MaeingYoTime

GreatLittleBookonMasteringYourTime
byBrianTracy
CareerPress1997C|tat|on
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MaeingYoTime
Thequalityofyour/|leisdeterminedbythequalityofyourtimemanagement.
Timeisyourmostpreciousresource,allyouhavetotradeforthethingsyouwantinlife.
Timeisperishableitcannotbesaved.Itcanonlybespentindifferentways.
Timeisirreplaceablenothingelsewilldo,especiallyinrelationships.
Timeisindispensableallworkrequiresanexpenditureoftime.
Timeisessentialforaccomplishmentofallkinds.Howareyouusingyours?
Timemanagementisask|//thatcanbelearnedwithdisciplineandpractice.
Timemanagementenablesyoutocontrolthesequence ol events.
Youarealwaysfreetochoosewhatyoudofirst,whatyoudosecond,andwhatyoudonot at a//.
Timemanagementrequiresse/l-d|sc|p/|ne,selfmastery,andselfcontrolmorethananythingelse.
Timemanagementisreallypersonalmanagement,lifemanagement,andmanagementofyourse/l.
Mostpeopleengageinact|v|t|esthataretensionrelievingratherthangoa/-ach|ev|ng.
ContinuallyaskyourselfifwhatyouaredoingisyourhighestROTI"ReturnonTimeInvested."
Yourabilitytomanageyourtimeformaximumresultsisthecore sk|//ofpersonaleffectiveness.
Timeistherawmaterialoflife.Howareyouprocessingyours?
Don'tcomplainofhavingtoolittletimeyouhavea// the t|methereis24hourseachday.
Highproductivitycomesfrom/everag|ngyourtimebydoingon/ythemostimportantthings.
Develop/ong-t|me perspect|veinyourlifewheredoyouwanttobeinfiveyears?
Yourabilitytode/ay grat|l|cat|onintheshorttermwilldetermineyourfinancialsuccessinthelongterm.
Theva/ueofanythingcanbedeterminedbyhowmuchofyourtimeyouarewillingtotradeforit.Allfortunes
beginwiththesaleofpersona/ serv|ces,thesaleofpersonaltime.
Theworstuseoftimeistodovery we//whatneed notbedoneatall.
Doingwhatyoureallyenjoyisthekeytopeakperformance.
"Wheneveryoufindsomethinggettingdone,youfindamonomaniacwithamission."
PeterDrucker,managementspeakerandauthor
Happinesscomeswhenyoube/|eveinwhatyouaredoing,knowwhatyouaredoing,and/ovewhatyouare
doing.
Isthereanythinginyourlifethat,knowingwhatyounowknow,youwouldn'tgetintotoday?
Practicecreat|ve abandonmentwiththoseactivitiesthatarenolongerimportanttoyou.
Keepasking:"Whatisthemostvaluableuseofmytimerightnow?"
Timemanagementisaveh|c/etotakeyoufromwhereveryouaretowhereveryouwanttogo.
Whatareyourcore va/uesinlife?Areyourgoalsandactivitiesconsistentwiththesevalues?
Whatareyourthreemostimportantgoalsinliferightnow?Areyouallocatingyourtimeaccordingly?
Howwouldyouchangeyourlife,whatwouldyoudodifferently,ifyouwon$1millioncashtoday?
Whatwouldyoudo,howwouldyouspendyourtimeifyoulearnedtodaythatyouonlyhads|x months to /|ve?
Whatareyourdreams?Whatwouldyouliketobe,have,anddoifyouhadno /|m|tat|ons?
Whatonegreatthingwouldyoudaretodreamifyouknewyoucouldnotfail?
Whatisyourpersona/ m|ss|on?Areyoulivingyourlifeconsistentwithit?
Continuouslearningisthem|n|mumrequirementforsuccessinyourfield.Learnsomethingneweveryday.
Everyaction(orinaction)involvesacho|cebetweenwhatismoreimportantandwhatislessimportant.
