These Are the Moments of Your Life Making the Most of Your Time.

These Are the Moments of Your Life

Making the Most of Your Time

Moments in Time

• On one level, time is what we measure by the clock -- Absolutely nothing we can do to stop it.

• More personally, time consists of your precious moments; the unfolding of life, event by event.

Managing Your Moments . . .

• Events we think we CANNOT control, and we CAN’T

is about controlling the Events that unfold in your life


• Events we think we CANNOT control, but we CAN



• Events we think we CAN control, but we DON’T



• Events we think we CAN control, but we CAN’T



• Events we think we CAN control, and we CAN


when the demands of our life are greater than the resources available to meet those demands,

including our time

Stress occurs . . .

Pareto Principle

The Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule states that typically 80% of unfocussed effort generates only

20% of results, and that the remaining 80% of results are achieved with only 20% of the effort.

What Steals Your Precious Time?

• Interruptions -- telephone • Interruptions -- personal

visitors • Meetings • Tasks you should have

delegated • Procrastination and

indecision


• Acting with incomplete information • Dealing with team members • Crisis management (fire fighting) • Unclear communication

• Inadequate technical knowledge


• Unclear objectives and priorities

• Lack of planning • Stress and fatigue • Inability to say "No" • Desk management or

personal disorganization

Biggest Time Wasters

Time Waster Possible SolutionChange I Will Make

My Biggest Time Savers

My Time Savers New Time Savers to Implement Now

Twelve Timely Tips

1. Spend Time Planning and Organizing

Twelve Timely Tips

2. Set Goals

Twelve Timely Tips

3. Prioritize

Twelve Timely Tips

4. Use a To Do List

Twelve Timely Tips

5. Be Flexible

Twelve Timely Tips

6. Consider Your Biological Prime Time

Twelve Timely Tips

7. Do the Right Thing Right

Twelve Timely Tips

8. Control the Urgent

Twelve Timely Tips

9. Avoid Being a Perfectionist

Twelve Timely Tips

10. Conquer Procrastination

Twelve Timely Tips

11. Learn to Say “No”

Twelve Timely Tips

12. Reward Yourself

Conclusion

The more time we spend planning our time and activities the more time we will have for

those activities. By setting goals and eliminating time wasters and doing this

everyday you may find you will have extra time in the week to spend on those people

and activities most important to you.

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