CRUISNG THROUGH LIFE? “MAP” OUT PRIORITIES Sharleen Smith Alabama Training Institute Auburn...

CRUISNG THROUGH LIFE?“MAP” OUT PRIORITIES

Sharleen SmithAlabama Training Institute

Auburn [email protected]

Copyright ©, 2009 AUM Alabama Training Institute, All Rights Reserved

“MAP”PINGOUT PRIORITIES



“M A P”

M MINDA ACTIVITYP PEOPLE

MIND

“MAP” STARTS WITH

THE


ACTIVITY

“MAP”CENTERS AROUND


PEOPLE

“MAP”ENDS WITH


Where is your slice?

SLICES MAY INCLUDESLICES MAY INCLUDE: work sleep recreation/play spiritual development relaxation play hobby family matters finances leisure sports educational development


MIND


needs assumptions thoughts beliefs attitudes expectations values needs

assumptions thoughts beliefs attitudes expectations values needs



assumptions thoughts beliefs Copyright ©, 2007 AUM Alabama Training Institute, All Rights Reserved

Albert Ellis’ ABC Theory

(A) You experience an event

(B) You engage in self talk

(C) You experience an emotion


A does not cause CB causes C

SELF TALK

POSITIVEOR

NEGATIVE



It is an ABSOLUTE

necessity...

• for people to love me and approve of me.

• for me to be perfect in all I undertake.

Dead End Thinking


Do you “awfulize”?Do you have a “shouldy” attitude?Do you have a “victim” mentality?

Decision Making Under Stress• The greater the stress, the greater the likelihood that a decision-maker will choose a risky alternative.

• During crisis, the ability of a group to handle difficult tasks requiring intensely focused attention is decreased.

• The greater the stress, the greater the tendency to make a premature choice of alternatives for a correct response.

• The greater the stress, the less likely that individuals can tolerate "ambiguity".

• Under increasing stress, there is a decrease in productive thoughts and an increase in distracting thoughts.

• The greater the stress, the greater the distortion in perception of threat and poor judgment often occurs.

• The greater the fear, frustration and hostility aroused by a "crisis", the greater the tendency to aggression and escape behaviors.

• In a stressful situation (whether real or perceived stress), only immediate survival goals are considered. Long term considerations are sacrificed for short term goals.


NoControl

CompleteControl

ANIMALS

stimulus

response


YOU & I

stimulus

response

CHOICE


TAKE

RESPONSE - ABILITY


NEVER GIVE AWAY YOUR

“CHOICE”

NEVER GIVE AWAY YOUR

“CHOICE”

STRESS RELEIVERS for the MIND

Laugh

Encourage yourself

Talk to a friend

Believe in yourself

Do not blame or complain

Learn how to take control

Know who you are

Adapt healthily to your environment or leave

ACTIVITY



Time…Where does it go?


60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Time cannot be saved or stored. It is not how much we have, but rather the way we use it.

The bottom line is how well we use it.

THE HEART OF TIME MANAGEMENT IS MANAGEMENT OF YOURSELF.

Time management is more than just managing our time; it is managing ourselves in relation to time.

It is setting priorities and taking charge of your situation and time utilization.

It means changing those habits or activities that cause us to waste time.

It is being willing to experiment with different methods and ideas to enable you to find the best way to make maximum use of time.


THE HEART OF TIME MANAGEMENT IS MANAGEMENT OF YOURSELF.

ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING WE DO REQUIRES TIME. SOME EVENTS/ACTIVITIES ARE EXTERNALLY CONTROLLED: meetings, family obligations, work duties. OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE INTERNALLY CONTROLLED: chatting on the phone, commitment to a club or project, or just "messing around."


I MPORTANCE

low

URGENCY

high

low

1

2

3

4

high


HEALTHY HABITSDiet

Exercise

Sleep

Play

Faith

Relaxation

Finances

Social



TIME WASTERS

1. Lack of daily planning2. Telephone3. Lack of priorities4. Trying to do too much5. Drop-in visitors6. Ineffective delegation7. Messy desk8. Inability to say no9. Meetings

10. Lack of deadlines


TIME, ORGANIZATION, AND WORK

1. Use an scheduler, Vista pad or Outlook calendar .

2. Make and use to do lists everyday. This list is a reminder.

3. Set priorities. Categorize to do list tasks into high, medium and low priorities.

4. Divide large tasks into several smaller parts. Focus on a small task to complete one part at a time.

5. Regularly ask yourself "What is the best use of my time right now?" Do that task.

6. Anticipate deadlines and foreseeable high stress periods and plan.

7. Schedule time for breaks. It can be hard to stay focused when you're tired, restless or hungry. Get up and stretch or have a snack. Keep breaks to 10-15 minutes as allowed.

8. Learn to say “no” when needed. Commit yourself only to those activities for which you have time.

9. Learn to say “later”. Postpone some phone calls and visits.

10. Take regular vacations.

PEOPLE


PEOPLE ...respectful

important

nice

teachable

draining


other PEOPLE issues


communication

other PEOPLE issues

inclusioncontrolintegrityopennesstrust



We have committed the golden rule to

memory…now,

let us commit it to life.


PRIORITIES?

“MAP” IT OUT!

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