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• Efficient
• Successful
• Healthy
Obstacles to effective time management
– Unclear objectives
– Disorganization
– Inability to say “no”
– Interruptions
– More interruptions
– Periods of inactivity
– Too many things at once
– Stress and fatigue
– All work and no play
What can we do?
• Recognize that obstacles exist
• Identify them
• Employ strategies to overcome
Strategies for effective time management
• Set goals
• Plan
• Prioritize
• Organize
• Learn when to say “NO
• Use your waiting time
• Concentrate on the task at hand
• Consider your personal prime time
• Celebrate your success
Set goals
• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
Plan
• Draw an Action Plan-
A list of things that need to be done to
achieve your Goal
Prioritize
• Do
• Delegate
• Delay
• Delete
Prioritize
1. Address the urgent
2. Accomplish what you can early
3. Attach deadlines to things you delay
Organize
Learn when to say “NO”
• You can’t do everything
• Don’t undertake things you can’t complete
• Remain consistent to your goals
Use your waiting time
• On public transportation
• At the doctor’s office
• Waiting for your plane
• On hold
• When you are early
Use your waiting time
• Correspondence
• Letters or memos
• Books or tapes
Concentrate on the task at hand
• Focus on your goal
• Tune out interruptions
Consider your personal prime time
• Morning?
• Evening?
• Late night?
Celebrate your success
Review
• Set goals
• Plan
• Prioritize
• Organize
• Learn when to say “NO”
• Use your waiting time
• Concentrate on the task at hand
• Consider your personal prime
time
• Celebrate success
Thought for Today
• “What you do today is important because
you are exchanging a day of your life for
it…let it be something good.”
Your Future is What You Make It TODAY!