The law ol the Fxc/uded A/ternat|ve saysthatdoingonethingmeansnotdoingsomethingelse.
The Pareto Pr|nc|p/e, the 80/20 Pu/e,saysthat20percentofyouractivitieswillaccountfor80percentofyour
results.Whatareyourtop20percent?
Setbothprioritiesandposterioritiesoneverythingyoudo.Whatactivitiesshouldyoud|scont|nuetofreeupmore
timeforthoseactivitiesthataretrulyimportant?
The law ol lorced Fll|c|encysaysthatthereisalwaysenoughtimetodothemost |mportant th|ngs.
Thekeydeterminantofprioritiesshouldbethelongtermpotentialconsequencesofanactivity.
Whatarethemostimportantthingsyoudo,measuredbytheir/ong-termconsequences?
Whatcanyou,andonlyyoudo,which,ifdonewell,willmakea rea/ d|llerence?
Yourrewardswillalwaysbedeterminedbyyourresultswhatresu/tsareexpectedofyou?
"Actionwithoutthinkingisthecauseofeveryfailure."
AlexMcKenzie,timemanagementexpert
Inmanagingyourtime,yourhapp|nessshouldbeyourchiefaiminlife.
Todomoreofonethingyoumustdolessofsomethingelse.Whatshouldyoubedoingmoreof?Lessof?
Treatyourtimelikemoneyhowcanyoubestspendittoachievemaximumsatisfaction?
Setpeace ol m|ndasyourhighestgoalandorganizeyourtimeandlifearoundit.
Smallimprovementsinthewayyouuseyourtimecantranslateintomajordifferencesinyourlife.
Whenyouwork,work a// the t|me you workputmoreofyourselfintowhatyoudo.
Whenyouarewithyourfamily,be there100percentofthetimeemotionallyaswellasphysically.
Togetmoretimewithyourfamily,limitandrestricttelevision,newspapers,andoutsideactivities.
Spendunbrokenchunks ol t|mewiththemostimportantpeopleinyourlife.
It'squant|tyoftimeathomeandqua/|tyoftimeatworkthatcountsdon'tmixthemup!
Ifsuccessfulpeoplearebotheffectiveandefficient,theydotherightthingsandtheydothemright.
Withexcellenttimemanagement,yougetmore/|v|ngoutoflife,moretimeforthepeopleandthingsyouenjoy.
Indevelopingexcellenttimemanagementskills,focusonchangingonlyone behav|oratatime.
Nomatterwhatyouhavedonetothismoment,youget24brandnewhourstospendeverysingleday.
Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyou'recom|ng lromallthatmattersiswhereyou'rego|ng.
"Ourgreatbusinessisnottoseewhatliesdimlyatadistance,buttodowhatliesclearlyathand."
WinstonChurchill
Focusandconcentrationarethekeystohighperformance.
Clear,specificgoa/sareabsolutelyindispensabletosuccessandachievement.
Whatdoyouwantinlife?Whatdoyoureally,rea//ywant?
Whatareyourh|ghest-va/ueactivities?Workontheseexclusively.
Whyareyouonthepayroll?Whatspec|l|ca//yhaveyoubeenhiredtoaccomplish?
Whatoneskill,ifyoudevelopeditanddiditinanexcellentfashion,wouldhavethe greatest pos|t|ve |mpacton
yourlife?
Yourrewardsinlifewillbedeterminedbywhatyoudo,how we//youdoit,andthed|ll|cu/tyofreplacingyou.
The law ol Sow|ng and Peap|ngisthebasicprincipleofhumanlife.Youarereapingtodaytheresultofwhatyou
havesowninthepast.
Oneofthebestusesofyourtimeisto|ncreaseyourcompetenceinyourkeyresultareas.
Toearnmoreyoumust/earnmore.
Youaremaxedouttodayatyourcurrentlevelofknowledgeandskill.
Thefuturebelongstothecompetent.
Continuouspersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentisyourkeytothefuture.
