The Winning Way

Good Morning!
I Have Been Thinking

Time management is basically about being focused. The Pareto Principle also known as the ’80:20 Rule’ states that 80% of efforts that are not time managed or unfocused generates only 20% of the desired output. However, 80% of the desired output can be generated using only 20% of a well time managed effort. Although the ratio ’80:20′ is only arbitrary, it is used to put emphasis on how much is lost or how much can be gained with time management.

Some people view time management as a list of rules that involves scheduling of appointments, goal settings, thorough planning, creating things to do lists and prioritizing. These certainly are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop efficient personal time management skills. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill tha! t can give you that extra reserve to create the results you desire.

But there is more skills involved in time management than the core basics. Skills such as decision making, inherent abilities such as emotional intelligence and critical thinking are also essential to your personal growth.

Personal time management involves everything you do. No matter how big and no matter how small, everything counts. Each new knowledge you acquire, each new advice you consider, each new skill you develop should be taken into consideration.

Having a balanced life-style should be the key result in having personal time management. This is the main aspect that many practitioners of personal time management fail to grasp.

Time management is about getting results, not about being busy.

The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in anyone’s life are like facets of a diamond. These six areas include; physical, intellectual, social, car! eer, emotional and spiritual.

The physical facet involv! es having a healthy body, less stress and fatigue.

The intellectual facet involves learning and other mental growth activities.

The social facet involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.

The career facet involves school and work.

The emotional facet involves appropriate feelings and desires and manifesting them.

The spiritual facet involves a personal quest for meaning and purpose.

Each area creates the whole you, if you are ignoring one area then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.

A great way of learning time management and improving your personal life is to follow several basic activities.

One of them is to review your goals whether it be immediate or long-term goals often.

Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style.

Ea! ch and everyone of us has a peek time and a time when we slow down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to tell when to do the difficult tasks when we are the sharpest.

Learning to say “No”. You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.

Pat yourself at the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an effective time management result.

Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.

Don’t procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.

Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.

Have a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.

These are just a few steps you initially take in becoming a well rounded and very productive individual.

Opportunity is never lost
It goes To Those Ready to Accept It!

Carolyn

Ice Breakers
Irish Twins

The new father ran out of the delivery room and announced to the rest of his family who were waiting for the news: “We had twins!”

We’re naming them Maureen and Colleen!

The family was so excited they immediately asked, “Who do Maureen and Colleen look like?”

The father paused, smiled, and said, “Each other.”

Thought for Today
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“Without the rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tips and Techniques

What good is time if you cannot do what you want with it?
What good is money if there is nothing left to do what you want?

If you aren’t or can’t then there is something to learn in your management skills. Join me each Monday in the Internet Niche Lab to work on your goals and to brainstorm your ideas.

Happy designing!