Paula Eder, The Time Finder Expert

Oops – here they come! Transitions. Conflicts. People problems. Emergency calls from home. You grit your teeth as you constantly shift your focus back and forth, for a minute, or a month. You manage it – usually - but it takes quite a toll.

Time Gremlins will keep popping up, just when you thought you'd banished them! Fortunately, you can learn priceless lessons from them, even as you're lessening their impact and building productivity.

I'm extending the discussion about Time Gremlins, because it's such a delicious feeling to break free of them!

Time Gremlins are real. Think of them as voices of your time issues. You feel their presence when their messages tangle your plans, sabotage your priorities and bring you down. They’re invisible, because they are really voices inside you that run riot – that is, until you intercept them.

In our last podcast, we shared 3 all-important questions that can help you learn from fears that now hold you hostage. As you free yourself from those fears, you'll find that saying "No" becomes easier and easier.

Sometimes, saying no is the easiest thing in the world. You speak honestly and communicate clearly. As a result, you exercise a lot of positive control over how you spend your day. But other times, the word gets caught in your throat. Breathing gets hard. You're just scared to death to say no.

Don't let fear, that insatiable time goblin, chew up another day, another week, or another month of your valuable time. Your fear lies entirely within your control, if you approach it the right way.

Find time to refresh yourself frequently with this visualization!

Guilt is such a "squirmy" feeling! Its discomfort provides great incentive to break free from old patterns, and move ahead with freed-up time and energy.