Whatareyourcore competenc|es?Whataretheessentialskillsthatenableyoutodoyourjobwelltoday?
Thebetteryougetatyourkeyskills,themoreyouaccomplishinashorterperiodoftime.
Whatareyouruniquetalentsandabilities?Howcouldyouleveragethemtothemaximum?
Whatisyourpersonalarea ol exce//ence?Whatcoulditbe?
Yourlifeonlygetsbetterwhenyougetbetter.
Youarewhereyouareandwhatyouarebecauseofyourself,becauseofyourownchoicesanddecisions.
Fveryth|ng countslEverythingyoudoeitherhelpsyouorhurtsyounothingisneutral.
Thestartingpointofmakingbetterchoicesisforyoutostopmakingworsechoices.
Whatarethecriticalsuccessfactorsofyourjob?Whatmustyoubeabsolutely,positivelyexcellentatdoingto
besuccessful?
Whatareyourareasofmajorstrengthandweakness?Oneweaknessisallittakestoholdyouback.
Whatisyour/|m|t|ng step?Whatistheonekeyskillorabilitythatdeterminesyourlevelofsuccess?
Whatcanyoudo,startingtoday,toovercomeyourweaknessesandmaximizeyourstrengths?
Takeallthetra|n|ngyoucangetonegoodideaisallyouneedtosaveyourselfyearsofhardwork.
Readinyourfieldatleastonehourperday.Thishabitwilleventuallymakeyouoneofthemostknowledgeable
peopleinyourbusiness.
Turnyourcarintoalearningmach|nebylisteningtoeducationalaudiotapesasyoudrive.
YouraimintimemanagementistoincreaseyourPeturn on Fnergy,foryoutogetmore/|v|ngoutoflife.
Everyminuteyouspendinplanningsaves10minutesinexecutionthisgivesyoua1,000percentPeturn on
Fnergyl
Usea"todo"listtoplanyourwork.Writeeverythingdownbeforeyoubegin.
Useatimeplannerasyourcentralorganizerthinkonpaper.
Planeveryweektheweekbefore,everydaythedaybefore.
Savetimebyhavingeverythingyouneedatyourfingertipsbeforeyoubeginamajortask.
Completeyourtasksoneatatime.Wheneveryouarefinishedwithsomething,putitaway.
Thecorepersonalproductivityhabitisneatness.Importanttasksarenotentrustedtomessypeople.
Practices|ng/e-hand/|ngwitheverytask.Onceyoubegin,stayatituntilit'scomplete.
Disciplineyourselfformaximumproductivitybyrepeating"backtowork!"overandover.
Practicethebody /anguageofhighperformance.Siterectandleanforwardintoyourwork.
Usethe30PercentRulealwaysallowacushionof30percenttocompleteanymajortasks.
Lackofclarityisthenumberonetimewaster.Alwaysbeasking,"WhatamItryingtodo?HowamItryingtodo
it?"
Continuallyres|stParkinson'sLaw,whichsays,"Workexpandstofillthetimeallottedforit."
Peoplecanbeterribletimewasters.Whowastesyourtimeatwork?
Whosetimedoyouwasteatwork,andhowdoyouwasteit?
Minimizetelephoneinterruptionshaveyourcallsscreenedandheld.
Usethetelephoneasabusinesstoolgetonandofffast.
Planeachtelephonecallinadvance.Haveanagenda.
Practicethe20/80 Pu/e.Thefirst20percentofthetimeyouspendplanningaprojectwillbeworth80percentof
thetimeyouspendontheentireproject.
Tosavetimewiththetelephone,batchyourcallsandmakethemallatonce.
Whenyoucallsomeone,giveandgetaca//-back t|me soyoucanavoid"telephonetag."
Theword"no"isagreattimesaver.Saynotoanythingthatisnotthehighestandbestuseofyourtime.
Selfdisciplineisagreattimesaveritistheabilitytomakeyourselfworkonon/ythosethingsthataremost
importanttoyou.
