Can You Fully Grasp The 3 Ranges of Time Management?

Can You Fully Grasp The 3 Ranges of Time Management?
By Nathan F. Shaw

As you carefully read this article you will find that it goes to the very heart of mature Time Management.

It covers things that absolutely anyone can do and takes no time at all to learn because you can already do it easily.

Can you think of anyone around you that needs this?

But before I reveal to you the most overlooked and most vital recommendation for time management, consider this..

There are three categories for Time Management.

Below are three excellent and highly recommended techniques for time management that I use all the time.

And if you pay close attention you will understand why techniques for ALL three ranges of time are vital for an optimized approach to time management.

TECHNIQUE 1: Short-range Time Management: Daily 10-Minute On-track Review

The 10-Minute On-track Time Management Review is one of my favorite daily techniques.

In just 10 minutes we can jot down most of the things floating around in our mind and take a strong grip on them by seeing them written down.

At times we get off track, whether practically, or with our efficiency, or emotionally. When that happens I usually realize I have not done a 10 minute how is it going self-review, so I do it then and things seem so much clearer and in my grasp.

Whenever you feel overwhelmed, try it, just jot down those buzzing thoughts, and youll immediately feel in far more control.

And if you already know this; if this already seems terribly simple to you..

..then I beg you this question:

How consistent are you at doing it as part of your regular Time Management operations? If you do it regularly, then thats awesome.

But I wonder if you have got the 2nd Time Management technique in place too?

TECHNIQUE 2: For Long-range Time Management: Weekend Review

Take an hour or so every single weekend to review the past week and plan for the coming week.

I confess, I myself find this difficult to stick to, yet its so so so important for total Time Management.

Don't let your brain trick you into missing this. It can be extremely hard work to think of all the messy details of how things are going and attempting to put it all in order. But don't let your brain get away with chickening out.

Brain, for the next hour, it's you and me bucko!

The Weekend Review is much like the 10-Minute Review, but the Weekend Review should include everything in your life.

If youve never done this before, then itll be a bumpy roller coaster the first time you do it.

Have you got the guts? Have you got the foresight that it is well worth doing?

Dedicate an entire afternoon (maybe it will take a day), perhaps with a friend, to individually do a mind-dump of everything important and significant in your life.

This will help your time management drastically because it will push your mind to be aware of projects, responsibilities, and desires that you could, should, are, or want to ultimately be doing.

And you cant apply yourself to the very best possible time management if you are not staying optimally mindful of things, right?

Write down all the big important things in your life, present, and desired, and at the weekend check how things are going in relation to your Time Management Master List that you update and review at the weekends.

So now we need to fill the gap between the short term 10 minute time management and the long-term big life vision time management.

TECHNIQUE 3: For Medium-range Time Management: Current Project List

Key Principle: Time Management works via taking future envisioned results, identifying their steps of achievement, scheduling them, and then acting on what is scheduled.

So technique 3 is this:

Maintain an active list of all your current projects.

This should be a list of every single active project or responsibility you have got going in your life.

It will include repeated responsibilities you have got such as the weekly shopping spree, because writing those things down will push you to fit them efficiently into your time management schedule.

You cant have optimum time management unless you include everything you need to have time management for, right?

To conclude: There are 3 ranges of our life thus we require 3 core techniques of time management.

Always remember those three requirements.

Oh, and I promised to reveal the most overlooked yet greatest time management secret.

Its implied in the above 3 techniques and it is this:

Write things down, dont just let things revolve around your head.

Dont just think it, Ink it!

This is the number one priority I want my clients to learn from me for their Time Management success.

Do you know the following fact established by Brian Tracy?

Writing down the things we want to do, have, and become, moves us to the top 3% of the population in terms of life success.

So fancy being among the elite of men and women?

Take pen to paper regularly and get things committed to clear precise orderliness on paper (or computer).

That really is the overlooked secret to all of Time Management.

Currently touring Thailand whilst writing and coaching, Nathan Shaw has a 15 page Time Management Missing Principles Handbook available free.

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Not Time Management Self Management

Not Time Management - Self Management
By Jem Bacchus

What does the expression 'time management' really mean? In considering that no one can ever hold time back or force it on or even attempt to make it stand still, the expression is really a misnomer. No one can manage time; it is impossible to manage something over which you have no control whatever. You just cannot win.

Can you imagine what utter confusion there would be if we all had the ability to organize time to suit ourselves? Think of this, there would be no use for clocks and time would never be synchronized. Worst of all, who would determine whether it is early or late? Thank Goodness, time is common to all and must be used as it passes. We can control our clocks and set them to whatever hour we wish, but that does not have any effect whatever on dear 'father time.'

It would be much more appropriate to make good use of passing time if we learn to manage ourselves. We must not think in terms of time management. Time waits on no one, so organize your life so that you will not be left behind. Adjust your schedule of work through self improvement, set appropriate goals and try to work within a specified time frame as time passes.

In today's fast moving pace, you had better be able to adjust yourself to keep up with what's going on around you. The successful people have all learned how to make use of the time afforded them. They are the ones who have succeeded in business or sport or whatever they had set their minds to until they became achievers. If they had attempted to manage time instead of working toward their goal and making use of time as it passed, they would never have reached the pinnacle of their ambition.

You can become highly productive if you identify the areas in which you need to focus your attention, do some goal setting, and conduct yourself in the manner appropriate for your success. You must decide on how long you intend to spend on a certain project and make every effort to stick to your decision. Be prepared to abide by your own rules.

Too often we set goals and make resolutions that we never even attempt to bring to fruition. During our negligence, time marches on.

You must awake and arise, put on your running shoes and do your utmost to be on time by organising the things that are necessary to bring about your desired result. Do not try to finish the race before you even begin. Forget about time management; do not even consider competing with time; it is ageless, it never gets tired and when you are old and decrepit, time will still be marching on.

Keep in mind that to make the best use of your hours, you must learn the management of yourself. Self management is a lifelong challenge; when you cease to do this, you cease to be productive.

You must know what you really want and do all you can to change your habits. Assess yourself honestly and you will be amazed at the traits you discover. Then make every effort to make the changes you think necessary for your success. If you cannot make a clean break, do it in stages and keep focussed on your goals.

A word of caution, do not discuss this with anyone. Do not expect them to sympathize with you or give you encouragement. All you will get is criticism. This is your own little secret; keep it that way and be determined to continue to make the change in your life. Others will see the change in you soon enough.

You will get much more done in much less time because instead of fighting a losing battle with time management, you will be exercising personal management as you learn how to organise yourself.

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Time Killer Checklist: Are You Suffering From Them?

Time Killer Checklist: Are You Suffering From Them?
By Jason Anderson

I bet you're frustrated over never having enough time to get everything done in the day. There are only a fixed number of hours in the day, and no matter how hard we wish for it that will never change.

Unfortunately, most people find they have too little time to get everything done because they have several time killers in their life - things that take up much more time than they should. Here are 5 common time killers, as well as tips on how you can avoid them.

Poor Equipment

Have you ever had to wait for your computer to start up, or a file you need to open, or even a photocopier to make the copies you need? Perhaps your computer is even crashing constantly, forcing you to restart several times a day.

Often these problems come about from buying the cheapest option, or not maintaining the equipment properly. It's a false economy to do either - the few dollars you save is vastly outweighed by the cost of the time you lose. Fix or replace any such equipment as soon as possible.

Telephone Calls

The telephone is a two-edged sword. When used correctly, it can be a great time saver. But at times it can be another time killer.

Always know exactly what you are going to say before you call someone. Quickly identify yourself, and once you are talking to the right person cover what you need to and hang up. No casual chatting!

If you are receiving calls, and/or have a mobile, decide on fixed times when you will and won't answer the phone. For a normal phone you can screen your calls. For a mobile, simply turn it off and let the calls go through to voicemail. Then pick a later time to go through all the messages, and only answer the ones that are important.

People who won't stop talking

We've all met them - they love the sound of their own voice, and just won't stop talking. Unfortunately, saying you have to go rarely works. Your best bet is to avoid them where you can. If you receive calls from them, screen your calls (perhaps using caller ID) so you don't have to talk directly to them.

Traffic jams

Everyone living in the city has run into traffic jams at some time or another. While there isn't any way to get through a traffic jam any faster, you do have a few options.

Consider leaving earlier (or later), to avoid the traffic. If that's not possible, investigate public transport options like the subway. Finally, see if there is something else you can do in the car at the same time - perhaps listen to a training CD, or get a lift with someone else and do your work while they deal with the traffic!

