From the Publisher: Ryan’s Remarks

By Ryan T. Sauers

@RyanSauers @RyanTSauers

Hello, Our Town Gwinnett Community. I hope you are all doing great. And, wow, it is hard to believe we are in July and officially in the (second half) of the year. Time sure flies indeed.

Speaking of time, here are some things I hear on a frequent basis that I think can help all of us. So, here goes: I am slammed, buried, drowning, swamped, in the weeds, running ragged, etc. You get the idea. Many of us are guilty of saying these types of things multiple times a day or week. If you reflect on any such phrases (and yes, I am guilty of saying them, too), they are quite negative in nature. They sure don’t reflect a person who is balanced and/or has margin in his or her life.

This article is going to be simple so we can maximize our time. First, we all have the same amount of time. As a matter of fact, it’s 24 hours in a day and seven days a week. We all get 168 hours of time each week. No more and no less. This is the same for every human being, thus it can be our greatest ally or our worst enemy. Time is the present and time is a present. I like to refer to time as the great equalizer for all mankind.

I challenge you to listen to how often people say things to you like C M they do to me: “You see, Ryan, I did not have enough time to (read, exercise, study, sleep, prepare, etc.).” This is simply not true. The perY son should have said they didn’t “make time to read, exercise, etc.” Thus, I want to challenge us to change our thinking. Let us be growth CM mindset oriented (as coined by Carol Dweck) and not be limited in our MY thinking.

The change is that we no longer allow ourselves to make the excuse CY that we did not HAVE time to do “xyz,” and instead say that we did not CMY MAKE time to do “xyz.” You see, if you want something bad enough K you will find a way, and if not, you will make an excuse.

Life is a series of choices. We can either define the moment or let the moment define us. This is why some people seemingly get a lot more done in a week than others who say, “Someday I’ll do xyz…” Also, we

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