Hearing the word audit, my thoughts turn to the April 15 deadline and the number crunching for the Internal Revenue Service. No, the Internal Audit I'm asking you to consider is all about the resources we deplete to the state of exhaustion and have such a difficult time replenishing. Don't know what I'm talking about?
Do you ever skip breakfast and substitute a giant cup of coffee or tea, along with a bagel or jelly doughnut?
Do you ever grab a candy bar for lunch? Do you ever skip lunch and inhale the contents of your refrigerator standing up when you get home from work?
Do you ever feel as if you could sleep the entire weekend because you are exhausted from the stress of the week?
Now, do you have an image of the “resources” I'm talking about?
Your personal Internal Audit involves a notebook, a pen, and you sitting quietly for 15 minutes to answer the question: How do I build up my resources? Or, what is my plan to nurture myself to avoid depleting my valuable internal resources?
Make a plan right now to decide what you will do when faced with life's challenges – because we all know that despite our best plans, sometimes we have to go to Plan B or just punt – so figure out what you want to do BEFORE facing those challenges.
- Have a quick breakfast option handy for those get-out-the-door-fast days such as a baggie of mixed nuts, or protein shake/bar.
- Make your lunch for the next day while you are putting away dinner leftovers, and in the morning all you have to do is grab and go.
- Choose one night a week to go to bed at 9 p.m. Soak in the tub, read a book for pleasure, or catch up on those magazines that have been piling up next to your bed.
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