Meetings

Meetings can be huge time killers, especially if there is no clear agenda for the meeting. If possible, avoid going to meetings that you don't have to attend. If you can't escape a meeting, encourage the use of a fixed agenda so everyone knows what should be covered. This allows people to (hopefully) gather their thoughts ahead of time, and will limit off-topic conversation.

We all suffer from time killers in our life. The people who are successful know how to identify those time killers, and how to avoid them.

Learn more about how you can take control of your life and get more done today than you ever thought possible by visiting http://www.timemanagementmentor.com/time-management-tips.html , where Jason Anderson passes on essential information on the art of time management and personal organization.

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Time Shifting

Time Shifting
By Mary Anne Fields

Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is like saying, 'I don't want to...'. Lao-Tzu

One thing I hear often as a coach is I don't have the time to.... We all feel we don't have enough time at least occasionally. But I'd like to offer a different point of view, which mirrors that of Lao-Tzu above. While time is finite and we can't create more of it, we do have total 100% control over how we use our time.

Okay, I can already hear you complaining that you don't have total control. Relax. Breathe. Try to keep an open mind here. It is true that we live our lives at a furious pace. We often feel as if we don't have time to take a breath, much less have fun or get everything done. I'm with you so far.

However, when was the last time that you took a really careful, detailed look at where your time is spent? How much time do you really spend working? How much time is spent in non-productive time at work (visiting, reading the paper, walking the halls, attending useless meetings, etc.) How much time do you spend getting ready for work? How much time do you spend with your loved ones? How much time do you spend caring for others? How much time do you spend caring for yourself? How about watching TV? How about with friends? How about cleaning house? If you are able to truly look at your life in an objective way, I will bet that you will find you spend a lot of time doing unimportant, useless, even harmful (to yourself) things, all of which you accept as just a normal part of your life.

So, here's the challenge: keep a log for a few days of everything you do, broken down by at least 15 minutes increments. Be brutally honest about your activities. After you've kept the log for a few days, review it and try to identify areas where time is wasted, you just don't want to do it, or where you might like to do it if you had all the time in the world, you don't, so you choose not to do this anymore. You will find free time to spare.

Now what you do with it is something else. It is at this point that you can also be totally honest with yourself about things like exercising more, walking the dog more often, cooking more, etc. All the things you think you should do and, of course, would do if you had the time. Now you can admit that you just don't want to do them, and stop blaming it on lack of time. It is 100% okay to be who you are, and stop trying so hard to be who you think you should be.

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Where Does The Time Go?

Where Does The Time Go?
By Vicki Miller

Did you get into direct selling thinking you would have more time for the really important things in life? Isn't that what we hear so often and also what we tell others? You'll be working out of your home and have more time to relax and more time to spend with family and friends. That's the best part about this business!

But is that the reality you actually experienced? Probably not, if you're like most people in business for themselves. Maybe you started with high hopes of a calendar with plenty of room for personal activities. But somewhere along the way of building your business, the personal activities you crave never happened - or at least not as frequently as you imagined. Why does this occur? Here's why:

Believing that others control your calendar

Believing that taking time for yourself is robbing your business

Believing that self-care is counter productive

Believing that if you are not usy constantly, you're lazy

Believing that you have to be like everyone else

Believing that packing more in will eventually lead to success

Believing that you can't take the time

Believing that you have to do it all yourself

So what's the answer?

Get out your calendar, appointment book, or PDA and block out time for what's important first. Every day reserve the time for your self-care and for the special people in your life. Maybe it seems backwards to do this first. Yet this is the very time that refuels you and provides the energy that helps you sail through the rest of your to-do list. Don't worry, there will still be plenty of blank space in your calendar to devote to your business and other essential activities. The difference is now you will feel more motivated to do them!

And finally, hold yourself accountable for your schedule. Remember you are the one in control of your time!

Vicki Miller CUCG, PCC

Copyright July 2006

As a Life Coach, my passion has always been to help people grow and achieve success. One way I do this is to offer training designed specifically for direct selling leaders -- training that addresses your needs and instills confidence in your ability to manage a thriving business, lead your team and develop new leaders. Visit the Direct Selling Leadership Center (http://www.directsellingleadershipcenter.com)to see the variety of training resources offered. See this month's special 1-hour teleseminar at http://www.directsellingleadershipcenter.com/teleseminar

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7 Timeless Secrets for Success

7 Timeless Secrets for Success
By Colleen Kettenhofen

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are an excellent leader. Dolly Parton

1. When you love what you do, its not work, it energizes you. Whether you want to start a business, or achieve overall greater business success, you must start with a burning desire. There will be roadblocks and detours along the way. Without the fuel of passion and feeling of purpose, its easy to become overwhelmed, lose focus and give up entirely. When I was in sales, I loved going to work and having that customer connection. The only reason I eventually left was I possessed an even greater passion for connecting through speaking, training and writing. Theres a strong sense of accomplishment for me at the end of a speaking engagement when people report that they feel a newfound sense of control. They say they cant wait to implement the proven techniques to resolve issues such as dealing with a difficult person or employee, overcoming procrastination, or improving their public speaking skills and achieving greater business success. Often, people who are close to finding their dream simply need to fine tune it. Consider seeing a career counselor so you can channel your passion.

2. Achieving greater business success means practicing delayed gratification and greater discipline. It is said that many people starting a business or making a career change would do better to rent for a while and not have the added expense of a mortgage. A key trait of successful people is the ability to see things from a long-term perspective. Get rid of extra things and frivolous expenses that are holding you back. It may be important for you to surround yourself with a team of experts such as a reliable accountant, attorney, motivation coach, financial planner, and possibly a graphic artist and web designer. Put simply, successful people often make themselves do things that others dont want to do.

3. Clarify your core values. Make sure your goals are consistent with whats important to you. Otherwise, no matter how much you think you want something, you wont work hard to achieve it. Write down every personal and professional goal you think you want to accomplish. Make sure theyre realistic. Ask yourself if each one is consistent with giving you greater peace of mind and happiness. For example, if freedom and staying home with your children is important to you, will this new job allow you to do that? If not, no matter how high paying it is, it wont matter. Youll find excuses for procrastinating and not doing it. So start clarifying your values.

4. Face your fear by going through it. Research shows we will do more to avoid pain than to get pleasure. Theres a strong correlation between fear and procrastination. Often we procrastinate something because deep down we associate that activity or goal with some type of pain. For example, I know of a colleague who procrastinated starting what is now a very successful business out of concern shed exceed her husband financially. The business has proven so successful the husband now works for her. He says she is easier to be around because shes fulfilling a creative need. Not to mention the added security of more family income. In order to be successful, whether it's entering into a new relationship or achieving greater business success, sometimes you have to be willing to be terrified.

5. Learn to overcome procrastination. A key ingredient for success is overcoming procrastination. Research shows its usually the harder tasks that we dont want to do that are imperative in helping us achieve our goals. Break down each task or project into baby steps. To avoid overwhelm, avoid saying to yourself, Im going to sit down and work on this for the next four hours straight. Instead, say, Ill work on this first thing tomorrow morning from just 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. Then, if I want to stop I will. During this time, we often end up on a roll and want to keep going. The hardest part is getting started.

Once you are on a roll, whatever you do, dont stop until your task is 100% complete. Research points to the fact that its much harder to start a task, stop, and then try to pick it up again. Keep in mind that everything you procrastinate today only compounds tomorrows pressure. To be motivated toward your goal requires you to have strong motive and get moving.

6. Accept responsibility. Once you know what you want to achieve, whether it's personal success or business success, recognize that you and you alone are responsible for making it happen. Take responsibility for the choices youve made in the past. You cant control many external circumstances around you, such as other people or their opinion of you, but you can control your thoughts and your environment. Remember the saying, What other people think of you is none of your business!

7. Take action, write down your goals, and commit them to someone supportive. Make them specific, measurable and realistic. Next to each goal, write down one action step you can take today to bring you closer to accomplishing it. Share them with someone supportive. Give them specific time frames (the date and the time) for when you are going to take these action steps. Have them check up on you for accountability. Holding yourself accountable is a central key to success. Keep a written copy of your goals in your wallet and look at them every day. Subconsciously your mind will start coming up with ideas for achieving your goals. When you get these ideas, write them down immediately. Youll begin attracting into your life people and circumstances that can get you there.

Keep in mind that whats going on outside you is a result of whats going on INSIDE you. What self-limiting belief do you have about your skills and abilities? Take stock and be honest with yourself. The average person has 50,000 to 60,000 thoughts a day. When we talk to ourselves about ourselves, much of that self-talk is negative. We are usually our harshest critic. As the saying goes, How many times in a day do we should all over ourselves with everything that we should be doing?! Always rememberstrive for progress, not perfection.

Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things. T.S. Eliot

Copyright 2006 Colleen Kettenhofen

Colleen Kettenhofen is a motivational speaker, workplace expert, & co-author of The Masters of Success, as featured on the Today Show, along with Ken Blanchard and Jack Canfield. To order the book, or for more free articles and free newsletter visit http://www.ColleenSpeaks.com or call (800)323-0683. Popular topics: leadership, management, difficult people, public speaking, success. You are free to repost or reprint this article provided Colleen Kettenhofen's name and website are included.http://www.ColleenSpeaks.com

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It's Never Too Late for Time Management

It's Never Too Late for Time Management
By Ann-Marie Latoski

There is always enough time to get everything done, and everything always gets done on time. Really!

I have been involved in numerous projects and deliverables, from large product launches to presentations on business cases, strategies, policies, etc. Many a time, I sat and watched others scurry, scramble, and fret over the timeline. Meanwhile, I left the office at the usual time or not too long after certainly when I chose to. Id hear the next day about the Herculean efforts of those working into the wee hours of the night to get things done. I used to wonder what was wrong with me.

I began to justify myself (to myself). Im very organized. I can get to the heart of it. I focus my attention. I do my work when Im in the office and dont spend time socializing. Not too long ago, I realized there was more to it than some talent that I alone possessed. I began to consciously know that things would get done when they needed to, and I allowed it to happen. I knew wherever I ended up at the end of the day was where I needed to be. Things were getting completed faster. If I knew I had to finish a proposal before a meeting, I would be done exactly on time. I felt very free, and even a little guilty, looking at everyone else still stressing over their workload.

I believe everyone can feel this freedom. It starts by knowing yourself, knowing your work, then thinking, feeling and acting differently. We are each unique in the strengths we possess and the role we play. Once we have our goals and know our priorities it comes together when needed.

More often than not, it does get done on time, meaning when it is required or in a time that suits the larger project. If we change our definition of on time to reflect need rather than dates, we take the pressure off, and generally improve the quality of what is delivered.

Are you going to tell me about the time your report was late? Late by whose definition? It got there when it got there. What about the time you missed a meeting? What did you really miss? Was it anything that couldnt be made up? What about the presentation you had to give? Well, you delivered what you had, didnt you?

What happened the day you were sick, or on vacation? Did the office continue to function? What about the time you worked overtime and/or overboard to deliver something, only to have it sit unused by the recipient for another day or week? What truly were the consequences? Were you and others able to adjust? Ill bet you were.

Our shifted perception gives us flexibility and a level of confidence in our ability to do our jobs. This self-assurance allows us to work in the moment - the true key to effective use of time. When we arent distracted by:

-an external influence such as a neighbor or the youve got mail signal, or

-the internal sabotage of what we were last working on, or have to do next, we have infinite space in the moment to concentrate on what we are doing.

So know yourself, know your role, and your tasks, prioritize accordingly, then set yourself up for success. Live and work in the present, and let the future take care of itself and youll find it all gets done on time.

Ann-Marie is a dynamic leader, speaker, author and coach. As former Marketing Director for the printed SuperPages in Canada, Ann-Marie is known for her vision, passion and business success. Her first book, Sweet Success and Integrity is full of practical wisdom and guidance for surviving life at the office. Visit her at http://www.amcoaching.ca

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Time Management Action Plan

Time Management - Action Plan
By Johannes Nefischer

Does your time management concept includes an action plan? For sure I do not want to present you how to manage time and be a hypocrite. I realized that managing your time contains besides putting an action plan into play also the using of intelligence and skills.An action plan is a way of organization in which you create a list of responsibilities that instruct a person to achieve an objective. The list centers on the goals immediately needing achievement on demand. The action plan allows you to focus your attention on the specific responsibility required of you.

The marketplace is crowded with several software programs which help those of us that have busy schedules. These programs provide tools for storing names, addresses and other important information in a secure filing cabinet. Many large companies invest in this type of software. But if you own a smaller company and the software programs are too expensive so you might want to evade to other programs that offer similar tools for organizing. Beside Microsoft Outlook there are many alternative programs which include useful tools to manage your time. Microsoft Outlook has book organizers, address books, and other tools sufficient enough to help smaller businesses manage their business.

If you are storing files on your computer, be sure to backup your data so nothing is lost. Backups are necessary for protecting important documents. It will not cost you a lot of time to save your documents on discs or other storage mediums, but it could save you a lot of it. When you make a backup be sure to include a file name that you will remember. Choose the file names in such a way that you recognize it immediately. This will help you to be better organized. File extensions are connecting files to a particular file. Therefore, if you have outdated files, you might want to add a few extensions and label the file accordingly. This will help you get right to the important documents, and have the piece of mind you need if the outdated documents require reopening.

If you have documents in your computer or lying around that you no longer need, make sure this is true and delete them or toss them in the garbage. Thus you will get a better overview. Wasted documents take up time and space, because if you are searching for a document, papers which you do not need any more would obstruct you. Most business requires maximum speed on computers. Moreover, when you are storing outdated files, your action in time management plan is out of socket. Getting ahead is organizing and tossing what is wasting space.

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The Time to Act

The Time to Act
By Jim Rohn

Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.

Let's say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you've got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims. If you don't, here's what happens -

- You Fall Prey To The Law Of Diminishing Intent -

We intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when the emotion is high. But if we don't translate that intention into action fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now the passion is cold. A year from now it can't be found.

So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong, clear, and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you're motivated by it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes, before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some push-ups. You've got to take action; otherwise the wisdom is wasted. The emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity.

Discipline enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the disciplines. By doing so, you've started a whole new life process.

Here is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem. Many people who are teaching self-esteem these days don't connect it to discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a little less than your best. Sure enough, you've started in the slightest way to decrease your sense of self-worth.

There is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. If you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another. Worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our self-worth.

Once this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own philosophy. Make the commitment: I will discipline myself to achieve my goals so that in the years ahead I can celebrate my successes.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Reproduced with permission from Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine.Copyright 2005 Jim Rohn International. All rights reservedworldwide. To subscribe to Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine, go tohttp://Jim-Rohn.InspiresYOU.com

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Time Management: Where Does Our Time Go?

Time Management: Where Does Our Time Go?
By Tonya Ramsey

Time management is a big concern for a lot of people. I keep hearing, There are just not enough hours in the day or Where does my time go? Face it we all live busy lives. Work, family, and other commitments keep us all hopping. To utilize better time management, its important to recognize what the specific problems are. Is it not having enough time for you or your family? Do you feel that you are wasting time by excessive driving? Maybe you are not sure where all your time is going and just want to account for it. Or you could have a full schedule that you are having a hard time keeping up with. Whatever the reason, time is a precious resource that most of us need to use to its fullest.

The most important step in time management is evaluating our schedules. On a sheet of paper write up a typical week for you, by looking at your current schedule you will be able to identify places where better time management could be use. Ask yourself why you are feeling unsatisfied with your schedule? Make a list of what you want to change and what you want to make room for. Do you want more time to peruse interests? More time to be with your children? Or just more time to get everything done?

After you have done this take a piece of paper and draw three columns. In the first column put a list of all appointments, events, or commitments that are set in stone, things that take place at a set time and happen daily, weekly or monthly. Such as work, club meetings, or standing doctors appointments. In the second column put flexible tasks or commitments that can be done around your set in stone commitments, such as grocery shopping, house cleaning, or having lunch with a friend. In the third column put those occasional appointments, doctor appointments, a school play, or an old friend coming into town (or anything that does not fall into the other two columns).

Then using a calendar (preferably one with large spaces for the days) Or use a notebook and label each page a day or two (depending on how much you are trying to accomplish daily or weekly.) Start putting in the items from your three columns, starting with the items that are set in stone then the items that are occasional, leave the flexible items to last since you are able to put them in around the other things.

The objective is to balance out your days and to maximize your time. Why make a separate trip to the pharmacy when it is on your way to your sons soccer practice? I always try to plan appointments in the same area on the same day, this reduces my travel time and gets the most out of my day.

The biggest thing to consider is: Are you doing too much? No matter how well time ismanaged there is such a thing as an overload of commitments. Time management is not just about structuring your week so that you can get everything accomplished. It is about creating a manageable schedule that will give you time for the important things in life. So, before looking at your time management skills look at what you are trying to juggle.

Include things that you want to do but just dont seem to have time for in your day.What is the sense of managing your time better just to fit in more work? A part of time management is balancing so that you can have time to enjoy the fun stuff in life too.