Usemoneytosavetimewhereverpossibledelegateandoutsourcetoanyonewhoworksatalowerhourlyrate
thanyoudo.
Lookupontimemanagementasaseriesofskillsandtoolsthatyoucanusetobuildawonderfullife.
Thebetterorganizedyouareinthes|mp/ethings,themorespontaneousandfreeyoucanbeinthemore
importantthings.
Leadbyexample.Imagineeveryonearoundyouislookingatyouasamodelofexcellenttimemanagement.
Visualizeyourselfasagoodtimemanagerseeyourselfaswellorganized,efficient,andeffective.
Fakeituntilyoumakeit.Actasifyouwerea/readyexcellentineveryaspectoftimemanagement.
Toimproveyourtimemanagementhabits,mode/ yourse/laftersomeoneelsewhoisextremelywellorganized.
Theingredientsofhappinessareselfesteem,selfrespect,andpersonalprideallofwhichcomefromgood
timemanagement.
Seeyourselfasalactorythepurposeoftimemanagementskillsistoenableyoutoincreasethequalityand
quantityofyourproduction.
Forimmediateimprovement,startinoneareainwhichpoortimemanagementskillsareholdingyoubackand
concentrateonchangingjustonehabit.
Todevelopnew,positivetimemanagementhabits,/aunch strong/yandneverallowanexceptionuntilthehabit
isfullyentrenched.
UsetheTr|a/ and Successmethodlearnhowtoimproveandsucceedbyfailingandlearningfromyour
mistakes.
Timemanagementisask|//,liketypingorridingabicycle,thatcanbedevelopedwithpracticeandrepetition.
Thedisciplineoftimemanagementdevelopsjudgment,foresight,reliance,andselfdiscipline.
Timemanagementskillsenableyoutoworksmarter,notjustharder.
Excellenttimemanagementisasourceofenergy,enthusiasm,andapositivementalattitude.
Yougrowasapersonaccordingtothedemandsyouplaceonyourse/l.Thedisciplineoftimemanagement
buildscharacter,confidence,andunshakablebeliefinyourself.
Yourabilitytohandleprojects,multitaskjobs,isacriticalfactortoyoursuccess.
Yourabilitytoworkwithothersonacomplextaskisacriticalskillforadvancementatwork.
Beforebeginningacomplextask,listeveryjob,function,andactivitythatmustbecompleted.
Startwiththeendinmind.Whatwouldyourprojectlooklikeifitwerecompletedandexcellentineveryrespect?
Whatisyourlimitingstep?Whatactivitydeterminesthespeedatwhichyourgoalcanbeachieved?
Thetheoryofconstraintssaysthatthereisabott/eneckorconstraintthatdeterminestheultimatesuccessof
anyproject.Whatisyours?
The80/20 Pu/eappliestoconstraints80percentofthereasonforthefailuretomakeprogressiswithin
yourse/l.
PracticeCr|s|s Ant|c|pat|onwitheverymajorgoal:Ask,"Whatcanpossiblygowrong?"
Errantassumptionslieattherootofeveryfailure.Whatareyours?
RememberthatMurphy's lawsapplytoeverythingyoudo:
Everythingtakes/ongerthanyouexpect.
Everythingcostsmorethanyouoriginallyplan.
Whatevercangowrong,willgowrong.
Ofallthethingsthatcangowrong,theworstpossiblethingwillgowrongattheworstpossible
timeandcostfarmorethanyoueverexpected.
Murphywasanoptimist.
Insteadoftryingtodoseveralthingsatonce,focusondoingonethingatatimeanddoingitright.
Youareonlyasfreeasyourwelldevelopedopt|ons.Alwayshaveafallbackplanoralternativeincaseyourfirst
plandoesn'twork.
Makeeveryminutecount.Useg|lts ol t|mewhentravelingandbetweenmeetingstoread,learn,andgrow.
Keepaskingyourself,"IswhatI'mdoingrightnowcontributingtotheaccomplishmentofmymostimportant
goals?"
