I was fortunate to attend the Problogger conference in Melbourne last week. In his keynote address, Darren Rowse encouraged us all to dedicate just 15 minutes a day to a project that we have been meaning to get to.
Just fifteen minutes a day.
Darren wrote his first eBook for Digital Photography School in daily 15 minute snippets.
Just fifteen minutes a day.
Which got me thinking about my commitment to living our best family life and my intention to make the most of the time we have available as a family. There’s a lot I could accomplish in just fifteen minutes that would have a positive impact toward accomplishing the goals I set recently.
For example;
Family
- Set up a creative activity or invitation to play for Immy
- Reach out to others by ringing a friend or family member
- Make enquiries about local family, farm stay holiday locations
Home
- Clean out a cupboard – linen cupboard, laundry cupboard, master wardrobe and both bathroom cupboards are on the list
- Start sorting garage
- Reorganise art materials
- Reorganise pantry
Work
- Email inbox clean out
- Continue development of new product
How to Find Your 15 Minutes
I believe the key to making the most of a fifteen minute a day commitment is to;
1. Focus on one key task,
2. Mark out a regular time in the day to make it happen each day,and
3. Then to just do it. No excuses. No interruptions.
If you are working around kids, it might take a bit more organisation to get your fifteen minutes but I still believe it is possible. Try using their nap time or TV time, or set up a simple activity for them (you can find simple activity ideas here, here and here).
What project could you tackle in fifteen minutes TODAY?
Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.
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