The Skills of Time of Management  Part II 

Critical Steps for Successful Time Management

? Set your priorities and then put them in writing. Make sure you clarify what you really want out of life.

? Focus on objectives, not on activities. Your most important activities are those that help you accomplish your objectives.

? Write out a plan for each week. Ask yourself what you hope to accomplish by the end of the week and what you will need to do to achieve those results.

? Schedule your time to ensure you accomplish the most important things first. Make sure to clarify and schedule what tasks to do and when to do them. Remember to leave room for the unexpected and for interruptions.

? Evaluate everything you do in terms of your objectives at the end of each week. Keep track of what you did, when you did it, and why you did it. Then, plan for next week carefully.

You can lose, damage, or waste some things in life, and then, get them repaired or buy them again. Unfortunately, you cannot do that with time. Once time has gone, there is no way to get it back. The best thing you can do is learn from your mistakes by seeking new ways to improve.

Ways to Use Your Time Efficiently

6  Develop a personal philosophy of time – what time means to you and how time relates to your life. The way you handle time is based on your mindset.

6  Effective time management skills are derived from your desire to achieve greater potential than you're achieving now. You have to recognize and believe that you have greater potential first. And then you have to stimulate the motivation, set your long-term goals, and build the commitment to do what you need to do to reach your goals.

6  Make better time management a daily habit. Set your objectives, clarify your priorities, plan and schedule your time. Do first things first. Resist your impulses to do unscheduled tasks.

6  Eliminate recurring crises from your life. Find out why things keep going wrong. Learn to be proactive instead of reactive.

6  Develop the habit of finishing what you start. Don’t jump from one thing to another, leaving a string of unfinished tasks behind you.

6  Take a break. If you feel your stress levels have risen too high, take time off. Too much stress can derail your attempts at getting organized.