If you are so booked solid that you can not schedule an hour and a half of quality family time, an hour of time with your significant other, and at least at the very minimum 30 minutes 45 minutes of time for yourself then you have too much on your plate and it is time to ask for help to relieve yourself of some commitments. Being run down and worn-out will not assist you in better time management, in fact it will hinder it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tonya Ramsey is a life coach and owner of Life By Design. Her coaching package Time Catcher was designed to assist people that want to learn how to organize and make the most out of their time. For more information on Tonyas services or to receive a free life coaching session to help you manage your time better, visit http://lifebydesignsite.com or send an e-mail to Tonya@lifebydesignsite.com Let Tonya help you design the life that you want.

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Spring! Time for Love and New Beginnings

Spring! Time for Love and New Beginnings
By Linda Reeves

Prepare, prepare, prepare! The horizon screams of spring and the budding trees, tulips poking their head above the soil and thoughts of romance and love fill our hearts and minds. Are you ready for what awaits you? Well, if not, we need to get started right away!

First things first, get your house in order, no I am not talking about the dwelling in which you reside, I am referring to the temple (your body, mind and soul) of all existence! Time to throw out all preconceived notions of what the other sex is looking for and re-create the person you are, the person you want to be!

Put that smile to work, make eye contact, approach a stranger (be careful), strike up a conversation, and take the initiative for the new beginning you want to have this year! There is no happiness greater than that which is within you, and love evolves from loving oneself.

Next, get out of that house, off that couch, turn off the TV, and enjoy the world around you. Open your eyes to the beauty of your surroundings and look in amazement how everything changes so rapidly. You are like a flower in spring, let your heart bloom, outstretch your arms and let go of that wall you have been holding up. Update your profile to reflect your newfound understanding of yourself, express your heart, your desires and watch life explode before you. Build it and they will come!

The flowerbed has always been there, but like any growing thing it needs to be nurtured and cultivated. Till your garden, pluck out the weeds, and blossom into a heart open to love and friendship. Be open to all possibilities, it is more than opening your heart, you must open your mind as well to new experiences, new people, new possibilities.

Spring is our opportunity every year to begin again, it is not a resolution, it is a cleansing of all that has been pushed to the back, open the doors and windows to your heart and find what has been waiting there all along.

It is in the air, catch it, make it your own, take what is there and let life and love happen, it will when you reveal all that is beneath the soil to grow and thrive.

Spread your wings this year, fly with no fear, be all that you know you are and can be. Make it happen!

Linda Reeves is an advice cloumnist for http://www.CupidsBlackbook.com a free dating site. She is 47 years old and lives in the American Midwest.

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White Sun Good Times & Bad Times

White Sun - Good Times & Bad Times
By Teow Aun Chew

Life is full of ups and downs. This can be classified as yang and yin where yang is up or optimistic and yin is down or pessimistic. Here is a story:

Two businessmen were told that people in Africa did not wear shoes. The optimistic one immediately said that, This is wonderful! I can sell shoes to everyone there. It would be a good opportunity and I should go there to start selling shoes. On the other hand, the pessimistic one said, How can you sell shoes there? If people do not wear shoes at all, how am I to sell shoes?

Who is right and who is wrong? In this situation, each of them could be either right or wrong. Being too optimistic can land ourselves with dangers and lose rationality. The pessimistic might miss some good opportunities. Being careful and prudent is good but do not be too conservative otherwise we will not be able to see potential opportunities. All these play a very important part in either giving us good times or bad times. We never know when we can strike gold. People spend millions in Research and Development to improve so as to compete in the survival of the fittest or drilling the ocean to find black gold.

Optimistic people see everything as beautiful and when we are happy the world is beautiful. Pessimistic people always see things as being difficult and they give up hopes and neglect opportunities easily. We can be determined but we should not be stubborn. We need to persist with what we should persist with. Be cool, calm and collected and use your wisdom to find the balance. Keep the balance of yin and yang and make a correct choice according to the time and the development of the situation. Good times and bad times always alternate. There are valuable lessons for us to learn in both situations.

We have the original mind which is different from the normal human mind. Our original mind is pure while the human mind can be contaminated. We lead a life according to our attitudes, perspectives and own value which lead to a series of actions, habits, and mould our personalities. There is this inner desire to succeed and achieve our dreams to have good times and better life. We have inner desires to pursue worldly enjoyments but actually these worldly enjoyments are changing and will soon disappear. For example after a few glasses of drinks, it can turn out to be suffering by vomiting them out. After a night of sinful pleasure can turn out be to be infected with HIV. Worldly pleasure can end ones life, or end up in regret.

There are rules to abide when we decide to do something. Firstly the values and standards in our mind must be right. If our decision is based on material gain or loss only, we might finally gain something. If we gained something but lost our principle of life, we have not actually gained anything because if damage is done, we cannot buy back later with money. It is perfectly fine if we can have gain and profit without hurting our conscience. If we have to go against our conscience in order to have this gain, then we have to think many times. The damage done can have a very serious consequence and compensation can never be adequate to repair or repay. Good times can become bad times when repayment is due.

The gain in material things can never balance the loss in our conscience and damage to conscience is very hard to compensate. When we feel very difficult to come to a decision in any situations, using the conscience to decide is the best. Our conscience will tell us whether it is right or wrong. They are our teacher and the instinct or conscience is very pure and divine. The disciple is the human mind which must listen to the master, the conscience. In the practice of Tao of Heaven, we use our First Heavenly Treasure to help us to decide in a very difficult situation by focusing on our true self. By using it, thats the moment where we communicate with God (Lao Mu) to advise us. We can calm down our inner desires and let our true self be the one to make decisions.

When we desire for some gains or profits, it is always good to be aware and ask who will benefit from them. Is it the flesh, the body, the conscious self, the feelings or the true self! How long can this benefit last and if we want to avoid a loss, we should also ask who will then suffer from this loss? Is it my money or other peoples money? Will I be careless in doing so? This mental consideration before doing any actions is very important to give us either good times or bad times, in the short run or long run. Practising Tao will help us to avoid making wrong decision because we are most likely not to do things to hurt our conscience.

As we continue to improve our spiritual cultivation, our spirit will be more willing and stronger, and external difficulties can no longer obstruct us in many ways. Anytime is a good time. We can even comfort other people facing hard times because we can elevate our mind and make ourselves happy even if we are facing hard times. Our adversities may be more than them, but through realization of life, we still have the ability to comfort ourselves and them.

This is the advice from my Heavenly Teacher JiGong:

And a life of the True, the Good and the Beautiful is one where you must be able to apply your marvelous wisdom to explore fully the impermanence of life; and not only to chase after the beautiful scenes before your eyes. All the beautiful scenes will fade away with the merciless time and tide. Take a look at those ancient heroes! How many of them can conquer the merciless time and tide; how many of them can conquer heaven-and-earth? Therefore, when this short-lived life cannot be lingered on we can only borrow its shortness to create the permanent. Hence, a clever person will definitely make use of the shortness of time to set up an eternal and divine undertaking.

Author: T.A Chew

T.A Chew had gone through a lot of good times and bad times. Beauty comes and goes as well as money. He was the organizer of Miss Malaysia/World Beauty Pageant 1983 and was in London as the chaperon for the beauty queen of Malaysia competing in the Miss World Beauty Pageant 1983, who later became an international actress as the female lead star in the movie 007. He was also the manager for the No1 rock band in Malaysia during that time called the Search. Website: http://www.white-sun.com

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Time Management Programs

Time Management Programs
By Josh Riverside

Time Management in itself has proved to be an essential feature of modern-day management (of activities), be it personal or related to business of any sort. Hence, to attain perfection and excellence in one's life or career, this is considered to be an important trait. True, unless one practices, or is guided by a systematic set of rules, Time Management would remain largely elusive. It is therefore essential to have a very clear idea about what it really means, and the ways and means to approach the subject methodically.

There are always plenty of ideas on the subject available on the internet. In addition to that, various management institutions often run programs on the subject. These can be part of a business management degree course.

It is always better to opt for a program, as it truly equips the participants with the necessary skills for an excellent grasp on the matter. There are various books available on the subject (authored by management experts) which, though differing in their approach to the issue, ultimately converge on the attainment of the goal, that is, to master the art of Time Management.

As for the Time Management programs, there is a wide variety available, and the learner may actually be spoilt for choice. But it is always advisable to do some market research on the matter and opt for one that does not take the client or the student for a ride. Fees in such courses are usually reasonable. There are some online programs available within $100. The client, however, needs to conduct his research properly, before zeroing in on a program that would ideally suit his financial limits and professional aspirations.

