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Carlsbad, CA--Author Jon Walker said this about time:  "We manage time; we waste time. We spend time; we save time. We wish the time would come; we wish the time would pass. We see time fly; we feel time drag. We watch clocks and carry calendars, creating the illusion that we somehow control time, yet all the while moments flow forward like a mighty river that cannot be stopped, harnessed, or re-routed." 

Time is one of the elusive realities of life.  We only have so much of it.  And we choose how we use it. 

How you use your time this year will demonstrate what is important to you in life.  Will you use your time to broaden your education, establish a new business, and extend your reach to long lost friends or relatives?  Or will you waste time in any number of habits that don't allow you to redeem the precious time you have here on earth? 

There’s another old saying: If you want to get something done, ask a busy person to do it. It works—but there are an awful lot of burnt-out busy people who wish they had learned to say “no.” If it doesn’t fit your purpose in life, learn to pass.

Time is precious. Managing your time is really managing your life. How you use your time will be evidence of your motivations, generosity, and thoughtfulness.  It could also be indicative of your senselessness about time, of how truly valuable it is. 

Give thought today to time.  How you decide to use your time could be the single most important decision you make this year.  After all, we each have 366 days—or 8,784 hours—in 2012. 

Be wise with your time! 

Bill Boyajian of Bill Boyajian and Associates, Inc. is the author of Developing the Mind of A Leader, and consults for top firms in the gem and jewelry industry. Read his blog here or contact him at (310) 691-9562, email: bill@billboyajianassociates.com, or log onto www.mindofaleader.com.