By Ahsan
Have you ever felt that you are not achieving your goals even if you write them down and work on them?
For all your best efforts, the things you set out to do remain half done or get pushed back while other things take priority.
This sometimes looks like you need to get in your workouts for the week, have missed date night with your spouse, or prepare for next week's important work meeting on time.
We all get this feeling now and then as life seems to get faster and busier, and who can blame us? After all, there is so much to do and only so much time in a day.
What would solve this in one fell sweep? What might sharpen our approach so that we make progress on our goals and not come to the end of the day losing to the clock?
This story may give you a clue.
One summer, three friends decided to take on a job at the lumber mill.
They were all athletes and needed to make money for University tuition.
They were intelligent and strong.
Their job included chopping down trees with an axe. A few days after starting, the boss offered a cash prize to the person who could chop the most trees over their shift. The award was for an extra $500, which was quite a bit of money in those days.
The three friends felt they had it made and that because of their strength, one of them would win, and they would split the prize. There were 20 men on this shift, and they were the youngest and strongest. However, there was one fellow who was about 65 years old. His name was Blake.
Old man Blake would take a break every 2 hours or so, go up to the shed, and come back after 15 minutes. The three friends thought nothing of it but noticed that he would keep going up to the shed like clockwork. Then, after 10 minutes, he would return to chopping more trees.
The following day the winner was announced. The three friends had spent the last few hours chopping like mad and felt one of them would win for sure.
The boss announced the winner. It was Blake! Old man Blake!
How did he win when he kept taking breaks every 2 hours?
The youngsters asked, and Blake said while you guys were chopping, I was sharpening my axe in the shed.
The moral of the story is to work smarter and not harder.
So how can you achieve your goals even if you are lazy? Here is the sharpest axe you can use as your tool.
Start TIME BLOCKING.
That's it. Schedule a block of time to work on your body, treat date night like it's an appointment with the most important person you know, and put a specific time in your schedule to prepare for that crucial meeting.
Don't wait for when you are in the mood to do things. Instead, start TIME BLOCKING and see how much more trees you can chop.
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