The idea behind such programs is to provide some sort of professional help to those in need of effective Time Management. In today's world, activities often require more than the limited time available for managing them. This is why there is a growing need for acquiring necessary skills to be able to maintain the time limit, and also maintain the quality of the end product.

Time Management provides detailed information about time management, business time management, personal time management, time management programs and more. Time Management is the sister site of Free Job Descriptions.

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7 Secrets to OnTarget Goals Every Time

7 Secrets to On-Target Goals Every Time
By Karin Syren

The final step in the process is the carefully laid stepping stones guiding you right up to the realization of your Vision. Now youre ready to gain control of the process by applying these 7-steps to each new Goal.

1. TARGET the Goal/Project

Make sure to refer to your Vision often and try not to become so goal-oriented that you lose sight of the Vision the big picture.

The goal is only significant as long as it remains relevant to the Vision, in the same way that the Vision remains relevant only in relation to your stated Mission.

Choose each goal carefully, judging whether it can move you closer to your Vision. How many goals? As many as it takes!

2. EXAMINE the Need

Is this a necessary stepping stone, or is it busy-work? Will it effectively move you toward realizing the Vision? Not all goals advance the Vision. Learn to be brutally honest in your assessments.

Be prepared to walk away from familiar activities. Just because youve always done them is not reason enough to continue.

Copyright 2006 So-lu'shunz Management ServicesConsult the experts and those you trust in the area of your Vision. (Note: that may well not be family and friends.)

Distance doesn't matter: It is only the first step that is difficult. Marie Anne du Deffand

3. DEFINE Success & Failure

DEFINE Success Do not skip this step!

Be very detailed in your definition or else success will seemingly elude you and you chance not recognizing it when it comes your way. A detailed definition need not mean narrowly defining success. Be careful not to use the bulls eye definition.

Be broad in your inclusion of successful possibilities. Consider an incremental definition of success a timeline or Gantt chart.

DEFINE Failure

Again, be very detailed in your definition. Resist the tendency to define failure as anything that is not success, doing the Vision a great disservice.

Make sure to give time and attention to your definition of failure, defining it narrowly. Many great successes began as failures, Coca-cola, Post-It Notes and chocolate chip cookies, to name a few.

4. EXPLORE the Options

Theres generally more than one route to a desired destination. Likewise, we generally have more options available to us than we initially identify. Learn to slow down and carefully assess your options, opening your mind to the ways in which you might approach this goal.

If you always do what youve always done, Youll always get what you always got. Unknown

Youre entering new territory. Be prepared for new ways of thinking, acting and responding.

5. IDENTIFY the Requirements & the Obstacles

IDENTIFY the Requirements

What conditions must be in place for this goal to be achieved? What preliminary planning is necessary to bring all elements into focus?

Research may be necessary at this point? Get on the internet, spend some time in the library, whatever it takes to determine the optimum conditions for this goal to be accomplished.

Each goal accomplished creates a concrete stepping stone bringing you much closer to the realization of the Vision.

IDENTIFY the Obstacles

Look ahead taking time to assess those areas that pose potential problems, and address the possibility up front. You may never run into them, but if you do, youll be prepared. Careful research will be valuable at this point.

Talk with people who have executed similar goals and learn from their mistakes. What obstacles did they face and how did they approach them? If it didnt work, dont make the same mistake!

IDENTIFY the Available Resources

What is already in place or currently available to you that can be used to facilitate accomplishing this goal?

Who do you know who has what you need to get started? Offer them a stake in the Vision

6. DEVELOP Strategies & the Final Program

DEVELOP Strategies Time to get cagey, figuring all the possible ins and outs. If this were a road trip, heres where you would make your own map, including where roads are under construction or bridges washed out. Anywhere along the way where you might be ambushed, outline a possible alternate route. Write it down, but BE FLEXIBLE!

DEVELOP the Final Program

Heres where you put all the components together. If your Vision happened to be a business, this is where you would write your Business Plan.

7. IMPLEMENT & EXECUTE

IMPLEMENT the Final Program

Theres nothing left but the doing. Put the wheels in motion. And then

EXECUTE youre ready!

Push the button and watch your Goal take shape as a well placed stepping stone moving you closer to your Vision!

Follow the same 7 step process for each goal youve listed under your Vision. If youre feeling overwhelmed, start small until you are comfortable with the process.

It may seem like a great deal of work, but isnt your Vision worth it? If not, perhaps you havent spent enough time in your porch swing filling your dream canvas. Maybe you will want to set this Vision aside and begin work on another. If none of your Visions seem to warrant this level of dedication, possibly youre not dreaming big enough

Remember, you have something to offer the world that only you can offer. Begin today the world is waiting!

The EffectivenessCoaching Program outlined in this article, is copyrighted and is the sole property of the owner/developer, Karin S. Syren & So-lushunz Leadership Services. All rights reserved.

Karin Syren, CTACC, is a Life and Leadership Coach specializing in the EffectivenessCoachingTM process. She helps leaders at all levels to increase their personal and professional effectiveness by guiding them through the process of learning to live more powerful and significant lives. If you want to discover what makes you unique and how to form your future around it, join Karin for Discovering Your Purpose, a FREE teleclass on January 13. Register at http://www.solushunz.com

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What is Time?

What is Time?
By Paul Hegarty

Although time is time, we could for the sake of understanding break it into time by the clock and psychological time. Time by the clock is simple, I have to be somewhere at a certain time, however psychological time is a little more interesting. I know myself through time, through experiences; I am this today I will be that tomorrow. We have the idea that I am this and I will become that.

We are going to try and understand time as a whole. In order to manage time we must know exactly how it works. Time by any standard is measurement. The clock goes from one point to the next, even in terms of yourself - you judge (which is one point) yourself as this type of person today but in the future I want to become that type of person (another point). Therefore time is two known points. I cannot say I will become that, if I do not know what that is.

So I have one point which is me now and another point projected in the future, referenced from some image in my mind derived from knowledge. So I wish to become something in the future. Measurement implies form one point to another and progress can be measured by the difference between those points. I started here today, now I am there. Progress in history, which is events measured in time, would be form the horse drawn carriage to the automobile.

The idea that you have time in the physiological sense is false. Let me explain this a little. If I am a rude person - and I say tomorrow I will become polite, why do I put it off till tomorrow? What is tomorrow in this sense? Tomorrow is an idea and a way of avoiding now, which is the fact. I think personally we do it because it is easy.

Either you do it now or not at all. On the other hand I have to be somewhere tomorrow, in the physical sense - well then that is true. There is only so much I can do physically in any give time frame.

So physiologically saying I will become something tomorrow is just an avoidance of the fact of what you are right now. What you do now will be your future. So when understanding this, time in the physical sense can be organized so as to be efficient. Then through understanding you realize physiologically that tomorrow will never come, Either you do it now or put it off, which is a poor management of time.

The fact that you can organize using time is true. What you do and what you have done, is related to time. You are the product of time. Born today, die tomorrow, your memories are accumulated points in time - through experiences. It is not about what you do with time, it is seeing the fact that you are time. Managing time, means understanding and managing you. Managing you means dealing with the facts.

You cannot turn the clock back (Fact), regrets are given birth by lack of understanding. So doing and taking action, which is brought about by understanding, is managing time.

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Time and Life Bit by Bit

Time and Life, Bit by Bit
By Drew Vics

Looking out through my picture window during a recent winter storm, I felt like I was in a giant snow globe. Big, fluffy snowflakes were falling, covering everything with a nice wintry blanket. Ah, how nice. I love snow... all two feet of it in my driveway!!

Now don't get me wrong, I really do love snow (send more!) but it does take its toll my back was a bit sore, and it grew more difficult to keep my eyes open as the day carried on. I slept like a rock that night.

It could have been worse, I could have totally wiped myself out by trying to shovel it all at once. We do it all the time. Bite off more than we can chew, or grow impatient and try to rush through, or into things. We can apply this to other areas of life as well. If we rush through things we can end up suffering in the long run.

You know how I handled the snow? Bit by bit. Little by little. I went out at 7 am and shoveled the first 9 inches. Then my wife and I went out two more times that day to take care of the rest. I learned this echnique from my father. When I was younger he always had me outside clearing the driveway with him, against my best (punk) judgement at the time. We'd go out at regular intervals to keep ahead of it as he said. Smart.

