An answer to the riddle
This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.
The answer to this riddle, found in J. R. R. Tolkien's The
Hobbit, is "time". It's a rather negative slant
on the theme, but after water, light and love, time is probably
our most precious resource! I am reminded of its value constantly
by my three-year-old daughter who knows that between dinner
time and bed time is the best time of all — when Daddy
has time to play!
But too often life seems to demand more time than has been
squeezed onto the clock face. Many people never find the time
to sit down and consider their goals in life, let alone set
about achieving them. As managers at work, it's far too easy
to get swept along by the pressing urgency of every essential
task, without making the time to actually manage our time.
Finding the right people to help with these tasks can be the
first step to solving this real-life riddle and regaining
control.
As a graphic designer, I can't make the sun set slower, but
there's a very good chance I can help you achieve more with
your time, and with a lot less stress. One thing our clients
appreciate is the convenience and assurance of having their
graphic design, web design and printing looked after by the
one studio. A quick email of text for a website update; a
quick phone call to request more letterheads; or as time permits,
a more leisurely visit to discuss design and production of
a 200 page report — and you're free to go back to doing
what you're good at — what you get paid for!
Some final thoughts for freeing up time? If you haven't already
done so at home, buy yourself a dishwasher, acquaint yourself
with the television's off switch, and take the kids to the
park. At work it's even simpler: if you haven't already found
yourself a reliable design service that takes the hassle out
of graphics, then perhaps it's time!
Kal Starkis is the managing partner of Starkis Design.
You can contact him on 6255 1973, or email kal@starkis.com.au.
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