Time Management

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Time Management Organizational Skills
for there is a time there for every purpose and
for every work (Ecc. 317b)
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord
and he delighteth in his way (Psalm 3723)

• GSBM 2002 Missionary Training School

First Baptist Church-Spencer 3/24/02 3/29/02
Steve Williams 3/28/02
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Time Management Organizational Skills

• Order my steps in thy word and let not any
  iniquity have dominion over me. -- Psalm
  119133
• Following the Holy Spirits Leading
• Daily Reporting for Orders
• Proper management of time begins with offering
  ourselves up daily to Him, fully surrendered and
  available for His use (Romans 121-2)
• Recognizing that our every minute belongs to Him
  and He can change our plans at will.

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Four Wonderful Joys in our Spirit-led Walk with
the Lord

• Being quiet so God can speak (Psalm 4610)
• Listening for specific change of directions
  (Psalm 7324)
• Wrestling with Him for clarification (Proverbs
  35-6)
• Obeying His instructions swiftly and thoroughly
  (I Samuel 1522)

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Time Management Organizational Skills -
Introduction

• REALITY 1 - TM/OS are easy for
• some extremely challenging for others
• REALITY 2 Each day is created equal
• REALITY 3 BUSY-iness can be a real trap that
  we need to consciously avoid!
• REALITY 4 Mastering these skills takes
  DISCIPLINE!

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Time Management How do I begin to get control
of my time?

• Get Up Early! (Discipline)
• Start every day with the Lord
• Prov. 817 I love them that love me and those
  that seek me early shall find me.
• Establish your priorities adhere to them
• Matthew 633 But seek ye first the kingdom of
  God, and his righteousness and all these things
  shall be added unto you.
• Get your priorities straight and everything else
  will fall into place!
• Write them down and review them often!
• Eliminate or minimize activities that do not
  directly relate to the accomplishment of your
  priorities!

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Time Management How do I begin to get control
of my time?

• Obtain and maintain a calendar / appointment book
  (KEY DISCIPLINE)
• Find one that works for you
• Record all meetings, appointments, assignment due
  dates, commitment due dates, etc. in one place
• Create daily, prioritized To-Do lists
  highlight those that are completed (it gives you
  a sense of accomplishment)
• Keep it with you at all times
• Write new tasks down so you wont forget them
• LEARN TO SAY NO so you do not
• over commit yourself or stray from your
  priorities!

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Time Management How do I begin to get control
of my time?

• Discover when your peak work hours are (when you
  are most productive) and try to schedule your
  most important tasks around this time
• Take time at the end of each day to prepare for
  tomorrow
• Update your TO-DO List
• Review your appointments and due dates
• Give your tomorrow to the Lord
• Proverbs 36 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
  and he shall direct thy paths.

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Organizational Skills How can I organize my
life?

• Managing your time wisely gives you a great start
  in having an organized life!
• Establish a filing system
• One main/primary folder or portfolio
• (Priorities, calendar, TO-DO lists, etc.)
• Buy a file cabinet
• Create a file for each area of your life
• Bills/statements, car information, product
  receipts/warranty information, Vital Information,
  etc

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Organizational Skills How can I organize my
life?

• Buy small notebooks to organize important
  information
• Sermon notes
• Prayer journal
• Money Spent (daily)
• Develop an thinking approach Every piece of
  paper has a home where should I put it so I can
  access it when I need it?
• Do you use folders on your computer?

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Quiz 1

• Which of the following statements are true as it
  relates to using a calendar?
• Calendars arent necessary, you can remember
  everything you need to in your head!
• All calendars are created equal. Anyone will
  work for me just fine!
• The best calendar is the most expensive
  electronic gadget you can find!
• All calendars are not created equal. I need to
  spend some time finding the one that will work
  best for me.

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Quiz 2

• Which of the following are NOT effective ways to
  organize your life?
• Manage your TIME wisely
• See how high you can create stacks of paper on
  your desk without it toppling over.
• Utilize a file cabinet
• Utilize small notebooks to keep track of
  important information
• Throw away paper that you dont need

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Organizational Skills How do you approach your
time?

• Urgent
• LOUD things first
• The squeaky wheel gets the grease
• Although some squeaky wheels are valid and
  merit spending time on them, they often arent
  the best use of your time.
• The person with an hour to kill usually spends
  it with someone who cant spare a minute(Shelby
  Friedman)
• Learn to discern what wheels really need grease,
  what ones can be greased by others, and what ones
  will squeak no matter how much oil they have on
  them

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Organizational Skills How do you approach your
time?

• Unpleasant things first
• Hard things first (dinner before desert)
• Just because something is hard, it doesnt mean
  it should be at the top of your list.
• Determine the value of your actions before you
  work on the hard stuff first.
• Unfinished things first
• Last things first leftovers - tendency to do
  first what was left over from yesterday.
• Things which matter most must never be at the
  mercy of things which matter least (J. Goeth)
• Re-evaluate and re-prioritize each day.

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Organizational Skills How do you approach your
time?

• Unfulfilling things first
• Dull things first (most common)
• Get the boring things out of the way so you can
  focus on whats really important
• The reason most major goals are not achieved is
  that we spend our time doing second things first
  (Robert McKain)
• Dont waste time getting things out of the way,
  instead, get a jump start on completing your most
  important tasks first!
• Ultimate
• First things first! Spend your time on the most
  important things first!

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WORK SMART!
The key to becoming a more effective manager of
your time isnt in checking off all the items on
your to-do list each day. It is in forming the
habit of prioritizing your time so that you are
accomplishing your most important goals in an
efficient manner
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Time Management Organizational Skills
REVIEW

• Put the Lord First
• Know Your Priorities Adhere to them
• Use one calendar
• Arrange important work around your most
  productive time
• Review Plan for tomorrow
• Establish a filing system
• REALIZE IT TAKES HARD WORK AND DISCIPLINE!
• Do the best (most important) work first
• Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit

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