Video Transcript

Hi, Ant and Ali here with our wellbeing words of wisdom.

Today we want to talk about the importance of YOU time.

OK! You can stop laughing now.

We know everyone is busy and you’re probably wondering where you’re going to find this time for yourself.

The demands of modern day life can be overwhelming from running a business, working, taking care of family and socialising.

We tend to prioritise everyone else’s needs before our own.

When it comes to taking time for ourselves, we often feel guilty or selfish.

But taking care of yourself will actually make you better at your job and improve your life.

Taking some YOU time can help reduce stress, recharge, refocus, increase concentration, create a work life balance

which in turn helps improve relationships and make you feel overall healthier and happier.

One of the best places to start at creating YOU time is first thing in the morning.

Ok, let’s paint a picture

Your alarm goes off, which is probably on your phone.

You turn the phone on and immediately get a barrage of notifications from emails, messages and social media.

Now, you’re not even awake one minute and already you’ve so many things vying for your attention.

This often creates feelings of stress and anxiety, which prevents you from starting your day in a calm manner.

You may even start responding to some of these emails, which puts you into work mode

and you haven’t even gotten out of bed yet.

Now you’re focused on other people’s agendas and not your own.

Now maybe you go down the social media rabbit hole and before you know it, half an hour is lost leaving you running late and stressed.

Ask yourself this.

Would you allow hundreds of people into your house every morning

asking for things, showing you things, taking up your time and energy.

Well, that’s exactly what happens when you use your phone in the morning.

How about this for a crazy idea?

Don’t turn your phone on as soon as you wake up.

What that’s crazy!!!

Yep.

All those emails, messages and notifications will still be there later.

Now, you have extra time to spend on you by simply changing this one thing.

We didn’t actually have to create more time.

It was already there.

We just needed to make it available. Try to leave your phone off for as long as possible

or have it on do not disturb if you use it for exercise, music or meditation.

The important thing is to be in the moment.

Enjoy your coffee, your breakfast, your workout or spending time with your kids and give those things your full attention.

You’ll be amazed at how much more productive and focused your day will be when it starts from a place of calmness rather than a place of stress.