How To Work Smarter Not Harder And Get More Done

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How To Work Smarter Not Harder And Get More Done

• The key is time management
• How to implement better time management skills
  that work for you

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Time Management

• Refers to the skill or ability to use various
  techniques or strategies in order to maximize
  your use of time.

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Strategies Techniques for effective Time
Management

• Using an agenda/calendar/notebook
• Daily to-do list
• Set priorities
• Scheduling
• Time log
• Identify your prime time
• Schedule time for yourself

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The Six Steps to Time Management

• I. Clarify your priorities.
• II. Write out your goals with a timeline.
• III. Assess your current use of time.
• IV. Create your time plan.
• V. Assess your plan.
• VI. Continue to implement your plan

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What are Your Priorities?

• Clarify your priorities.
• Note there should be a connection between what
  your priorities are, what your goals are, and
  what you spend your time doing.
• Not all of your priorities and goals will be
  related to your career.
• These priorities are equally important especially
  when it comes to work /school/life balance.

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Write out Your Goals with a Timeline

• Make a list of your top three priorities for your
  life.
• Where do you see yourself/career in 5-10 yrs?
• Where would you like to be in a year?
• Where would you like to be in 3-6 months?
• Where would you like to be in a month?
• What do you have to do in order to reach these
  milestones?
• What deadlines lie ahead of you?
• What tasks must be completed to reach these
  deadlines?
• Write all of this down.

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Assess your Current use of Time

• In a small notebook or your calendar record what
  you do on a daily basis for one week.
• Be completely honest with yourself regarding how
  you spend your time
• Be on the look out for time wasted doing things
  that are unimportant.
• Record throughout the day if possible .
• When was your energy the greatest? When was it
  low?

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Create your time plan

• Organize you top 3 goals by priority and
  timeline.
• Look at these goals once a day and visualize
  them.
• In a notebook or agenda write what you want to
  accomplish for the next month.
• Make a daily to do list.
• Schedule as much as possible.
• Reward yourself, schedule time to for recreation
  or leisure.

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Assess your plan

• Evaluate at the end of the day how much you got
  done and how well you followed your plan.
• Make adjustments, develop a more manageable
  daily list, if you are not accomplishing your
  tasks.

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Continue to implement your plan

• Commit to writing down your to do list and your
  monthly goals.
• Review your accomplishments.
• Add new goals.
• Stay motivated.