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*This is the 5th article in the New Year’s Resolutions series*

In the last article you have learned how to determine how much your resolutions are worth, and now it is time to overcome the second challenge - how to ensure you have enough time to work on your resolutions. In order for you to achieve your resolutions, you need to ensure you give it proper time and effort, but you need to do so without causing your life to get out of balance. In other words, we need to rebalance your life’s priorities so you can find time for the resolutions without compromising your other existing commitments or cause priority conflicts.

You must reserve time for your resolutions. If you are unable to secure time for your resolutions, they will suffer stillborns. In the last exercise, you have determined how much your resolutions are worth, and that should provide you with a guidance on the amount of time you can dedicate. Your challenge now is to find the necessary time within your 24-hour days.

For some resolutions it will be very easy to balance, if the resolutions are to discontinue or change some of your life routines that take time. Your challenge in this case is to find activities to replace the existing activities, and you might be able to take on another resolution to fill the void.

However, for some resolutions it will be more difficult to balance, especially if they can cause priority conflicts with your other major commitments currently in your life. For example, you might consider going back to school for MBA, which can take a lot of effort and interrupt both your work and your leisure time. In such case, it is important that you consider all angles, and triage with others in order to balance your life.

Many people work on their resolutions without balancing with the rest of their lives. They believe they can work harder to handle the additional loads, Keep reading →