Now, how many times do we not think to keep ahead of things in our lives. I don't know about you, but I do it all the time. I want things done right away, I can't stand waiting. Lately, I've noticed my attitude changing a bit. I'm still impatient in some respects, but I'm more patient with myself. I'm the one who needs developing, and that takes time.

If you feel like you're getting nowhere, even wasting time, take heart. Life isn't meant to be lived in one day, or even a week. Life is development, learning and experiencing.

Don't waste life by worrying about time. Live life by using time. Bit by bit.

Drew Vics, an artist, writer & musician from New Jersey, writes for http://www.Myeyez.net, and for other websites online.

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6 Mistakes That Waste Your Precious Time

6 Mistakes That Waste Your Precious Time
By Jackson Smith

Everyone gets 24 hours in a day, then why some people are able to do all their home and office work and still able to find time for their family while you are not able to attend to either of them. Answer to this question may lie in your habits. Since you are reading this article so I guess you are already short of time, therefore without wasting any more of your time I would get to the point. Answer to all your questions might lie in your habits itself. Read and see if you can co-relate to any of the following:

You are always short of time because you are always busy something very urgent and important.

You Spend whole day trying to do some task but in the end either you are not able to finish it or even if you finish it, the quality is not very good.

You always end up working late in the night.

If you focus on one task then several other tasks gets neglected.

Your health is getting neglected because of all this last time work.

You never get time for your hobbies.

If your answer is 'Yes' to above points then I am afraid you need to start managing your time as soon as possible. But that's easier said then done. Right? Wrong! believe me, it looks hard only in the beginning, but once it becomes part of life you hardly notice this. Here are six simple tips that you should keep in mind to manage your time properly:

1) Learn to say 'No'. If you don't have time for yourself and your family then you definitely don't have time for your co-workers and neighbors. Focus on your goals and learn to decline others request.

2) Exchange monkey. If you can't say 'No' to every co-worker then the best next thing to do is to ask them to solve one of your problems in return for your help in solving their one problem.

3) Focus on things that are going to become urgent in ear future and not things that are urgent right now. This will improve your quality and reduce the stress level and help you in planning with a clear head.

4) Don't be a perfectionist. Try to balance the quality and amount of work you have to finish in a given time. Its better to finish all your task with acceptable quality then leaving half of your work unfinished.

5) Make a diary, set daily and weekly goals.

6) Fix regular time for your health. You can work only as long as your body is in good shape.

Author is a traveler and has traveled most of Asia and Europe. He is a regular practitioner of tae-kwon-do and yoga. He enjoys photography, cooking and gardening and maintains blogs on the same as a hobby. You can also visit his health and fitness blog exercise and yoga for office.

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Withstand the Test of Time

Withstand the Test of Time
By Audrina J. Bunton

As I drove home from work late one wintry afternoon, chilled from the freezing temperatures, I noticed the beautiful trees aligned on both sides of the road. Amongst the evergreens and the pine trees, one tree in particular caught my attention as it majestically stood, with its strong branches extending outward. This tree, bare from the many leaves that had once hung from its branches, daringly saluted the sky.

I thought about how this deeply rooted tree stood year after year, withstanding the test of time through the altering seasons. I thought about how this tree stood -- regardless of the many changes brought about by the sultry summers and the chilling winters.

Through all of the changes, through the bend of the limbs and the fallen leaves, there it stood -- through the test of time.

Many times in your life, you may feel as though you've taken all that you can take -- that you have stood all that you can stand.

You may feel like throwing your arms up and just giving up -- simply giving in.

My friend, you are where you are today because of your ultimate strength to withstand in the midst of failing relationships, heartbreaks, getting no breaks, of so-called friends becoming your worst enemies. You are where you are today because you withstood all of those changes and many more. You are where you are today because of the many obstacles that you have already successfully surmounted. You are where you are today because you daringly saluted the circumstances, sometimes not even realizing how.

The very strength that brought you here, will allow you to withstand your present circumstance. Don't throw in the towel. Don't give up on yourself. Don't give up on life.

Just like this majestic tree, it is imperative that you are deeply rooted in your beliefs, in God, and in yourself -- so that when life-altering events come to weaken you, or to make you bend, you will daringly withstand the test of time.

Attest today: I will no longer bend to the life-altering events that continuously come my way. I will stand strong, realizing that through my inner strength, and hope in God -- I will be like the majestic tree that withstands the test of time -- for I too -- am strong. Copyright 2003 by Audrina Jones Bunton. REPRINTING THIS ARTICLE: Permission is granted to reproduce or distribute this article only in its entirety and provided copyright is acknowledged. You can find other articles to choose from at http://www.purposefully-living.com/mailing%20list.htm

Motivational Speaker, Audrina Jones Bunton was born the seventh of eight children in her household in Pinehurst, North Carolina into a loving and committed Christian home. As she has 2 children, over 40 nieces and nephews and great- nieces and nephews, it is not unusual to find her under the same roof with many of her maternal five-generation family on weekends and on holidays. In her youth, she fondly recalls traveling throughout the U.S. with her family, as her parents ministered from state to state year after yearhelping people as they traveled.

A graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Audrina is a Competent Toastmaster of Toastmasters International and serves as the North Carolina District Sergeant At Arms. She is a former counselor of the Durham Pregnancy Support Services, a Christian-oriented crisis pregnancy center in Durham, North Carolina and is currently a Social Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Audrina is currently studying at the Master's Divinity School in Evansville, Indiana with a combined concentration in Biblical Counseling and IABC certification.

She also serves as the Youth Director at the Come As You Are Evangelistic Center in Aberdeen, North Carolina where her mother, Lydia Jones is the pastor.

Modeling after a song that her mother so often sings, and one that Martin Luther King, Jr. often quoted, her life and speeches are based on the following lyrics, If I can help somebody as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody with a word or song, If I can show somebody he's traveling wrong, Then my living will not be in vain.

Audrina resides with her husband William, and 2 children, Audrina Lorraine and William Woodrow.

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5 Top Time Wasters Change These Habits and Take Back Control of Your Life!

5 Top Time Wasters - Change These Habits and Take Back Control of Your Life!
By Ariane Benefit

These little things are 5 of the biggest time wasters we all face. Organize to change these habits and you will change your life!

DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE WHEN YOU ARE BUSY! - For a taste of truly mastering your own time, try this. Don't answer the phone every time it rings! Especially your cell phone. If you are talking with someone or in the middle of something, finish what you are doing, then check your voice mail. That's what voice mail is for! Not only does it distract you, it's extremely rude to answer your phone when you are having a face to face conversation with someone else. Plus you then have to remember to call them back. Yet another thing on your mind to add to your stress.

When one of my clients finally learned how to be the master of his phone, his stress level was cut by at least 75%. He used to stress out every time the phone rang and jump for it no matter what he was doing. When he stopped letting the phone control his life, he started to get more respect at work, and even get along better with people. Why? Because he didn't resent the phone so much, so he was nicer to people AND he got more work done!

CHECK MAIL AND VOICE MAIL ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE - It's best to check mail every few hours or even just 2-3 times a day. This way you can work uninterrupted on your projects and get more done! This is a good practice with voice mail as well. You really don't have to check every time the message lights up!

DON'T CHECK MAIL FIRST THING IN THE MORNING - Okay, you can breathe again now. Seriously, I know this sounds a bit shocking to a lot of you, but remember this. Morning is usually your most productive time! Don't spend it getting distracted from your goals by checking your email and voice mail first.

PLAN YOUR DAY - This is what you should do first thing in the morning. If you haven't done it the night before - make a TO DO list for the day with 5-7 things you must accomplish. Then spend your first work hour of the day working on your list, or on a critical project / deadline. When you are ready to take a break, then check email and get back to people.

KILL THE EMAIL ALERT! - Many people leave their business email open all day and have it alert them every time they get mail. I strongly recommend you shut off the Alert and stop the constant distractions.

Organize yourself to implement these five changes and you will be astounded at how much calmer your life will be. YOU will be back in charge of your time and your life!

Ariane Benefit is an organizing consultant and author of the popular Neat & Simple Living Blog at blog.neatandsimple.com Her mission is to inspire people to simplify, clear clutter, and organize so they can live a life they love! Ariane offers creative and practical solutions for people who just want a neater, simpler, more fulfilling life not a perfect one. Get Ariane's free e-book at http://www.neatandsimple.com/free-ebook.html

2006 Ariane Benefit, Neat & Simple Living

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5 Tips for Finding More Time in Your Day

5 Tips for Finding More Time in Your Day
By Robin Lakes

Are you one of those people who wishes you had a 30-hour day? Do you long for having enough time to homeschool your children, cook gourmet meals, tend a garden, care for a large, five-bedroom house, play the piano, and sit by the fire reading a good book? The fact of the matter is many Americans today are operating under a time crunch. We simply dont have enough hours in the day to accomplish all that we want to.