Meetingsareanecessarybusinesstoolandyoumustdoeverythingpossibletomaximizethetimespentin
them.
Alwayshaveaclear,writtenagendaforeverymeetingandeveryparticipant.
Startandstopmeetingsontime.Assumethelatecomerisnotcoming.
Timeisthecurrencyofthe90sandbeyond.Alwaysbelookingforwaystoreducetheamountoftimerequired
foranytask.
Reorganizationcontinuallyseekbetter,faster,moreefficientwaystoaccomplishthesameresult.
Reengineeringprocessanalysis.Lookforwaystosimplifytheprocessandreducethenumberofstepsin
accomplishinganyresult.
Restructuringcontinuallylookforwaystofocusyourtimeandresourcesonthefewthingsthatcontributethe
greatestvaluetoyourcompanyandyourcustomers.
Reinventinglookcontinuallyforwaystocompletelychangewhatyouaredoingsothatyouractivitiesaremore
congruentwithyourlongtermgoals.
Indecisionisamajortimewaster80percentofdecisionsshouldbemadethefirsttimetheycomeup.
Delegateeverythingyoupossiblycansothatyouhaveenoughtimetodothefewthingsthatonlyyoucando.
Beforestartingatask,askyourself,"Doesthishavetobedone,atall?Doesithavetobedonenow?Doesit
havetobedoneby me?"
Fasttempoisessentialtosuccess.Developa"biasforaction"ineverythingyoudo.
Developareputationforspeedanddependabilitytogetontothe"fasttrack"inyourcareer.
Disciplineyourselftobepunctualdon'tkeeppeoplewaiting.
Delegatedecisionmakingwheneverpossible."Whenitisnotnecessarytodecide,itisnecessarynotto
decide."
Thelaw ol Comparat|ve Advantagesaysthatyoushouldassign,delegate,orhavesomeoneelsedoanyjob
thatcanbedoneatawagelessthanyouearnordesiretoearn.
Ifyouwanttoearn$50,000peryear,youmustearn$25perhour.Ask,"WouldIpaysomeoneelse$25perhour
todowhatI'mdoingrightnow?"
Therearemanythingsthatyoucannolongeraffordtodo.Alwaysask,"Whocandothischeaperthanme?"
Togetmoredone,starta/|tt/e ear/|er,workalittleharder,staya/|tt/e /ater.
Increaseyourproductivitybyworkingfaster.Developasenseofurgencyandgetonwithit!
Batchyourtasksdoallofthesametasksatthesametime.
Getonthe/earn|ng curve.Themoreyoudoofthesamething,thelessittakesyoutocompleteeachadditional
task.
Makefewermistakes.Doitr|ghtthefirsttime.
S|mp/|lyyourwork.Reducethenumberofstepsnecessarytocompleteanytask.
Dofewerthingsbutmore |mportant th|ngstoincreaseyourproductivity.
Dothingsyouarebetterat.Theyareeasierandyoucompletethemfaster.
Outsourceeverythingyoupossiblycan.Firmsthatspecializedoitfasterandcheaper.
Makealistbelore you beg|nandstartbydecidingwhatyouarenotgoingtodo.
Todelegateeffectively,taketimetoexplainthetaskclearly.
Setdeadlinesonallyourmajortaskstheseactasa"forcingsystem"forhighperformance.
Practice"backfromthefuture"thinking.Projectforwardl|ve yearsandlookbackward.
Designyour|dea/lifestyle.Whatwouldyouhavetodomoreoforlessoftocreateit?
Whenyouaskotherpeopletodothingsforyou,setanorderofpriorityoneachtask.
Poororfuzzycommunicationsaremajortimewasters.Takethetimetobecrysta/-c/earinyourcommunications
withothers.
Yourabilitytoso/ve prob/emsefficientlyandwellcansaveanenormousamountoftime.
Whateveryourproblem,defineitclearly|n wr|t|ngbeforeattemptingtosolveit.
Identifyallthepossiblecausesofaproblembeforeyoudecideonasolution.
