Managing E.T.A: When?

We know managing energy, time and attention is important for an efficient day. In the last blog, we learnt about strategies that can help enhance management of E.T.A.

But when do we really know, that our E.T.A needs alignment and management. Many a times we come across situations in life that indicate that we need to get our E.T.A on track, give heed to such situations and you will know when to take action. Let us discuss a few common situations below:

1. Your mornings are as stressful as your evenings.
2. You feel life is on autopilot mode, and you don't have any control over the situation and events.
3. When there is more work to do and you are falling short of time every moment
4. You spend a lot of time and energy reworking on 'done' projects.
5. You are creating your own problems: forgotten appointments, missing on the deadline, late for meetings. 
6. You never find free time for rejuvenation or family or leisure.
7. You feel drained, debilitated and demoralised with work and responsibilities
8. You find yourself getting easily distracted.
9. You find yourself incapable of taking any extra responsibilities or projects
10. You have forgotten the feeling of fulfilment and satisfaction. 
11. You multi-task but fail to complete tasks on time.
12. You are exhausted with the over work and hence are unable to maintain a healthy routine.
13. You often miss on eating healthy meals, because you are running errands. 
14. You fail to say NO to unnecessary and time-eating - people, projects and points.
15. You only wait for the weekend to stretch on the couch after the 'week burn out'.
16. Your ideal work day has always been just a dream
17. You believe urgent and important hold the same meaning
18. You loathe Monday mornings and do not feel fresh after the weekend break.
19. You often feel you are on a direction less ride. 
20. You plans, goals and actions do not align and you find yourself scattered. 

In case you relate to more than 5 of any of the above situations, its time to take action, its time to align your E.T.A.