The situation creates an enormous amount of stress. We may feel as if we are constantly operating under a deadline. We may feel fatigued and frustrated, and we may wonder if we are missing out on much of life because we spend so much time doing and not enough time thinking. Were stressed at work, stressed at home, and stressed at our sons soccer match.

The irony is, the more we do, the more behind we seem to get. We are constantly on the run, yet we may feel as if we are accomplishing very little. As a result, our pessimism grows. We may become short-tempered, especially with those we love. We may feel as if we are constantly running on empty.

The good news is there is hope, even in the midst of what might seem a hopeless situation. We can get control of our lives and control of our time. It may take a little bit of effort and time, but it will be well worth it in the long run. The first step we need to take is prioritization.

Many people feel as if they lack time to do the important things in life simply because they do not take the time to prioritize. Write down a list of your goals for the week, for the year, and for the next five years. When you do your initial brainstorming, you can list the goals in any order you like. Then go through the goals and rank them in order of importance. After that task is completed, figure out just how much time you would need to accomplish each goal. You may find that just five minutes here or there can make all the difference in the world in achieving the items on your priority list.

Next, learn to multi-task effectively. That time you spend waiting in the line at the drive-thru window could be spent balancing your checkbook. Or the time you spend paused at the cash register could be used to read a book or a magazine. In general, you should not think of lines as time-wasters. Rather, consider them opportunities to accomplish some small, yet important, tasks.

In order to be effective as a worker, spouse, and parent, youll need some alone time. Get an appointment book and actually schedule a block of time just for yourself. Your alone time could be spent praying, re-evaluating your priorities, charting your progress, or just fixing yourself a nice dessert. Just be sure that you have some alone time each day. Otherwise, youll be shortchanging yourself, and youll feel more stressed as a result.

Dont be afraid to say no. You cannot be a cub scout leader, girl scout leader, fundraising chair, and prima ballerina all at one time. Youll need to pick and choose your assignments, both your professional assignments and your personal ones. If you simplify your life, you might be surprised at how much time youll gainand how much better you will feel. Sometimes, it takes some backbone to say no. You might disappoint someone. But, in the end, youll be much better off, knowing that you have not over committed yourself.

You should consider your time to be as precious as the Presidents. There are a number of duties which make demands on your time, those you love and those you dont care for. By employing some innovative scheduling techniques, you can set aside the time for those things that are truly important to you. Youll be less stressed, more relaxed, and better able to cope with the challenges you encounter on a daily basis. As you become less stressed out, you might find that your children, spouse, and friends follow your lead. And your world will become more harmonious as a result.

Robin Lakes currently specializes in helping people resolve their problems and complaints, and achieve a sense of well-being in their busy, stress-filled lives. She has an extensive background in research, education and writing, and is currently the staff writer for Livet, Inc.

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Time Management Seminars

Time Management Seminars
By Josh Riverside

Time Management is one of the most significant stepping stones to success in one's personal as well as professional life. Thus, the modern world has come up with a number of techniques to make its inhabitants acquainted with proper Time Management skills that are essential for survival in a fiercely competitive environment.

Seminars and workshops are a viable way of providing Time Management training to working professionals. These seminars usually last for a day or two and are almost always organized by multinationals who want their employees to have strong Time Management skills. These employers hire Time Management experts who teach the learners and users how to apply various tips to their own situations. One-to-one seminars are also not unheard of.

Time Management Seminars and workshops are usually attended by working professionals who feel they should find out effective ways and means to manage their time and check time wastage. It is important for the person concerned to set his goals properly and discover his strengths and weaknesses, as far as Time Management is concerned. The seminars and workshops also teach the individual to prioritize and pay more attention to the more important tasks and chores. Multi-tasking is another important skill that is stressed upon and the individual is gradually conditioned to wean himself from the not-so-important tasks. The seminars also focus on the need for improving personal concentration levels. Thus, Time Management professionals always stress on having a well-balanced lifestyle where one has enough scope for professional, social, emotional and spiritual development.

Some seminars provide the client or the user with an online registration facility. These are the workshops and seminars that are open to all. However, these are also the ones that charge a particularly hefty registration fee (up to $2,000).

However, all such Time Management Seminars are designed to serve a general purpose. The idea remains to reduce time wastage and increase the general professional productivity of an individual or a company.

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Leading in Troubled Times: The Empowered People Nu Leadership Series

Leading in Troubled Times: The Empowered People - Nu Leadership Series
By Daryl Green

Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame. Lady Bird Johnson

My friend works for a local church as an office manager. Initially, he was zealous about making changes to antiquated church systems. Unfortunately, the church leaders didnt want to progress as quickly. He was discouraged and disempowered. How could this happen at a church?

Lets discuss the liberating aspect of empowerment. After Jesus death, we find His disciples demoralized and frightened (John 20:19). They had looked for Jesus to restore Israel. Didnt Jesus promise them a new kingdom? In Luke 24:1, the disciples meet the resurrected Jesus, and they celebrate. However, in Luke 24:51, Jesus departs again. The disciples are left with only a promise. They wait.

In Act 2, we find the Holy Spirit equipping the disciples, encouraging their hearts, and empowering them to preach the Gospel. The disciples learned to follow the Holy Spirit and allow Him to liberate them from their fears. Miller, author of the Empowered Leader, maintains every Christian who desires to become a leader must first know how to follow. Malphurs, a value-based guru, argues that every organization must have committed values and must passionately stand for something. Likewise, organizations need to be passionate about their followers and empower them so that they can be successful.

References:

Malphurs, A. (1996). Values-Driven Leadership. Grand Rapids, MI: Bakers Books.

Miller, C. (1995). The empowered leader. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

2006 by Daryl D. Green

Daryl D. Green has published over 100 articles in the field of decision-making (personal and organizational), leadership, and organizational behavior. Mr. Green is also the author of two acclaimed books, Awakening the Talents Within and My Cup Runneth Over. He is a columnist, lecturer, professor, and management consultant. Mr. Green has a BS in engineering and a MA in organizational management. Currently, he is a doctoral degree in strategic leadership. For more information,visit his website at http://www.darylgreen.org

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Time Management Against Time

Time Management Against Time
By Michael Bens

Managing time is always easier said than done when you work long hours. If you have a family, children, and other duties and responsibilities, and work long hours, you know that time is of essence. Since you have a heavy responsibility load, you want to work out a plan that includes goals.

Time management skills are essential for success, so it is important to learn strategies and tips, as well as setting goals that will help you become highly effective, while staying focused. When you waste time, you are loosing contact with what really matters most in life.

Goals:

A great place to start with time management is by setting goals that work with your time management. Goals are essential for getting ahead and staying in the game of life. Setting goals are not difficult. First, you must decide what your work entails, and plan to work through each activity in a timely manner. I found that creating a list always helps to plan goals. For example, I decide what my day requires of me, set up a list with the most important task first, and finish the task before moving on to other tasks. This has been a successful strategy for me and still works today.

Typically, goals start off small and work their way into a long-term goal plan. For example, in the next five years where do you see yourself? Long-term goals are often longer than five years, and to set long-term goals, you must ask yourself, where do I see myself in ten years? Once you have a five-year goal, you start working through your daily schedule and list to achieve the expectations of your long-term goals. As a rule you can work through your long-term goals while working through your small-term goals, it is important however that you keep focused on the smaller goal. This is why some people work harder than they should, since they strive to get their long-term goals meet, without considering a short-term goal. Often these types of plans and goals fail.

Time management is not as difficult as many believe. Rather time management is understanding the value of time, setting up goals, and working hard to achieve these goals. If you work long hours, you might want to consider working through your list as quickly as possible and sufficiently so that your, long hours are reduced, and you have quality time for your family and self.

You may want to consider another job that works less hours and pays as good as your current job. This is an idea, but if you are dedicated to your job that works you long hours, time is essential since you need to spend time with your family, and take time out for your self. You can ask yourself how much your time is costing you. If you are investing more in the hours you are spending on managing your time, then you will need to find a solution to equal the balance between investment and time. Time is money, and money is time!

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Time Mastery vs. Time Management Knowing the Difference

Time Mastery vs. Time Management - Knowing the Difference
By Judith Schwader

How much time do you spend on Mastering Your Time? I dont mean managing time. There is quite a difference between managing and mastering your use of time. The goal of managing your time is to be more efficient, to squeeze more productivity out of your day. There are a lot of benefits to being a good time manager, especially in a rushed and frenetically paced culture.

