Remember learning about the circadian rhythm in school? It’s the internal clock that syncs us up with the day. It’s what triggers us to sleep for eight hours once a day.
Apparently, though, our internal clock wishes the day was 11 minutes longer. Current data suggests our circadian rhythm is set to a 24 hour and 11 minute day. That means, every day, we get eleven minutes less than we feel we should.
Why am I sharing this fact with you? I constantly meet people who have big dreams. But they complain they don’t have enough time to make them happen right now. They assume at some point in the future, things will slow down and they’ll be able to pursue their dream. But it just won’t happen.
It seems we’re doomed to forever feel like there isn’t enough time in the day. Our own body rhythms cheat us.
So if you don’t intentionally make time to pursue your vision, it’ll never happen. You’ll never have enough time in your day. You’ll never get that extra eleven minutes each day that will let you follow your dreams.
You have to carve that time out on your own. You have to get rid of some good things in your schedule to make room for great things.
- It’s good to watch the news and stay informed. But it’s great to sit down and write a chapter in that novel.
- It’s good to read that mega-popular leadership book. But it’s great to actually spend time leading people toward a goal.
- It’s good to browse the web and watch funny videos. But it’s great to make your own.
Get rid of some good things to make room for great things. You’ll never ever find enough time in your day. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make time.