Message of the Day - Noggin Time

Good Morning,

 

My current read is Susan Buckeley Butler's "Become The CEO of You, Inc.: A Pioneering Executive Shares Her Secrets for Career Success" (http://www.amazon.com/Become-Ceo-You-Inc-Pioneering/dp/1933705000). Although the focus of the book is on helping women succeed, I found a lot of useful information in this book. One re-occurring theme throughout the book is time for thinking. 

 

We must spend time thinking.  Susan Bulkeley Butler suggests about two weeks of thinking spread throughout the year. This is about 1 hour a day.

 

Thinking about what?

 

We should think about decisions we need to make. We should think about challenges we are facing. We should think about conversations we should have. We should think about goals we want to make. In all that we do every day, week, year, etc., we need to build in time where we can spend some alone time just thinking.

 

If we can get into a habit of having some alone time when we travel to work, or in the mornings when we get up, or just after dinner, etc., we can get into the habit of allowing ourselves time to reflect what is important in our lives.

 

John C. Maxwell concurs on the importance of spending time thinking and reflecting in his book "Thinking for a Change".

 

I have found that when I am facing challenges or have to make big decisions, I do my best when I can spend some time in the morning reflecting on the issue. That is, step away from the current scene, and when I am alone, think about the challenge. Maybe even roleplay the situation through my mind a few times. The though, is to get away from the situation, even if it means going into a different room, and having some quiet time to free up your mind, and allow the creative juices to flow.

 

My best thinking time is in the mornings when I first get up and am not fully awake. I am not sure why, but this is when I can formulate my best ideas and solutions to problems. It has been during this time that I have made major breakthroughs in various challenges in my life. 

 

If you don't do so already, schedule yourself some noggin time to help you keep yourself on track in life. 

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg
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