| Does it ever feel like there is never enough time | | | | can focus all my time on the things that are my |
| in the day? Are you always rushing? Do you feel | | | | passion but until that time, there are still things I |
| stressed at the end of the day? Do you believe | | | | do to move myself forward that I don't totally |
| that you are not accomplishing what you hoped? | | | | love. However, I try to get them done as quickly |
| Better time management may be the answer. | | | | and as painlessly as possible. |
| Dr. Respect at says we must "protect, organize | | | | The second category would be spending time |
| and prioritize our time". If you are having any of | | | | with people I care about---those people who |
| the above listed difficulties, then my guess is you | | | | nurture me. I protect time for the special man in |
| are missing at least one of those elements. | | | | my life, my sons, my extended family and my |
| Protecting our time is important. We all have the | | | | friends. There are some people whom I avoid |
| same amount of time in a day. It's what we do | | | | when I am protecting my time. They are the |
| with it that is critical. Do you find yourself doing | | | | ones who generally take more than they give. Do |
| things you really don't want to do or spending | | | | you have people like that in your life? If they can't |
| time with people who take more than they give? | | | | be totally eliminated, at least minimize the time |
| These are examples of not protecting your time. | | | | you give to these people. |
| Your time is your gift to spend, as you will. You | | | | The third category would be simply things that |
| can spend it wisely or you can waste it. It's your | | | | bring me pleasure or joy. There are things I do |
| choice. However, one thing you can't do is get it | | | | that I can do alone or with others when I need |
| back to do over again. | | | | relaxation. I like to read a good book, watch a |
| Sometimes we all do things that we don't really | | | | good movie, horseback ride, canoe, ski, walk in |
| want to be doing but when we do, it should be in | | | | the woods and something I got to do this |
| furtherance of a bigger goal that we have. Maybe | | | | weekend---swim. Protect your time so that you |
| we don't want to be going to work today but we | | | | get to do the things that bring you joy. |
| want to collect our paycheck at the end of the | | | | Organizing your time has to do with having a |
| week, so it's something we choose to do to get | | | | good time management system. Don't wait until |
| to the bigger payoff. | | | | something is due tomorrow to start on it. Have a |
| However, there are things that we do that just | | | | good plan and systems in place so you are in |
| aren't important, don't lead to anything and waste | | | | charge of your time instead of your schedule |
| our time. Can you think of any activities that fall | | | | being in charge of you. Learn more about time |
| into that category for you? Do you know that | | | | management systems in our Time Management |
| the average American watches on average three | | | | teleclass. |
| hours of television each day? How is that for a | | | | Another aspect of organizing one's time is |
| time waster? | | | | maintaining laser-like focus. Did you know that the |
| I know when I first got my computer, one of the | | | | average person's mind wanders around seven to |
| things I unwisely spent my time on was computer | | | | eight times a minute? Developing good work |
| games. I don't mean an occasional game here or | | | | habits that include staying focused until the job is |
| there. I'm talking about an addiction, an | | | | done is critical to organization. |
| obsession---playing solitaire until 2 AM. If I didn't | | | | Prioritizing your time has to do with deciding |
| get that under control, I would have not only | | | | what's most important. I said I have three |
| been wasting my time, but I would have been | | | | categories---goal-oriented actions, time with |
| wasting my life. | | | | important people and time doing enjoyable |
| I have three general categories for which I like to | | | | activities. They don't necessarily prioritize in that |
| protect my time. One is for making progress | | | | order. |
| toward my work/life goals. These are the things I | | | | There must be a balance. I know that when I |
| do to move me forward in life. These are | | | | spend too much time working, I start to feel on |
| generally geared toward helping people in some | | | | edge and tense. This is generally a strong indicator |
| way, generating more clientele, and increasing my | | | | that I need to switch my focus to one of the |
| revenue streams. | | | | other areas. A person cannot be in control of |
| In this category, it is my sincere hope that one | | | | their time if all they do is goal-oriented activity. A |
| day I will have enough income to hire out all those | | | | healthy balance is necessary for good time |
| necessary jobs that I don't love to do so that I | | | | management and a healthy lifestyle. |