Time Management

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Time Management
Identify the Obstacles to Managing Your Time
Wisely!
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Finding Time

• Time is a resource like money and knowledge
• Everyone gets the same 24 hours each day
• You can benefit from learning time management
  techniques

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Benefits

• You get more done
• You gain more time for fun
• You gain the respect of others
• You will be considered reliable

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Setting Goals

• Set goals for what you want
• Let these goals be your guide
• Plan time to do the things that will help you
  achieve your goals

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Setting Priorities

• Decide which tasks are most
  important
• Deadline-time or date by which something must
  be done
• A-tasks that must be done
• B-tasks that should be done
• C-tasks that you hope to do

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Balancing Work Play

• You need play time to control stress
• Good mental and emotional health depend on
  leisure time

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Time Management Tools

• Calendar to help you keep up with important
  events
• Schedule helps you plan your time
• To-do List a list of things to get done on a
  certain day

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Time Management Troublemakers

• Time Wasters talking on the phone, TV time
  games
• Procrastination putting things off
• Do unpleasant tasks first
• Avoid distractions interruptions
• Set up a schedule or routine

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Time Management Troublemakers

• Over-Commitment taking on too many outside jobs
• Stressed out
• Cant do anything very well
• Learn to say no and mean it

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Strategies to Use

• Break large tasks into smaller ones
• Dovetail or overlap activities in order to
  save time
• Allow enough time to do the job right the first
  time

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Strategies to Use

• Be prepared, have all supplies needed
• Evaluate your standards not too high or too
  low
• Be flexible and adjust your plans when needed

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Learning From Mistakes

• Perfection doesnt happen overnight
• Continually examine your habits
• Evaluate your progress
• Observe others

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Do

• Tackle one task at a time
• Plan ahead
• Complete the most important work first
• Stay focused
• Think about long-term payoffs
• Make a to-do list

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Dont

• Put things off
• Waste time
• Spend too much time chatting
• Get stuck on minor details that may jeopardize
  the bigger picture

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Assignment

• Take out a sheet of paper and write down 5 ways
  you do not manage your time well and then suggest
  a way for each to improve your time management
  skills!