TIME – The Unique Blessing

MY Use of Time

Does This Happen to ME?

HOW DO WE DEFINE, “TIME”

Some Tips & Techniques

Good and Bad Time Manager Characteristics

Question / Answer session

Conclusion

MEASURE OF UNITS

EQUAL OPPURTUNITY--- EVERYONE GETS THE SAME AMOUNT EVERYDAY.

UNUSUAL COMMODITY.

FEELS LIKE IT PASSES AT VARYING SPEED, (BUT ACTUALLY IT DOESN’T).

FOR STUDENTS FOR

THEIR SUCCESS

NOW WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT “TIME MANAGEMENT”????

An important aspect of TIME MANAGEMENT is to plan ahead.

The first step in efficient time management is to organize the workspace or home.

LEARNING TIME MANAGEMENT METHODS IS A SKILL NO DIFFERENT THAN LEARNING TO SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE OR FIGURING OUT HOW TO WORD PROCESS!!

IF YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT IT,

YOU CAN.

ARE YOU ALL A GOOD TIME MANAGER???

ARE YOU ALL A BAD TIME MANAGER???

Looking for things and not finding them

Lost keys, documents, telephone numbers

Appointments forgotten

I am afraid to start certain projects

I try but just cannot do certain important things

Start something, get interrupted, start something else

Try to do everything myself

Have to do other people’s work

I don’t know what is more important for me

My life seems to be going nowhere

I feel as if I am just existing NOT living

1. _____________________________

2. _____________________________

3. _____________________________

4. _____________________________

5. _____________________________

Keep your Time Log for a week

Organize Yourself - Desk, Office, Home

Use a small diary / time planner

Sort all documents - scrap or donate

A place for everything in the home

Learn to switch off the TV

ACTIVITIES TIME / DAY TIME / WEEK

SLEEP - -

T.V - -

PHONE - -

GOSSIP - -

EATING - -

WITH FRIENDS - -

HOUSEHOLD CHORES --

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Time Management

ScheduleMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

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2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

9 p.m. – 10 p.m.

10 p.m. – 11 p.m.

11 p.m. – 12 a.m.

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Example Only

Set your LONG TERM GOALS

Make short term targets which move you towards your goals

Set Annual Targets – remember them

Paste an Year Planner in your home

Do not forget your targets

…..Pray for Success

TIME – AREAS, ACTIVITIES – HOW IT PASSESHow time passes ( Estimated 60 years)

This chart shows what you might be doing withyour time in a life of average length.

Tying one’s shoes 8 daysWaiting for traffic lights to change 1 monthTime spent at the barber shop 1 monthDialing the telephone 1 monthRiding elevators (in big cities) 3month

Essentially, your time frame, ie 24 hours minus your commitments = your choice time.

Each time frame consists of three types of activities

Whether it's a day, week, month, term or year, each time frame can be broken down into three parts:

Scheduled ‘have-to’ activities.

Unscheduled ‘have-to’ activities.

Unscheduled ‘want-to’ activities.

1. _____________________________

2. _____________________________

3. _____________________________

4. _____________________________

5. _____________________________

Question Not

at all Rarely

Some

times Often

Very

Often

1 Are the tasks you work on during the

day the ones with the highest priority?

2 Do you find yourself completing tasks

at the last minute, or asking for

extensions?

3 Do you set aside time for planning and

scheduling?

4 Do you know how much time you are

spending on the various jobs you do?

5 How often do you find yourself dealing with

interruptions?

6 Do you use goal setting to decide what tasks

and activities you should work on?

7 Do you leave contingency time in your

schedule to deal with "the unexpected"?

8 Do you know whether the tasks you are

working on are high, medium, or low value?

9 When you are given a new assignment, do

you analyze it for importance and prioritize

it accordingly?

10 Are you stressed about deadlines and

commitments?

11 Do distractions often keep you from working

on critical tasks?

12 Do you find you have to take work home, in

order to get it done?

13 Do you prioritize your "To Do" list or

Action Program?

14 Do you regularly confirm your priorities

with your boss?

15 Before you take on a task, do you check that the results will be worth the time put in?

46-75

You're managing your time very effectively!

31-45

You're good at some things, but there's room for improvement elsewhere.

15-30

Ouch. The good news is that you've got a great opportunity to improve your effectiveness at work, and your long term success!