Are you using your time well?  Maybe not.

A good use of my time is where the vast majority of my time is spent on the things I know I must do and the things I want to do. But when I don't spend my time that way, it costs me.

When it comes to time, I strongly believe that Not All Time is Created Equal.  Yes every day has 24 hours and every hour has 60 minutes and every minute has 60 seconds.  But each hour is very different from the one before and, more importantly, how you allocate, manage and then use your time in each of those hours will be very different.

Once you know which time you value most, how you manage your time is crucial.  I know that allocating an hour to developing a  new strategy for my business is something I value, but how I manage that hour will impact on my sense of achievement. For example - if I schedule an hour for strategic planning and I spend that time without interruptions and with complete focus then I feel I have valued my time and used it well.  However, if I allocate an hour and I do some good thinking but then I procrastinate a little and then I pop in and out of Facebook and then I check my emails and then I go to my website and then I make a cup of tea and then I put the washing on the line before coming back to my core task, frankly I have wasted a perfectly good hour. 

have used two hours of my time, but that time was not equal.  The first hour was an awesome use of my time, the second was just terrible.  And I feel that waste.  I have not valued my own time.

Do you value your time?