| A long a time ago I told myself that I should | | | | how the hell can I write my novel. Well, if I really |
| write a novel and have it published before I reach | | | | wanted to do it, I could really to do it, it's just |
| 40. Well I learned that procrastination will lead you | | | | called time management. Remember, if you set a |
| nowhere. Three weeks from now I will reach the | | | | goal, you need to manage your time in order to |
| dreaded age of 40. Four decades! It can't be that | | | | achieve it. |
| fast... It's just like yesterday when I made a | | | | Lastly, distraction. I want to do other things |
| commitment to write a novel... well that was 10 | | | | beside writing a novel. I want to set up my Zen |
| years ago. I only started my "novel" last | | | | garden, I want to make my house "green". I want |
| December, and I was able to write three | | | | to "automate" my house. With all these goals, I |
| paragraphs... Not bad at all! The problem is time, at | | | | was able grow a papaya tree in my garden (there |
| the rate I'm going it would really be impossible to | | | | goes the Zen), I was able to put up a solar |
| finish it before I turn 40, not to mention my | | | | powered fountain, which broke up only after |
| other goal that it should be published. | | | | three months, I was able to put up an alarm |
| So, looking back, what really happened? | | | | system for my house, which triggers with no |
| First, procrastination. I'm turning 40 and it seems I | | | | apparent reason, and I was able to start my |
| never learn that you can't finish anything if you | | | | novel with three paragraphs. |
| procrastinate. Learn, learn! Procrastination has no | | | | We live in a concrete jungle. If you belong to the |
| place in this concrete jungle we are in! You have | | | | working class, you know what I mean. You know |
| got to do what you have got to do. Set your | | | | how competitive this world we are in. We don't |
| goals and try to do it. If you just joined the | | | | want to live our lives with a routine. We need to |
| workforce, set a goal, and do it. | | | | set a goal that will break the cycle of work, |
| Second, time. Since I go to work everyday, I | | | | putting more time in our hands to enjoy |
| don't have the luxury of time to start with my | | | | something we wanted to do aside from work. |
| novel. Though I already have an idea on what it's | | | | We need to set a goal to improve our standing in |
| all about, I can't get it started. I wake up around | | | | the workplace, we need to compete in order for |
| 4:30 in the morning, do a 30 minute exercise | | | | us to achieve the position we are aspiring for. But |
| (most of the time I skip the exercise and just | | | | in setting our goals, let us not forget to set |
| wake up 5:00 in the morning), take a bath, should | | | | something achievable. |
| be in the road by 6, arrive in the office by 7, | | | | So, I'm getting started. I have no problem at |
| take my breakfast, and start working until 5, or 6 | | | | work. I need to do something to break the cycle |
| PM. | | | | of work.I won't be able to write my novel before |
| Arrive home by 7, take my dinner. Take a bath | | | | I reach 40. I'm setting up another goal. I'm going |
| around 9 PM. Should be asleep by 11, since I have | | | | to start blogging before I reach 40. Mission |
| to be awake by 4:30, or 5:00 depending on my | | | | accomplished! |
| desire to be fit. So, with that kind of schedule, | | | | |