Thequa/|tyofthesolutionyoupickwillbeindirectproportiontothequant|tyofsolutionsyouconsider.
Whateveryoudecidetodo,developa la//-back pos|t|onincasethatdoesn'twork.
Practiceanticipatorythinking.Whatis/|ke/ytohappenandwhatwillyoudothen?
Avoidreversedelegationdon'tletpeopledelegatethetaskbacktoyou.
Bydelegatingclearly,youcanmultiplyyouroutputbymovingfromwhatyoucan dotowhatyoucan contro/.
Assigntootherseveryth|ngthatcanpossiblybedonebythem.
Takingtimetoteachothershowtodoataskisamajortimesaverforyou.
Ifsomeonecandothetask70percentaswellasyou,delegateittothemandstandaside.
Salespeopleworkanaverageof20percentofthetime,aboutoneandonehalfhoursperday.
Salespeopleareonlywork|ngwhentheyarefacetofacewithsomeonewhocanandwillbuywithinareasonable
periodoftime.
Salessuccessisdirectlyproportionatetoyourabilityto|n|t|ate new contacts.
Keepaskingyourself,"Whereismynextsalecomingfrom?"
Youareinthebusinessofprospecting,presenting,andfollowingup.Allelseissecondary.
Spend80percentofyourtimeprospectingandpresentingspendonly20percentofyourtimefollowingup.
Askyourselfcontinually,"IswhatIamdoingr|ght nowleadingtoasale?"
Defineyourincomeandsalesgoalsintermsoftheact|v|t|esnecessarytoachievethem,andconcentrateon
thoseactivities.
Reducetravelingtimebyplanningyourworkgeographicallybeforeyousetoff.
Avoidneedlessperfectionism,insistingoneverythingbeingperfectlyinorderbeforebeginning.
Takeexcellentcareofyourphysicalhealthfatigueandillnessaremajortimewasters.
Gotobedear/yifyouhavetoworktomorrow.Earlytobedandearlytoriseisakeysuccessprinciple.
Investthefirsthouroftheday,the"GoldenHour,"inyourse/l.
Read30to60minuteseachmorningtoupgradeyourskillsandsharpenyourintellect.
"Thefirsthouristherudderoftheday."
HenryWardBeecher
Scheduleyourfirstappointmentearly.Getup,getout,andgetgoing.
Spendyourent|re dayworkingmakeeveryminutecount.
Twocoffeebreaksperdayat20minuteseachmultipliedtimes50weeksperyearequals10,000minutesor166
hoursperyear.Usethetimew|se/y.
Theaveragepersonspendsonehourperday,250workingdaysperyear,or250hoursperyear,atlunch.Use
th|stimewisely.
Superiorpeopleusetheirtimeasifeveryonewaswatching,evenwhennooneiswatching.
Useatimeplannercontinuouslyandwritedowneverynoteandappointment.
Allyoureallyhavetosellisyourtimemakeitpay.
Youratt|tudetowardyourtimewilllargelydeterminehowmuchyouaccomplishandhowhighyourise.
Thesuper|orpersoncanholdtwocontradictorythoughtssimultaneouslyandstillcontinuetofunction.Youneed
alongtermvisioncombinedwithshorttermfocus.
Dothethingstodaythatwillleadtothewonderfullifeyoudesiretomorrow.
"Selfdisciplineistheabilitytomake yourse/ldowhatyoushoulddo,whenyoushoulddoit,
whetheryoulee/ /|keitornot."
ElbertHubbard,authorandlecturer
Saveandinvest10percentofyourincomethroughoutyourworkinglifetime.Itwillmakeyouamillionaire.
Treatyourtimeasascarceresourceandspenditverycarefully.
Oneofthebiggestwastesoftimeinlifeisworkingatthewrong job.Isthistherightjobforyou?
Youwillonlybehappyandsuccessfulwhenyou/ovewhatyoudoanddoitwell.
Thehappiestandmostproductivepeoplearedoingworkthattheyfeelreallymakes a d|llerenceintheworld.
