What is wasting your time?

 

Time wasters

Today I wanted to touch on this subject based on an experience that I had yesterday.  I had an appointment at my dentist's office and this appointment that should have been between one and two hours at the most turned into four hours.

I was placed into a room and the dentist started the procedure but then it became an agonizing assembly line of her stopping and attending to about four patients. 

I missed out on an important work assignment because of this.  The dental staff should have told me at the beginning the time that this procedure would take.

Time is money.  Time is a moment that you cannot get back.  Never let someone take your power of choice away because of their own selfish needs.  This relates to family, friends, or anybody who does not respect your time.

If I was told regarding the time that was needed for this visit, I would have rescheduled or canceled completely.

When people do not respect your time, they do not respect you.  When you go to a new establishment scan the room to see whether or not the people there have been waiting a long time.  Talk to them to see what their opinion is of the establishment.  

If you see anything going on that you do not like, get up and leave!  If you are being overloaded with assignments on your job that should be shared with the other employees, start looking online for another job because you will quickly become burned out.

Keep a diary of things that are going on at your place of employment, just in case you need it if you have been unfairly fired.  

Even with family; If your family is using you as a free babysitting service to drop their children off without respecting your time and boundaries, stop being available to them. Stop opening your door, don't let someone just drop by without calling you.  

If you have an appointment at the hair salon and you have to wait five hours; find a shop where you can have more personal care without the wait.  It is that simple!

Also, don't forget to speak up.  If I had done that when I stepped foot in that dentist's office, that could have alleviated the whole problem.

Avoid long phone calls and texts after work to protect your private time and remember

 not to waste other people's time also.