Celebrate "Jump-Start" Day March 11th

Celebrate “Jump-Start” Day on March 11th. Do something that moves you one step closer to your objective and one step further out of the rut you’re in, says “change coach” and author Nancy Christie. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 06, 2018 - AUSTINTOWN, OH - On March 11th, Daylight Savings Time begins—the day we “lose” an hour, so to speak. And that 60-minute jump ahead reminds us of time’s fleeting nature and how critical it is to use every minute productively, says “change coach” and Nancy Christie, author of The Gifts of Change (Atria) and Rut-Busting Book for Writers (Mill City Press), and creator of the “Rut-Busting” series of workshops.

“All too often we fall into the rut of thinking that we have unlimited time to do that which is important to us: to pursue a dream, to connect with loved ones, to make a difference in this troubled world of ours,” says Christie. “And then something happens. We lose someone that we care about, and with that loss comes the painful knowledge that we should have, and could have, done more in the time that we had. Or we find out that what we thought was ‘nothing’ is indeed a very big health something. Or, as so many people have discovered during the past few years, we realize the job we thought was ‘set in stone’ has been jack-hammered into oblivion, and we are, once again, pounding the pavement in search of employment.”

Whatever the source of the wake-up call, Christie says it leads to the same result: “We are motivated (albeit perhaps only temporarily) to do something, to change how we use the hours allotted to us, to finally stop talking and wishing and hoping and start doing.”

Unfortunately, she adds, without self-discipline and commitment, it doesn’t take long for people to lose their motivation and fall right back into the same old non-productive, time-wasting, procrastinating rut they were in to begin with.
“That’s why I created ‘Jump-Start’ Day,” she explains. “It is celebrated the same day that we turn our clocks ahead, in effect, ‘jumping forward’ 60 minutes. It’s the day to get a jump-start on your plans and goals, to do something that moves you one step farther toward your objective, one step further out of the rut you put yourself in.”

So how should you celebrate “Jump-Start” Day? Christie recommends choosing one of your New Year’s resolutions and engaging in one task required for its success.

“What do you need to do: make a call, make a list, make a connection? Start a new routine or stop the old one? Make a plan instead of making excuses? Whatever you choose, use the energy of ‘Jump-Start’ Day to rev up your change engine and get out on the racetrack,” Christie says. “Use your time, don’t waste it. Make every minute count.”

Christie also offers jump-starting ideas during March on her Make a Change blog at http://www.nancychristie.com/makeachange/ and on her March Calendar of Change (available at http://www.nancychristie.com/calendar-of-change). You can also download her “Rut-Busting Activities to Bring Change Into Your Life” at her Tools for A Change page (www.nancychristie.com/tools-for-change/).

“It’s never too late to get started on the path to success. The only time you have is right now and the only thing that can hold you back is your own tendency to stay in a rut,” says Christie. “Stop procrastinating and get moving. The more effectively you use time, the more you will have to show for it.”

Need help making a change? Visit Christie’s Community of Change website (www.nancychristie.com/community-of-change/ ) where you can sign up for her monthly Change-A-Gram e-newsletter or post your comments on her “Make a Change” blog (www.nancychristie.com/makeachange ).

For more information about Nancy Christie, her books, and her workshops and seminars, visit her website at www.nancychristie.com.

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