Time Management Tip 8: Eliminate Poor Yes Choices

Last updated on November 10th, 2022 at 01:46 pm

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Practicing saying “no” helps you create windows of time in the future but how about the present.

To make more time in the present you are going to have to reevaluate everything you have said yes to in the past.

Somethings you probably should have never said yes to and others might have been great yes things at the time but no long fit your family stage.

For instance for years my family took part in a homeschooling co-op. I taught classes and helped in the nursery while my kids had time in a class environment. It was a great time of fellowship for me, and a change of pace for the kids.

However, over the past 2 years I found the kids complaining more and more about going, and I found myself more stressed out about the teaching than I was excited about the socializing. Finally it dawned on me, what was once a great yes for our family was now a bad one, and when the term came to an end I did not sign up for another.

Which leads me to say, you cannot drop most of your poor yes fits immediately, you need to figure out how to pull out gracefully. Is there a set time period to your commitment? fulfill it. Will you have to be replaced? find a replacement.

Take some time this week to reevaluate all of your current “yes” obligations. Which ones are still good fits, and which ones need to go.

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Introduction: 31 Days Of Time Saving Tips For The Work-At-Home Mom

Day One: Perform a Time Audit

Day Two: Night Owl Or Morning Bird?

Day Three: Where are Your Largest Windows?

Day Four: Making the Most of Small Windows

Day Five: Daily To Do Lists

Day Six: Maximizing The To Do List

Day Seven: Say No

Day Eight: Eliminate Poor Yes Choices (you are here)

Day Nine: Put Your Time Offenders On a Budget

Day Ten: Combine Joy

Day Eleven: Making Effective Use of Waiting Time

Day Twelve: Making Use of Travel Time

Day Thirteen: Making The Most of Mom Taxi in Waiting Time

Day Fourteen: Take Time to Rest a Few Moments Each Day

Day Fifteen: Tag-Team

Day Sixteen: Involve the Kids

Day Seventeen: Mechanical Slaves

Day Eighteen: Outside Help

Day Nineteen: Timer Magic

Day Twenty: Take a Rest Day

Day Twenty One: Less Stuff, Less Mess, More Time

Day Twenty Two: Hold A Family Work Bee

Day Twenty Three: Keep Gatherings Simple

Day Twenty Four: Saving Time in The Kitchen

Day Twenty Five: The Self Cleaning Home

Day Twenty Six: Streamlining Your Homeschooling day

Day Twenty Seven: Create an I Did It List

Day Twenty Eight: Create a Simple Cleaning Routine

Day Twenty Nine: Create To Go Bags

Day Thirty: Making Minimum Standards

Day Thirty One: Treat Life Like a Marathon Not a Sprint