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One of the great things about life is that we can realistically be or do anything we choose to. This includes being a good time manager! We must believe that we can be a good time manager – that we have the potential. Unfortunately, many people say, “Well, I am ... Views: 1223
Q. What's your hottest tip for managing one's time effectively? GM, San Rafael, CA
A. The number one tip I would give would be to get yourself to the point where you know what the most important things are to you, those that when done will move you on toward your goal. And so much so that it ... Views: 1524
I have spent most of the last twenty years researching, studying, writing and speaking about Time Management and Personal Productivity. I have learned a whole lot and my full-time mission now is to share that knowledge through my writings, seminars, consulting and keynotes with people who want ... Views: 764
Managing our time effectively is a challenge which many of us wrestle with on a daily basis. There are many strategies to doing this which I cover in other articles including creating effective boundaries, learning to say no and a wide range of techniques to save time and ensure you don’t ... Views: 1046
Especially when you work from home and you are managing yourself, you have no boss looking over your shoulder making sure you do the right things and get you on the right track. There are 4 key things you want to be aware of, and that you want to avoid. These will rob you of efficiency and ... Views: 670
How much money do you lose each day because you don’t have a system to track employee productivity? Time is money and how your employees spend their time on an hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis can cost you money or it can make you money. When employee productivity is enhanced, you ... Views: 1139
Why is it in life that when something is working, you stop doing it?
Jack has a well-established electronics business which he started 10 years ago. Over this time the business has grown and he now has a team of 7 people.
When Jack initially contacted me, he was at a point he felt like walking ... Views: 1204
Wouldn't it be great that every time someone sends you an invoice for their services/products you pay for it immediately?
The cash is always sitting in your bank account and no matter what bills you receive you can always pay on time.
The theory is if you're good at 'budgetting', you should ... Views: 1008
Time Management – Time for Quiet Reflection
"It's been weeks since I've had a few minutes of time for quiet reflection." my client said to me. Have you ever been so busy that you too had that feeling? I know I have.
As I begin to write on the topic of "quiet reflection" I can't help but notice ... Views: 1273
If you are looking into time management well first of all congratulations. Thank you for making a change that will bring so many positive results into your lives. Now, here are all the things that you can expect as a result of your time management Let's get started.
1. More creative time
You ... Views: 18696
Do you want to be more organized? Remember, we all have the same amount of time in each day—24 hours! Your time is valuable, and you certainly don't want to waste it. You will find these organizing tips will help you focus on organizing your time and help you determine what is most ... Views: 701
Vicki Norris
Restoring Order
I don’t know who coined the phrase, “time management.” There is really no way to manage time. We each get exactly 24 hours in a day, and time keeps marching on, no matter how we choose to spend it or what we accomplish with our allotted seven days ... Views: 1223
Your habits have been developed from early childhood as the result of things that you have chosen to do, or not to do. Your entire life is the result of your past choices and decisions. And like all of us, you probably have some bad habits that have held you back from your true potential. But ... Views: 1409
Do you waste time engaged in trivial activities? Often, we do this unconsciously to avoid doing what needs done. Before we know it, the work day ends with the to do list intact. We rationalize the unfortunate result. After all, we were busy.
Perhaps you have the problem of taking on too much ... Views: 1585
Something is wrong. It doesn’t feel right. Maybe you know exactly what it is. Maybe you haven’t taken the time to identify the problem but it feels bad. You skirt around the issue. Perhaps it’s something with your relationship or with your kids. Perhaps it’s a work issue and everyone skirts ... Views: 1453
We’ve all had this experience. We walk into a meeting for six people at 2:00 p.m. and five out of the six are there but one is not and so we wait. And we wait some more and eventually the other person comes strolling in and our 2:00 p.m. meeting now begins at 2:15 having kept five on-time people ... Views: 972
According to psychologist Sidney Jourard, fully 85 percent of your happiness in life will come from your personal relationships. Your interactions and the time that you spend with the people you care about will be the major source of the pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction that you derive ... Views: 1414
If you constantly find yourself avoiding getting your work done, even when it is due the next day, you are probably procrastinating. If you find yourself doing so consistently for more than a month, congratulations, you are a chronic procrastinator.
Procrastinating is a bad habit to fall ... Views: 727
Procrastination is a bad habit that has been around since people had things to do, and reasons not to do it. If you are taking steps to overcoming your habit of procrastinating, here are some inspiring and witty quotes that cut to the quick. They will amuse you and motivate you to persevere in ... Views: 986
There is so much written on time management today. It seems to be the latest mantra as we all seek to get our perpetually busy lives under control. But what is missing from all the wisdom dispensed on scheduling, prioritizing, to do lists, peak energy hours, project management, delegation, etc ... Views: 724
Recently I facilitated a strategic planning day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since the last major planning day we had the year before.
As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the ... Views: 927
Have you been to a time management course? Read a time management book or an article? And how much of the system you learnt or read about do you use? If you are like most people you will be using less than 5% of what you learnt in your time management course. Time is! It just is! 24 ... Views: 855
Procrastination is a bad habit and you are definitely not alone if you procrastinate. Many people are procrastinators, and overtime, this bad habit can cause severe damage to your work life and your overall mental wellbeing. You may find yourself feeling depressed, guilty or suffer from high ... Views: 1656
I share something in common with each of you no matter who you are, where you live, or what you do. What we have in common is something that we can never recapture once it's gone. But, the fact that we have something in common may be as far as we go.
