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“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you”
…..Carl Sandburg
Like a plump piñata can be filled with an assortment of tasty treats, the female submission wrestling industry is filled with an assortment of beautiful independent contractors. The beauty of having the luxury of more independent time is that you are in a greater position to decide on how you want to spend it as opposed to someone who toils 9-5.
Possessing a larger piece of the time pie requires wisdom in deciding how to make the most of it.
In an emotionally detached industry that is youth and beauty conscience, in your efforts to make as money as you can while you are young, what can help guide you to organize, maximize and utilize that time wisely?
Articles on time management are endless and let’s be honest, at times very boring so in an effort to provide customer service to our readers we are happy to do the leg work so to speak and after extensive research focus in on the articles we felt might be most beneficial.
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back”…… Harvey MacKay
We found the January 2013 article by Peter Bregman at mckinsey.com to be of interest because it was slightly different than the typical “here are the ten things you need to do” format. He does indeed explain what you need to do but in a very personal way.
Here is what one respected source had to say about Mr. Bregman. “What I value most about Peter is the fact that he never talks from a purely theoretical level, unlike lots of other consultants. He brings his vast experience to the current situation, and helps me see options through specific examples of what has and hasn’t worked for others in the past…. CEO of a Hedge Fund.
Here are excerpts from what Mr. Bregman said.
“The biggest and most destructive myth in time management is that you can get everything done if only you follow the right system, use the right to-do list, or process your tasks in the right way.
That’s a mistake.
We live in a time when the uninterrupted stream of information and communication, combined with our unceasing accessibility, means that we could work every single hour of the day and night and still not keep up. For that reason, choosing what we are going to ignore may well represent the most important, most strategic time-management decision of all.
Identify up to five things—no more—that you want to focus on for the year. You should spend about 95 percent of your time on those things. Why five things? Why 95 percent of your time? Because getting things done is all about focus. If instead of spending 95 percent of your time on your top five, you spend 80 percent of your time on your top ten, you lose focus and things start falling through the cracks.
Your five things form the structure of your to-do list. Divide a piece of paper into six boxes, five labeled with one of your areas of focus and the sixth labeled “the other 5 percent.” That other-5-percent box is like sugar—a little might be OK, but no more than 5 percent of your day should involve activities that don’t fit into your five areas of annual focus.
Once you’ve defined your six boxes, populate them with the tasks from your overflowing to-do list. If there are tasks—and there will be—that don’t fit into one of your areas of focus, put them in the other-5-percent box.
When I first started using a six-box to-do list, half of my tasks fell outside my top five. That changed within a day of using this to-do list as I learned to dismiss and delete the things that were distracting me from my strategic focus. (Of course, if the other-5-percent box is filled with mission-critical tasks that can’t be deleted and will take more than a few hours a week, that suggests your top-five priorities may not be right—a valuable realization.)”
You can read more about Peter Bregman’s strategies at peterbregman.com.
“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today”……
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
We know this may seem a little tedious at first but whittling down your annual to do list prioritized by a top five that consumes 95% percent of your time at first glance seems brilliant and more important, effective.
In the women’s wrestling industry it certainly seems to apply.
Bella Rossi (Left)
After covering a small wrestling event that San Francisco star Bella Rossi participated in, it was one of the first times I heard about the use of a personal assistant. Apparently some of the female wrestlers become so busy with their modeling schedules that it can be overwhelming trying to keep up with fan request and emails.
Daisy Ducati
After working with another San Francisco female wrestling star Daisy Ducati, she expressed the same concerns and was pondering using the services of a personal assistant.
Maybe in your situation the use of a Personal Assistant may be the answer. If not, following simple step to construct a plan might be effective as well. It’s certainly important to get started.
Having said all of that, after following through it’s probably wise to remember one other thing as well and this insight emanates from an often quoted philosopher named Zoe Zantamata.
“Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective”
Life is balance.
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Sources: brainyquote.com, Wikipedia, fciwomenswrestling.com, fciwomenswrestling2.com, FCI Elite Competitor, https://femcompetitor.com, mckinsey.com, peterbregman.com, photos thank you Wikimedia Commons.
