Time Management Made Simple
A common technique used by many companies is to start employees off with a crash course in time management. Some employers will even go the extra mile and sponsor a day in a FranklinCovey course that will leave you feeling uplifted and ready for anything.
While it’s a great technique to encourage productivity in the workplace, the truth of the matter is that time management can be applied to every aspect of your life.
Between learning the ropes of a new job, bill-paying responsibilities and all of the headaches that come with life in the “real world,” it can seem intimidating. The time it takes to fill out a to-do list can seem like an all-day affair in itself.
The key to getting organized is practice.
Case in point: I once knew a woman who really had it together. She worked her own hours, had a great high-rise apartment, was a former model, and a powerhouse in everything she did. While house-sitting for her during one of her fabulous Caribbean vacations, I discovered her secret.
This woman wrote everything down. Every day.
I decided to try her method myself, in the form of a simple to-do list that I kept in a tiny notebook. During morning commutes, I wrote a list of five to 10 things and within a month, I noticed a difference.
After three years of struggling with it, my post-college debt disappeared. My budget loosened up a bit and I had time to socialize more. I was also less stressed.
According to GetOrganizedNow.com, time management is also an effective way to fight procrastination.
Josiah Quincy said, “When you have a number of disagreeable duties to perform,
always do the most disagreeable first.”
By looking at your priorities, especially in writing, you are empowered to get the job done sans excuses.
Those first few years out of college can bring a number of disappointments down your path. It’s guaranteed that one will hear the expression, “You can’t control what life brings you” numerous times.
What you can do is take care of the little things that get in the way.
The bottom-line: It may seem daunting at first, but when it comes to planning out your day and prioritizing, a little bit really does go a long way.
It can make the difference between wondering where your day has gone (and wondering how much time you lost sifting through useless email); and leaving at a decent hour to enjoy that nice new paycheck.
While it’s a great technique to encourage productivity in the workplace, the truth of the matter is that time management can be applied to every aspect of your life.
Between learning the ropes of a new job, bill-paying responsibilities and all of the headaches that come with life in the “real world,” it can seem intimidating. The time it takes to fill out a to-do list can seem like an all-day affair in itself.
The key to getting organized is practice.
Case in point: I once knew a woman who really had it together. She worked her own hours, had a great high-rise apartment, was a former model, and a powerhouse in everything she did. While house-sitting for her during one of her fabulous Caribbean vacations, I discovered her secret.
This woman wrote everything down. Every day.
I decided to try her method myself, in the form of a simple to-do list that I kept in a tiny notebook. During morning commutes, I wrote a list of five to 10 things and within a month, I noticed a difference.
After three years of struggling with it, my post-college debt disappeared. My budget loosened up a bit and I had time to socialize more. I was also less stressed.
According to GetOrganizedNow.com, time management is also an effective way to fight procrastination.
Josiah Quincy said, “When you have a number of disagreeable duties to perform,
always do the most disagreeable first.”
By looking at your priorities, especially in writing, you are empowered to get the job done sans excuses.
Those first few years out of college can bring a number of disappointments down your path. It’s guaranteed that one will hear the expression, “You can’t control what life brings you” numerous times.
What you can do is take care of the little things that get in the way.
The bottom-line: It may seem daunting at first, but when it comes to planning out your day and prioritizing, a little bit really does go a long way.
It can make the difference between wondering where your day has gone (and wondering how much time you lost sifting through useless email); and leaving at a decent hour to enjoy that nice new paycheck.
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