Areyou?
Wouldyoucontinueatyourcurrentjobifyouwon$1millioncashtomorrow?
Mentalflexibilityisakeytimemanagementtool.Howeasilycanyouadm|tthatyouhavechangedyourmind?
Intimesofrapidchange,70percentofthedecisionsyoumakewillturnouttobewrong.Admittingthisisakey
timesaver.
Amajortimewasterisstayinginthewrongrelationshipwiththewrongperson.Wouldyougetintoyourcurrent
relationshipifyouhadittodooveragaintoday?
Ittakescharacterandcouragetoadmitthatyoumadeamistakeandthatyou'vechangedyourmind,butitisa
majortimesaver.
Sethappinessasyourmajorgoalinlifeandorganizeallyouractivitiesaroundit.
Don'tworryaboutwhatpeoplethinkofyou.Theyprobablyaren'tthinkingofyouat a//.
"Ifwecannotmaketimestandstill,atleastwecanmakeitrun."
ChristopherMarlow,Englishplaywright
Highlevelsofhealthandenergyenableyoutogetmoredoneinashorterperiodoftime.
Exercise30to60minuteseveryday,thiswillkeepyoulean,meanandphysicallyfit.
Changeyourspaceregularly.Getup,stretch,walkaround,andrefreshyourselfmentally.
Nappingisakeytimemanagementtool.Ashortnapcanrechargeyourbatteryforthehoursahead.
Eat/|ght/y,especiallyatlunch,tokeepyourmindclearandsharpfortheentireafternoon.
Restandrelaxationareoftenanexce//entuseoftime.Theyenableyoutoaccomplishfarmorethanyouwouldif
youweretired.
Takeonefulldayoffeachweektocompletelyrechargeyourmentalbatteries.Youwillgetfarmoredoneinthe
othersixdays.
Taketimeeachdaytositback,think,andreflectonyourprioritiessothatyouareusingeveryminutewell.
Timemanagementistheonehabitthatiscentraltoasatisfying,fulfilling,highperformancelife.
Getupeachmorningandstartwork|mmed|ate/yonyourbiggestsingletask.Getitdoneandoverwith.
Motivateyourselfbyrepeatingthewords,"Doitnow!Doitnow!"overandover.
Televisionisamajortimewaster,anexcellentservantbutaterriblemaster.
Simplifyyourlife,leavethingsollmoreoften.Enjoythesilence.
Procrastinationisthethiefoftime,oflifeandofsuccess.Resolvetoovercomeit.
Planningandorganizingyourlifeinadvanceimprovesyourproductivitydramatically.
PracticeCreat|ve Procrast|nat|ononallyouractivitiesconsciouslydecidenottodoyourunimportanttasksso
thatyouhavemoretimeforyourkeytasks.
TheParetoPrinciplestatesthatyoucandividetasksintothe"VitalFew"andthe"TrivialMany."Whichonesdo
youworkon?
Beforeyoubeginasmalltask,askyourself,"Whatwouldhappenedifthistaskwerenot doneatall?"
Nevergiveintothetemptationtoclearupsmallthingsfirst.Thiscanbefatal.
Toovercomeprocrastination,preparethoroughlyand/|st every stepofthejobbeforeyoubegin.
Doonesmallthingimmediatelyoftenthisisallyouneedtodotogetstarted.
Salamisliceyourtaskspickonesmall"slice"ofactivityanddoitimmediately.
UsetheSw|ss cheesemethodselectafiveminutepartofamajortaskanddoitnow.
Setuparewardscheduleforyourselfandgiveyourselfsmallrewardsasyoucompleteeachpartofthetask.
"Procrastinationisthethiefofdreams."
CreeIndiansaying
Developacompu/s|on to c/osure.Onceyoubegin,refusetostopbeforecompletion.
Dothetaskthatcausesyouthemostfear,anxiety,orstressandgetitoverwith.
