We need a cunning plan so that we can work smarter. We’re simply not getting everything done with the hours and energy that we have. You can read about our plans one through six here.
Whilst Plan Six has solved our immediate dilemma it’s not a plan for working smarter long term. It was more fire-fighting than fire prevention.
If we don’t come up with a solution it’s going to be harder to achieve all the goals involved in Creating A New, Beautiful And Courageous Existence this year.
“First comes thought; then organisation of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” Napoleon Hill
I needed to have one of my 3am good ideas. We needed to work out how we could continue using the 2019 work strategy that we came up with over the autumn without burning the candle in the middle as well as at both ends.
Unfortunately, my 3am good ideas were conspicuous by their absence. It would seem that my conscious brain would have to find the solution this time.
My conscious mind has been overstretched the last few days so some R&R was needed.
People watching on Sunday morning
No matter how busy we are we always make sure that we take a little time out to enjoy life. It doesn’t have to be much. A favourite is people watching. We either do this on market day (Friday) or on Sundays. Last week it was Sunday.
We woke up, showered, and dressed. Making sure we were wearing our “smarter than working at home” clothes. After the dogs and cats were fed and watered, we jumped in the car. A quick detour to ensure that the 94-year-old father of a friend was OK, and then we’d head to the bakery and a Sunday morning hot chocolate at the cafe.
My subconscious mind had obviously been humming away in the background, as the subconscious mind should. We’d hardly left the drive when
WHAM
It was a good job that I ALWAYS carried a pen and note pad with me. Our time at the café was spent working out the finer details of my cunning plan.
And it IS cunning.
Not only does it help us work smarter it also had added benefits that are still only now becoming apparent.
Intrigued?
Good.
My cunning plan is …
Here’s a clip if you want to watch Blackadder’s cunning plan. Having watched it I realise that Blackadder came up with the idea himself and not Baldrick as I had thought. The key word is also “wibble”. What a couple of slight errors when cunning plans are involved! Sorry for the advert at the start: I couldn’t find a clip without one.
Practice makes perfect
It’s all well and good writing about things in theory: however, we need to start applying what we learn. Today’s activity is to thing about any dilemmas that you care currently facing. Is there one that is causing you to go around and around in circles attempting to find the solution. Perhaps you are thinking about it too hard. Let your subconscious mind take over and help you find the cunning plan to your challenge.
To help you keep track of all your work for the daily activities mentioned, we have created a Monthly Diary for you to record your progress. To download your copy of “My January Canbace Diary” please click here.
Be kind to yourself …
In CANBACE friendship!
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