ManagingYourself

　　“Therearethreesecretstomanaging.Thefirstsecretishavepatience.Thesecondisbepatient.Andthethirdmostimportantsecretispatience.”-ChuckTanner

　　Inbusinessweallknowthatmanagementiseverything.Ifyoudon’tmanageyourresourcesproperlyyourbusinesswon’tsucceed,it’sassimpleasthat.

　　Inbusinessweputsystemsinplaceandtrainourhumancapitaltomanageandexecutethesystems.Ifoursystemsareefficientandourtrainingisadequate,usuallytheoutcomeisadesirableone.

　　Needlesstosaywespendatremendousamountoftimeandenergyinlearningtomanageoursurroundings.

　　Unfortunatelyweliveinaworldthatisdominatedbycommerce,byeconomics,ourlivesaredictatedbyit,thatwithtimeweendupforgettingtomanagethemostimportantthing,whichismanagingourselves.

　　Tryingtomanagetheoutsideworldwithoutmanagingourselvesissurelyarecipefordisaster.

　　Tobebemorespecificmanagingourinnerselves,manyofusdonotunderstandwhatthatevenmeans,thatit’snecessary.Wearenotawareofhowourownsystemsthatexistwithinuswork.

　　Manypeoplehavebecomegreatmanagersintheirexternalworldsandhavebecomequitesuccessfulbecauseofit,butwithoutproperinnermanagement,manycometosufferfromtheirsuccess.Thisisverysadbecausesuccessinthisworlddoesnotcomeeasily.

　　Ijustwantyoutotakesometimetoponderoverthefollowingquestion.Hasyourhappinessgoneupordownasyouhavegottenolder?Inthelast24hourshowmanyhappymomentsareyouabletorecall?

　　Ifyoucan’tthinkofmany,thisjustmeansyourhavingbadinnermanagement.Thisshouldbeawakeupcallbecausewhenyoulookateverythingwedoinlife,itisdoneinthepursuitofhappiness.Whichwillmeansomethingdifferentforeveryonedependingonthestageofdevelopmenthefindshimselfat.

　　Somewheredeepdownwebelievethatifwecanmanageourfamily,ourcareers,ourfinances,thatitwillbringushappiness,adeepfulfillment.

　　ManagingYourselfEffectively

　　Sowhatdoesbeingagoodinnermanagermean?Itmeanslearningtomanageyourbody,mind,emotions,andenergies.Ifyoudon’thaveinnermanagementyouaremanagingyouroutsideworldpurelybyaccident,thereisnorealmeaningfulintentbehindyouractions.

　　Whenyoumanagesituationsasanaccident,youexistasanaccident,anxiousnessthenbecomesanaturalpartofyourlife.

　　Oneisnotstressfulbecauseofwhatwearedoing,butbecausewearebadmanagersofourselves.

　　Everyonebelievestheirjobisstressful,stressisnotthenatureofthejob.Ifyoudon’thavecontroloveryoursystemsyouwillbestressfulnomatterwhatitisyoufindyourselfdoing.

　　Thesystemsweneedtomanageisourbody,mind,emotions,andenergies.Justlikeanybusinessproperlymanagingthesesystemsrequiresdiligentresearchanddevelopment.

　　Whatmakesagoodmanagerinabusiness?Thepersonusuallyhasagreatunderstandingoftheessentialaspectsofthebusiness,it’soperations,andmostimportantlyit’semployees.Heknowshisemployeesstrengths,weaknesses,personality,andgenerallyhasbuiltsomegoodrapportwiththem.Manyofusfailtotakethesamepenetratinglookinsideourselvestounderstandhowweworkandthenlearntomanageourselvesaccordingly.

　　Ifyoumanageyourselfproperly,y