing my teeth, that if I miss it, well, it just doesn't feel right. My day feels off.
So, to be the best version of myself, I want to grow. Right now, I feel God calling me to grow artistically and spiritually. So, I want to develop some new habits. Since I am a visual person, I like to see what I'm doing and how well I'm doing. I like challenges and goals. So I searched for some way to record my efforts and keep me on track. I figured there must be an app for that. Well, what do ya know, there is! I tried a couple of free apps until I finally settled on the one I liked the best. It's called Strides: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/strides-goal-tracker
Learn more about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch
I really like it because it is simple, allows me to keep a record the things I want to accomplish in my day, week, month, whatever. It will give me reminders and show me the "big picture" on how I am doing. Making lists has always proved very successful for me in getting things accomplished. It is such a great feeling to be able to cross them off or put a check mark next to them. It shows progress. It's a little pat on the back saying good job - keep going. Here's what I'm currently working on;
May I encourage you to give it a try if you are struggling to make the kind of progress you would like in your life?
