Action Board - Strategic Movement in the right direction.

My wife has been trying to convince me to create a vision board. I have been putting it off and the truth is I don't know why... I realize I have quite a few dreams and goals in life and I haven't moved towards any one of them. Perhaps it's because I haven't created a vision board.

As I was sitting here contemplating what to put on my vision board, it dawned on me.
I have plenty of visions and dreams but what I lack is, action to bring about those dreams, so what I need is an "Action Board"; something that includes a realistic look at, how I am using my twenty-four hours a day. By taking a personal time auditing you can get a clear picture of what your day looks like, your gearing-up time, your working time and your winding-down time looks like.

Your day would start with your gearing-up time - What happens the moment that alarm clock starts ringing? If you're like me, your hand immediately goes to the "snooze button" at least 2 or 3 times before you actually rise.

By the time I actually get up, my whole morning is rushed! I use to pray and read my bible in the mornings, now I'm lucky if I get a thank you Jesus! out... What does this tell me?

My time is not properly managed, maybe because my values are misaligned.
I must realign my time with my values and properly manage this gearing-up time to
correspond with my "action board"

How I spend my morning can be better assessed through my time audit.

Your working time doesn't begin once you punch the clock as I use to think. It starts after you've gone through the routine of your gearing up time.

This is the time you mentally arrive on the job (at this juncture you have reevaluated your plan for the day) looking through your appointment book and prioritizing my workload for today.
It is also important that I set aside my "think time" a 15 minute meditation a "perspective enhancer" a scripture in proverbs to (selah) pause and think about.

I know that once I get to work I have 8 hours to move closer to my career goals or 8 hours to just "get the darn job done" most people will probably opt for just "getting the darn job done"
Well, this may be okay if there is no other purpose for you being there other than turning the wheels of capitalism.

Capitalism should work for you! shouldn't it? I should be seeing opportunities to increase my output by strategically planning my input.

We've all heard of the term go the extra-mile. Perhaps it's not best to go extra-miles if you don't have clue where you're going.

I must internally agree on my purpose for input as it corresponds with my desired outcome.
This internal agreement will further solidify my purpose for existing in that particular "frame of time."

As I audit this time-frame I may find that I have (although working) spent this time frivolously.
I could have been engaging in things that would have advanced my career goals, but since I had no "internal agreement" on my career goals, it stifles my outcome.

How I end my day has a huge impact on how I begin my day and becomes a hindrance to how I spend my day (thus the term, "waking up on the wrong side of the bed")
When I have stayed up half the night arguing with my wife, or worrying about my finances or anything else... chances are my morning gear-up time is affected and ineffective. There have been times I went to bed angry and woke up angry.

Maybe that's why the bible says don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up with a new mindset and clear conscience? Well, this is hard to do when we go to bed, disjointed and imbalanced with the "law of love and communion."

We desired to spend our winding-down time with a warm and refreshing, aah! and a sense of awe.

Our winding-down time, should be spent with gratitude of all the wonderful lessons that life has taught us. We should thank God for the many ways he protected us and guided us through out the day.

Then we should end on a positive note.

My wife is wise when she refuses to watch certain movies before she goes to bed. I usually did the opposite. I would watch scary movies or snack on potato chips or ice cream before laying my head down to end the night.

This has had a huge bearing on the state of mind I woke up in.

I need an action plan for the morning. Sense I am a night-owl, I am productive at night. This is the time for "creative thought and reflection for me" but this time must be set aside at a reasonable hour.

This creative time for me, is followed by my, winding-down time.

My winding-down time should end with a positive affirmation from the Word of God.