Make time for the people you love, <<First Name>>

One of my clients is very lucky to be alive having just been in a horrific car crash. With her permission, she is allowing me to share one of her responses to this accident - "I feel lucky to be here with my family and friends and want to let them know how much they mean to me." She has decided to send them cards with heartfelt wishes in them. Valentines day is a commercial day when we often feel obliged to buy things for our other half or feel bad if we don't have one. I think a better idea is to focus regularly on the people who are important to you, through communicating more with them and/or spending more time with them. I have a quick exercise to help you.

Quick Quote

“The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.” ~ Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lamat

Are you spending enough time with the people who are important to you?

Write down, in the middle of a page, the people who mean the most to you and draw a circle round them (imagine you had a day to live. These are the people you'd like to be with). This is your closest circle.
Around that, write down the people who are important in your life, but not in your closest circle and draw a circle around them.
Finally, write down the people you interact with regularly but who you wouldn't regard as being close to
In a different colour, next to each person's name, write how much time you have spent with each person over the last month (on the phone or in person)
Highlight those people you would like to be spending more time with, and those you would like to spend less with
Decide how you can make that happen (if you are struggling, my time management course will help!)
To take it one step further, communicate more deeply with the people in your closest circle, in writing (as my client is doing), by phone, or in person

What would your response have been to surviving a car crash? Share your thoughts at : http://balancedmum.blogspot.com/

Current coaching

I am looking forward to my time management course (it's not a regular time mangement course - it will transfom your life) for people in small businesses or individuals in corporates (https://www.ingenuityscotland.co.uk/training_and_development/time_management_02_mar.html) on Wednesday March 2nd, through Ingenuity Scotland, an excellent training centre in Edinburgh, with up to 50% funding available, making it unbelievable value.

It is designed for people in companies or running their own business who would like more hours in their day, to achieve more at work and spend more time doing things they enjoy. It will give you more focus, make you more organised and efficient, help you overcome procrastination, get control over your emails, and achieve things which have been on your "to do" list, or wish list for too long!

"If you think you're organised then think again! I've had 3 individual sessions with Anna on her Time to Achieve course and I can honestly say that a transformation has occurred in my life." Jo (covered the same material as the one day course, over 3, 2 hour sessions)

It normally costs £175 + vat, but if you are based in Scotland and are in a company with less than 75 employees then you can get 50% funding, making it £87.50 excl VAT (available until the end of March).

If you, or anyone you know, might be interested in attending, please forward the details, contact me on 07764 235394 or email me at annasdavis@gmail.com to find out more information and book. Or you can book online: https://www.ingenuityscotland.co.uk/training_and_development/time_management_02_mar.html

Charity fashion show in Edinburgh
I am supporting a charity fashion show. The details are: WBC Fundraising Fashion Show @ Cafe Camino (part of St Marys Cathedral Centre, at back door of John Lewis) on Friday 25th Feb 7-9pm. Tickets are £10 (includes first drink and a goody bag). Clothes are by Andiamo, at Bruntsfield http://www.aitken-niven.co.uk/andiamo.php. There will also be some interesting stalls to visit. The show, apart from being fun, is raising funds for Warrender Baths Swimming Club which is the most successful swimming Club in Scotland with top performers competing across all age ranges, at home and abroad. Key highlights last year were one of our swimmers achieving a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Beijing and 2 swimmers representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, in Delhi.

If you would like to come along, please contact marjory.verth@uk.ibm.com for tickets (mention BalancedMum.com)

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