You and I both have the same amount of time ... Views: 1823
The Mommy, Esq. Series -- Part-time Work Arrangements: Panacea or Just a Pay Cut?
By Suzi Pomerantz, MT., MCC. and Megan Mahony-Wickham, Esq
After waking up for that 3 a.m. feeding, then again at 5 a.m. to squeeze in a workout before throwing in a load of laundry, wiping smeared something off ... Views: 1366
Yep, this subject has really gotten my attention. I am so glad I finally picked up Dan Kennedy’s “No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs,” after meaning to read it for quite some time. You’ve gotta love a time management book that’s short enough to read in a couple hours or less!
Last ... Views: 836
Many people have what they desire, a great job or wonderful family and friends, but don't make the time to enjoy these things. How are you managing your life? Do you feel overwhelmed or out of sync? Recently many of my clients have been talking about how much they have to do, how many ... Views: 800
Are you the type of person who looks after everyone else and puts your needs at the bottom of the list? How many times have you said, "Oh, I don’t have time to do that for myself, I have too many other things to do?"
Recently I overheard a conversation between a manager and an employee ... Views: 1027
It is extremely common for us to put off doing something simply because we are too lazy to do so. However, procrastination goes beyond that. It is a habitual and intentional act to delay doing or completing their responsibilities, and over time, can have severe negative impact on the ... Views: 1394
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.
i>The Power of Full ... Views: 970
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.
Time Management ... Views: 1614
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.
Getting Things Done: ... Views: 858
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.
The 7 Habits of ... Views: 959
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.
The 4-Hour Workweek: ... Views: 678
Procrastination refers to the act of intentionally and habitually putting off tasks which need to be done. People who procrastinate have a tendency to self deceive their acts by doing other tasks which are trivial or of no consequence to pass time. This is an act of keeping themselves busy so ... Views: 915
You can do all of those small chores and be finished in no time at all, instead of counting days to get a job done. Stop saying that you don't have any time to get your work done, now you can count how many TV shows it will take, for you to reach your goal!
How many times have you said, "I ... Views: 2602
Are you spending your time on what you believe is important? On what you want to be doing?
Allocating priorities to your activities and tasks can be a really useful techniques to help you identify what you want to be doing and how much time you want to invest.
Prioritising your activities and ... Views: 999
With so many tasks fighting for our attention, it's no wonder we struggle with feeling productive. For most women, it's important to us that we feel productive, and we usually measure our productivity by our output - how much do we get done in a given day? If we get a lot done, then we feel ... Views: 1248
10 Steps To Improve Your Life with Time Management
Realize That You Are Not Effectively Managing Your Time
You cannot manage time. You can only manage yourself (your attitudes, beliefs and actions) within the flow of time. The experience of time has more to do with your thoughts than with ... Views: 595
Learning how to manage your time to increase your effective work time will lead to increasing your productivity and this, in turn, will lead to you earning more money. The latter is provided that your productivity relates to money-earning activities and not you simply being busy.
So here are ... Views: 1534
One way to manage your time effectively is to use a PDA. A Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a handheld computer, but has become much more versatile over the years. PDAs are also known as small computers or palmtop computers. PDAs have many uses: calculation, use as a clock and calendar, ... Views: 1915
Getting Things Done (commonly abbreviated as GTD) is an action management method of The David Allen Company, and the title of the book by David Allen which describes the method. Both Getting Things Done and GTD are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company.
GTD rests on the principle ... Views: 1304
Time Management Tips
ABC analysis
A technique that has been used in business management for a long time is the categorization of large data into groups. These groups are often marked A, B, and C—hence the name. Activities that are perceived as having highest priority are assigned an A, ... Views: 1194
Is time an enemy you constantly battle?
Do you struggle with:
* Procrastination?
* Indecision?
* Disorganization?
* Mental Overload?
Do you find you aren't getting done everything promised or are 'always' forgetting to get things done?
A priority list can help tackle and ... Views: 5539
Time management is commonly defined as the management of time in order to make the most out of it.
In a 2001 interview, David Allen observed:
You can't manage time, it just is. So "time management" is a mislabeled problem, which has little chance of being an effective approach. What you really ... Views: 6227
A scheduling calendar is a system of organizing days for a socially, religious, commercially, or administratively useful purpose. This organization is done by giving names to periods of time - typically days, weeks, months and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a ... Views: 752
"Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour. What will you do with this priceless treasure? Remember, you must use it, as it is given only once. ... Views: 1588
Do you feel that there is never enough time? Are always playing beat the clock? In our technology age of “faster is better”, we are always trying to fit more things into our already busy schedules. Because of this relationship with time, we have come to view it as a very valuable and precious ... Views: 732
1,440 minutes.
We are all given 1,440 minutes every single day, to do with as we decide. Regardless of age, race, gender, or financial position, one thing all humans have in common is the amount of time we are given in a single day.
So why do some people seem to have so much more time than ... Views: 1409
Time.
We all have it. We all want more of it. Doesn't it seem like successful people always seem to have a lot of time? They work in a very focused mode, accomplishing exactly what they want to, when they want to. There's really no big secret to this, they are just managing their Present Time. ... Views: 1308