Archive - September, 2008

Sunday Night Reflections 9.21.08

September 22, 2008 in Blog,My Life with 2 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve made a post!!! Ahhh!!! It was a crazy week… here we go:

23 Miles – I had my last “big” run on Saturday before I start to taper in my training for the marathon. Running 23 miles wasn’t actually that bad! We’re only 20 days away from the 26.2 monster… I am pumped to get away!

102 Minutes - I meant to post this last week… Ben Rath had a fantastic blog post about 9/11 and the kind of people that were involved.

The Cadre – I mentioned this before, but I am in a mentoring program with Jeanne Mayo. We had our first conference call this past week. It was awesome! She seems like an incredible woman, so loving, so down to earth. I am excited to get mentored by her! I’ll get to go to her house in November for a weekend in Atlanta (how sweet is that!!).

Rev – We had a great week at Rev. I got to hang out with Pastor Nate a few times this week… I am really excited about what he brings to the table! Rev is going to go to a new level!

Marriage – Ok… in the past month 2 of my friends from high school got married and one girl I knew just got engages this week. I can’t believe how fast time is flying… even more so… I am pumped to see who all my friends marry!

Just some thoughts…

Word Press/Template "Challenge"

September 18, 2008 in Blog,My Life with 3 Comments

Alright all you crazy bloggers out there… I hate the template for my blog! I was checking out some Word Press ones that are cool, but I am not sure how I could transfer www.bubbasmith.net to Word Press. I figured out how to transfer my posts and things of that nature, but is the url switch possible? I guess I am just looking for a cool look to my blog (again, I despise the blogger templates available).

If anyone could help me with this problem I would appreciate it!

Hit me up!

Time Management (Part 2)

September 18, 2008 in Blog,leadership with 1 Comment

“It’s not the hours you have left, but what you put into the hours that Count.”

I’m just going to share with you how I spend my time throughout a day, a month, and a year. I won’t be able to hit everything I do, but I hope it will add value to you.

I think it’s extremely important we evaluate how we spend our time. I would encourage you to write down everything you do in 15-30 minute increments in a one week time period. So every 15-30 minutes you write down what you’re doing. I think you’ll find that the best of us waste hours. Hours, that if used correctly, could allow us to achieve so much more.

To evaluate how you’re using that time, John Maxwell has a “3-R” Approach to evaluating your time management that I really enjoy:

  • Required - what is it that I absolutely must do no matter what
  • Return – is what I am doing going to give me a high return?
  • Rewarding – we need to be doing things we enjoy and that have a purpose

If what you’re doing isn’t required of you, doesn’t give you a high return, and isn’t rewarding . . . you should cut it out of your daily agenda!

My Agenda

Here is a list of how I spend my time daily:

  • Bubba Time - I am a morning person! I am most productive and creative in the mornings. so I block off 5 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and only use that time for me! I have devo’s blog, read the news, read blogs, do homework, journal, evaluate my life, etc. (this is so precious)
  • “Secret Place” Time – I use this time to escape. For me it could be going for a run in the park and listening to worship music or a sermon, going to Sbux to read, watching a movie. Time where I’m away from the business of life and can “escape”
  • Grind Time - These are times where I focus on things I have to do. i.e. School, Work
  • Relational Time - These are times I attempt to get back to people through e-mail, phone calls, people I haven’t talked to in a while, etc.
  • Reflection Time – At the end of my day I always try to take time to evaluate what I did that day to see if I used my time wisely or foolishly, see what I learned, and who I helped.

These all make up my days every day…

What are some times in your life? I’d love to hear about them!

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