Startfromtheouts|deofalargejobdoseveralsmalltaskstobuildupmomentum.
Startfromthe|ns|deofalargetaskbeginworkonthemostimportantjobfirst.
Visualizeyourmajortaskascomp/etedseeitfinishedinyourmind'seye.
Setasideadesignated15minuteperiodduringwhichyouwillworknonstoponyourproject.
Onceyoubeginamajortask,resolvetopersistuntilitiscomplete.
"ThefirstpartofsuccessisGettoittivenessthesecondpartofsuccessisSticktoit
tiveness."
OrisonSwettMarden,successauthor
Promiseothersthatyouwillcompletesomethingbyacertaindate.Promisingothersmotivatesyourself.
"Ifathingisworthdoing,itisworthdoingbadly."
G.K.Chesterton
Anythingworthdoingisworthdoingpoorlyatfirst,justbegin!
"Excuseitis"isadiseasethatisinvariablyfataltosuccess.Avoiditatallcosts.
Keytosuccess:Concentratesinglemindedlyononething,themostimportantthingandstayatituntilitis100
percentcomplete.
Everyactofselfdisciplineintimemanagementstrengthensallyourotherdisciplines.
Thefirst20percentofataskoftenaccountsfor80percentofthevalueofthetask.
Fully30percentofallworkingtimeisspentlookingformaterialsthathavebeenmislaid.Fileyourinformation
carefully.
Practicecomp/et|on by de/et|oneliminatealllowvaluetasks.
Becomeanunshakableoptimistlookforthegoodineverysituation.
Positive,successfulpeoplethinkandtalkaboutthesolutions.Unsuccessfulpeopletalkabouttheirproblems.
Whichareyou?
Informationisdoublingineveryfieldevery3to5years.Thismeansyourknowledgemustdoubleaswell.
Learnspeedreadingsothatyoucangetthroughlargerquantitiesofmaterialinashorterperiodoftime.
Continuallyread,listentoaudiotapes,andsearchforideasthatcanhelpyoutobemoreproductive.
Trainyourmemorytoincreaseyourabilitytoretainnames,numbers,facts,andinformation.
SavetimeinreadingmagazinesbyrippingouttheKeyarticlesandsavingtheminafileforreviewlater.
Readbooksfasterbyscanningthebook,frontandback,beforeyoubeginreadingit.
Everyonetodayhaspilesofinformationtoread,buttheruleis:Ifit'smorethansixmonthsold,it'sjunk!
Beforefilingorstoringanything,askyourselfifyouwilleverneedthisinformationagain.
Ofallinformationsavedorfiled,80percentisneverreferredtoagain.
Cutdownonunnecessaryreadingeliminateneedlesssubscriptionstomagazinesandnewspapers.
Simplifyyourlife.Constantlylookforwaystoe/|m|nateunnecessarytasksandactivities.
"It'snotthesizeofthedoginthefight,butthesizeofthefightinthedog."
Anonymous
Thequalityofyourworkismoreimportantthanthequantity.
Thewholepurposeoftimemanagementistoenableyoutohavemoretimetospendwiththepeopleyoulove,
doingthethingsyouenjoy.
Cominghomeandgoingtobedear/ywhenyouareovertiredisanexcellentuseoftime.
Whenyouhavetoomuchtodo,makealistofeverysingletaskbeforeyoubegintogetyourlifebackunder
control.
Takeonedayoffeachweek,onelongweekendeachquarterandatleasttwofullweeksoffeachyear.
Vacationsareanexcellentuseoftime.
Taketimetothinkaboutyourrealgoalsandhowyoucanbetteraccomplishthemeverysingleday.
Unlockyourinborncreativity.Continuallylookforbetterwaystoaccomplishthesametaskwithlesstimeand
expenditureofresources.
"Dowhatyoucan,withwhatyouhave,rightwhereyouare."
TheodoreRoosevelt
Whenyoufeeloverwhelmedwithtoomuchtodoandtoolittletime,remindyourselfthata// you can do |s a// you
can do.
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