Place
a level of importance on each project or goal. Decide which actions
are the most important for reaching your top-level objectives. Then
spend the necessary time on those objectives first. That might seem
obvious, but it requires thoughtful planning to prioritize time expenditures.
It requires discipline to stick with the schedule.
Setting priorities also allows the mind to focus on desired outcomes.
Time spent prioritizing projects, actions, and time expenditures is
a wise investment of time.
2. Balance Time Expenditures.
Balancing time expenditures reduces stress. It brings success and
fulfillment to careers and personal lives. Consider all the important
areas in your life, and your values for each of them.
Consider areas such as family, health, career, relationships, spirituality,
and relaxation. Take into account your responsibilities and activities
within each of these areas. Balanced living brings contentment that
is often absent in today's fast moving world.
3. Visualize Your Outcome and Feel Gratitude.
You've prioritized and balanced your time expenditures. What results
did you want to achieve from each time expenditure in step one? Why
are each of those results important to you?
See those results in your mind's eye each day. Then create the unmistakable
feeling that those results have already been achieved. Most importantly,
create a strong, silent feeling of gratitude that you have already
received each result that you visualized.
4. Measure Results.
The only way to know if your efforts at time management are working
is to measure the results. If you continue to feel stressed or do
not see tangible changes taking place, it's time to re-evaluate what
you are doing and make changes.
5. Adjust and Repeat.
Time and its winds of constant change are sure to bring surprises
that intervene in your initial plans. One of the most frequent mistakes
in managing time is neglecting to fine tune. First attempts at prioritizing
and balancing often need a second look. If your results are less than
you wanted, return to step one. Fine tune your schedule to make it
more functional.
Time expenditures will always need to be reallocated periodically.
Goals, needs, values, commitments, and responsibilities change. New
projects and objectives will enter the picture. Unexpected events
and new relationships will require flexibility.
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Daily actions that support each of these five steps can bring more
work productivity and personal life satisfaction. With a schedule
that must be flexible, I check and adjust my time expenditures weekly.
This insures that my actions are supporting my career and personal
objectives. These actions for effective time-management can support
your objectives also.
Stop and think of a top-level objective that you want to reach. Ask
yourself this question:
"If I could choose only one activity today that would take me closer
to this objective, what would it be?" You've just started the process
with step number one.
Keep practicing each of these five time-management steps by applying
them to your situation. You will be pleased with the results.
About the Author:
Steve Brunkhorst is a professional success coach the creator of Achieve!
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