20 Tips on Time
Management
by Kathy
Corwin, Marriage & Family Educator
Pictured: Dr. Denis Waitley with Kathy Corwin
Dear Corwins,
Please help me! I have trouble getting things done. It seems I can't
focus and stay on track. My spouse's patience is wearing thin. Could
you give me some organizational ideas?
Signed,
Please Help
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"Your goal in life should be to
live as long as you can, to give as much as you can, to learn
as much, to experience as much, and to love your fellow men
and women and children as much as you possibly can. Your health
is your greatest asset. Your freedom is your most precious
choice. Integrity, your greatest virtue." -- Dr. Denis
Waitley
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- Schedule or block out uninterrupted time for important projects
that you must accomplish. Make time your slave.
- Stop wasting the first hour of your day. Take care of important
priorities first.
- Do one thing at a time and do it well.
- Break the day into fifteen-minute blocks of time.
- Establish time limits for meetings and appointments and stay
within those boundaries.
- Handle each piece of paper only once.
- Use your "peak energy" times for the most difficult projects
and do the simpler and more fun tasks at your low energy times.
- DonÍt work during lunch Æ relax and eat slowly.
- Take shorter vacations more often for maximum creativity.
- At the end of each day, list tomorrowÍs priorities. In the morning
ask yourself, "WhatÍs the best use of my time today?"
- Always keep the end results of your dayÍs activities in mind.
- Plan a week ahead for the following week and plan a day ahead
for the following day.
- End each day by giving appreciation to the people who touched
your life that day.
- Get up 20 minutes earlier and go to bed 20 minutes earlier.
- Keep your television in a closed cabinet and never keep it in
the bedroom. Use it only as a positive influence.
- Use a docking station for your car cell phone with a speakerphone.
Keep your hands free for driving.
- Ask yourself the questions, "If I were free, what would I do
tomorrow morning? What did I love to do as a child? What were
my passion and desires when I was young?"
- Give yourself a journal and write down all your creative brainstorms
and ideas. Make a list of what you want to do in life. What is
your life purpose?
- Make a list of four categories of people that you trust:
1. Sounding board Æ one for trying out new ideas Æ a confidant
2. Spring board Æ one who can lead you to the right place Æ an
influence person
3. Mentor Æ one who helps you and stays with you
4. A role model Æ one who you admire and look up to
- Eliminate the clutter in your life and discover happiness and
fulfillment
Notes taken from an interview with Dr. Denis Waitley
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