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To Say Yes to One Thing…

November 7, 2008 by Gilbert Leave a Comment

…You’ve got to say no to something else.

This morning I discovered another blog that I want to subscribe to. That put me up to 36 that I follow on a daily basis. It was as I was subscribing that I realized I needed to eliminate at least one for every new one I subscribe to. The reason is if I just keep subscribing without ever eliminating, then eventually that’s all I’ll do all day long is read blogs. So my new goal is to get the number down to 25. I right away eliminated 4, now I’ve got some tough decisions on the remaining ones.

So how about for you? What do you need to eliminate in your life to make up for something else you just put on your schedule? If your in the midst of making a decision about whether to do something new in your life, ask yourself, “What will I eliminate to make room for this if I decide to do it”?

This applies not only to time but to your finances as well. Everytime you spend a dollar on one thing, by defualt your saying no to 1000’s of other things you could have done with that dollar. So before you go buy that new gadget, ask yourself what you’ll say no to that you’re currently doing to make room for this new expenditure.

For more help on creating this type of margin in your life, go back and listen to the Take It To The Limit series we did earlier this year. And starting this week I’ll be preaching a 3 week series on how to handle your finances in the midst of our current economic downturn. Hope to see you there!

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