Post #5 - Deadlines

Post #5 – Deadlines

            Deadlines are very important in life.  Without them, nothing would get accomplished in a timely manner.  Deadlines are faced by everyone, every single day.  We face them at work, school, and at home.  Some deadlines are productive, and others seem to be more annoying than anything else.  Deadlines are important because they establish when certain projects or aspects of life need to be finished.  At school, deadlines are the due dates for assignments and projects.  At work, they can be anything from times of the day to certain days to get tasks done.  At home, deadlines come into play when paying bills, cooking meals, and establishing bedtimes for children.

            A personal experience with deadlines at home happened to me when I was teaching my children what time they should be in bed.  I have always been a night owl, so going to bed early is not an option for me.  Trying to teach my children that they need to be asleep by 9:30 pm during the week and 10:00 pm on weekends was a chore for me.  My children would hear me moving around the house after they were told to be in bed, and then they would wake up and come out to see what was going on.  Through this experience, I have learned to make an example of myself for my children.  I started going to bed earlier than I was, and my children saw this and started to go to bed at the right time.

            I would have to say that facing deadlines with the mentality that they are just tasks that need to be done by a certain time or day has helped me through life.  I don’t think of the deadlines as anything bad, but rather I challenge myself to see if I can accomplish the tasks early, and get everything right the first time.