The goal of mastering your time, however, is to live better, to savor your time. which is just another word for your Life.

If you accept that your time is non-renewable, precious, then it makes sense to take this most valuable personal resource seriously, and devote to it the attention it deserves. Look at Time Mastery as a way of actually lightening your load even if it paradoxically takes a little bit of time to lighten up.

Heres one approach to Mastery: Each morning, use some time to plan your time. That is, picture your day what you want to accomplish, what things are urgent and what things can wait, what preparations it would be useful to make, and a high priority is to focus on what pleasures you are anticipating. Those events and activities that emerge from this review which are most important go into your scheduler first, and everything else must fit around them. That way, as you move through your day, youll know what can be relegated to low priority; youll know what requests to honor and which to refuse.

By spending a very few minutes in focused concentration each morning, you can prevent the tendency we all have to allow our time to be appropriated by others. Once you know what is necessary and desirable for now, it is easier to recognize the un-necessary and un-desirable, then eliminate the drip drip drip that adds up to an erosion of your non-renewable day.

In short, using those few minutes in the morning to get clear is a small investment that helps you throughout the day to avoid the lost moments here and there that add up to a great chunk of time - your life. Even better, a little planning helps you focus on making sure every day includes something to savor.

Judith Schwader, the Time Guide, is the creator and publisher of Time Mastery, an e-zine focused on the philosophy and practice of living in abundance through a conscious use of time. To find additional guiding articles and subscribe to her FREE e-zine, visit www.masteringyourtime.com.

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5 Times to Multitask Effectively

5 Times to Multitask Effectively
By Jim Estill

1. Phone Time

When youre on the phone, nobody can see you (except maybe through the windows of your office). Because you dont have to be making eye contact with somebody, you can do simple exercises. This is not a time to do anything that requires brainpower: you want to devote your entire attention to the phone conversation. However, you can do automatic activities. You might not even want to count your repetitions.

I have improved my health by doing minor exercises and stretching while Im on a conference call, I can easily stretch or do light repetitive weights.

Another thing that I sometimes do on the phone is simple organizational tasks. If my desk is cluttered before a phone call, or if I have a drawer that is cluttered, I will use the phone call time to clear out that drawer. As long as you are doing simple tasks that dont detract from your conversation, using phone time can be key.

2. Car Time

What can you do while youre in the car? While Im in the car, I listen to audiobooks. Even though I live fairly close to work, I find that in a ten minute drive each way I can get through a lot of audio material. I also have an Apple Ipod, so that I can listen to audio material while Im flying. Frequently, there is time that I can cover audio material when I wouldnt be able to cover anything else, because I am doing something else concurrently.

While youre driving, its important to drive safely. If you are going to talk on a cell phone while you drive, use a hands-free set. You can also use a Dictaphone while you drive: this is another great time saver that allows you to remember and organize your thoughts. While dictating, remember to use bullet points while you talk aloud: just because you are speaking it, doesnt mean it has to be a complete sentence.

3. Workout Time

While youre exercising, you can often read depending on what kind of exercise you are doing. You can listen to audio material while exercising. I find that listening to audiobooks while I exercise is a valuable tool because I am often distracted and so do not focus on how much longer I have in each run, or how many more sets I have to do.

Another way to optimize your workout time is to spend your exercise time with a friend, so you will be able to catch up while both maintaining a level of fitness. Having a workout friend will not only allow you to stay in touch easily, it will also motivate you to workout at a higher level.

4. Television Time

While youre watching TV, you can use your extra time to stretch or exercise. The perfect place for an exercycle or treadmill is in front of the TV. How fit would you be if you never watched TV without exercising. You can even read light material that you need to get through but might not require your complete attention.

You can also use your television time for doing chores around the house. If you need to husk corn or snap peas for dinner, you can do that easily in front of the TV. You can also dust one area of the house while watching a show. Other tasks, such as giftwrapping or filing can be done in front of the TV if you have your set up properly done.

5. Wait Times

It is best to always be prepared for wait times. Even if you only have two or three minutes to wait, why not spend that time reading a book or magazine? Youd be surprised at the number of tasks you can accomplish in three or four minute bursts.

The key to multitasking is to choose your times wisely. You want to get each task done well, and so you should avoid multitasking if it will lower the quality of your work. Find out what works best for you: experiment with your time use. You will eventually find a system that improves your time use, and gives you more time for the things you want to do.

Jim Estill is the CEO of Synnex Canada.

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Time Management Isn't About Managing Your Time It's About Getting Control of You

Time Management Isn't About Managing Your Time, It's About Getting Control of You
By Alan Boyer

Do you start off a day with the idea of getting certain things done and by the end of the day you havent even gotten to the things you wanted done?

Then you should be working on getting control of you, getting control of how you manage you.

What is getting in your way, getting between you and those things you intended to do?

Is it easier to do things that are easier or more fun first?

You look up at the clock and it is break time, so you go take a break, grumbling that you didnt get to the things you really needed to do. After returning to work, of course there are a couple of those fun, easy things that you can do before you start on the tough stuff.

Doing the easy things first is poor time management. Its a habit, but habits can be changed.

Do you have a priority list but things lower in priority get done first because of excuses like these:

• This one is easy, Ill do it first to get it out of the way.
• The whole list of things that wont take as long can be done fast, so Ill start there.
• This one is not as difficult..

You get the idea. Things that youd rather be doing, things that arent as difficult or challenging youd rather do first.

I believe it was Brian Tracy that said, Eat the frog first Swallow the things you dont like to get them out of the way.

The idea is to do the hard stuff, and more important stuff first. Get them out of the way. When doing the easy and fun stuff first you never get to the stuff you should be doing.

Keeping a time log of what you are currently doing will help you find where your time is going. Make sure to write everything down.

Many times I am totally amazed seeing people coming back from doing their time log for just a week. 80-90% of their time went to the low priority stuff, not the things they should be doing, not the things that are important.

I assume that:

Over 95% of everything most people do, even people who seem to have it together, is wasted time. Just think about that! If 95% is waste, then what would happen if you put ALL of your time, or ALL of your employees time into the 5% where you should be spending your time. Doesnt that say that you SHOULD be able to do 20 times as much as you currently are?

Sounds rather far out doesnt it? Well its not too far out. If we assume that 20 times is the ideal, just how hard do you think it would be to increase your results by 50-200% when 20 times is a potential? Pretty easy really. So, start off by tracking where you are spending your time now, looking for the right things to be doing, and where time is wasted.

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What Is The True Measure Of Time?

What Is The True Measure Of Time?
By Stuart Crawford

Sorry, I dont have time for that! I hear this consistently from people in my everyday travels. What does this actually mean? What is time? There is an old saying, Give it a busy person! They always seem to get things done. Why is this? Do they have more time than the regular person? No. Measurement of time is consistent for everything and every one, there is still only 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, etc.

Time was created, in the mid 19th century, as a tool to ensure trains in Europe arrived at the station and passengers knew when to arrive to board them. Man has created time as a tool to create order in a day. Before time was used, we would get up when the sun rose and go to bed when it set. For centuries, cultures, lived this way, without any exact unit of measurement for time. It wasnt until schedules, and then days, as we now know them, needed to be planned.

When someone tells you they do not have the time to do something, what they may be really telling you, is the certain task or job isnt really a priority to them. This may be the underlying meaning behind a lot of the no time replies.

If your business depended on getting a certain task done or required a meeting with a client, would you find the time to make this happen? Yes, of course. For the health of your business, you would escalate this task or meeting to a higher priority. There is still the same amount of hours in the day.

Time now has become an excuse for many people. Busy people, with their priorities in check, will always find a way to bump the important items to the top of their list.

Can you make time? NO! In a nutshell, it comes down to how committed you are to the success of a certain project, task, or your family. Individuals or teams who can prioritize, seem to have the time over those who do not.

When you find yourself using time as an excuse for not meeting an important deadline or making it to your sons or daughters school concert, perhaps rephrasing it to a priority will assist you to ensure your goals are met and all the important things in life are taken care of. Remember, what may seem to be a high priority today, will probably not be all that important when your friends gather to remember you when the day comes.

Stuart R. Crawford is the Director of Business Development, at IT Matters Inc. (http://www.itmatters.ca), a Microsoft Gold Partner, Small Business Specialist and Microsoft IMPACT Award Finalist 2005 - Network Infrastructure Solution of the Year. Stuart is also a certified coaching practioner with execuCoach International (http://www.execuCoach.net). He can be reached at scrawford@itmatters.ca.

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