TIME MANAGEMENT
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TIME MANAGEMENT to help find those extra hours every week.

HAVE MORE TIME. Directory of self help resources and articles for time management and how to save more time.

Powerful time management and personal development article on how to become more efficient, organized with better time management strategies:

“You are today where your thoughts have brought you;

You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” - James Allen

Frequently, we say, “I don’t have time to…..” Often this is just an excuse to justify doing something else or not doing anything at all.

Taking time to act on some of the ideas on this list can transform our lives. Successful individuals already perform most of these.

1. TAKE TIME TO PLAN. One minute of planning saves three minutes of work or re-planning.

2. TAKE TIME TO ORGANIZE. Your work needs a structure that reduces unnecessary, repetitive decisions.

3. TAKE TIME TO SET GOALS. A goal that is identified and acknowledged can be achieved. When written, goals become more real.

4. TAKE TIME TO SCHEDULE. A deadline that is not set might not be met. Set several intermediate deadlines to meet a major deadline.

5. TAKE TIME TO DECIDE PRIORITIES. Knowledge of the relative importance of all activities reduces re-inventing a new system at the beginning of each task. Focus your attention on the important issues.

6. TAKE TIME TO ANALYZE THE SITUATION. Although it is not possible to have all the facts all the time, it is important to review the essential ones.

7. TAKE TIME TO REFLECT. Reflection can take many forms and can be inserted throughout the day for maximum effect. More than reviewing, reflection allows you to sort the essential items from those that are less important.

8. TAKE TIME TO INVOLVE OTHERS. Involve in the decision-making process those who will carry out the decision to yield dividends in individual commitment. And, these are the persons who have relevant ideas!

9. TAKE TIME TO DIVIDE THE JOB. Many small tasks reach the goal in less time than a few larger tasks. Additionally, it is more satisfying to achieve several objective in route to your higher goals.

10. TAKE TIME TO DELEGATE. Distribute tasks to enhance others experience and increase leverage. Be certain that the delegated responsibilities are meaningful and stimulating, not just the tasks you do not want to do.

11. TAKE TIME TO EXPLAIN CLEARLY. A few well chosen words that clearly direct others avoid duplicate effort and disappointment.

12. TAKE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR WORK. Check your work as soon as you finish it. For more thorough review and correction, let it rest a while and review it again.

13. TAKE TIME TO RELAX. Just a few moments can replenish you. When you are relaxed and refreshed, you are more efficient.

14. TAKE TIME TO MEDITATE. The journey within is increasingly more important when your life is hectic. Twenty minutes in true meditation each day enhances brain function, breathing, sleep, relaxation, response to stress, and general well-being.

15. TAKE TIME TO DO IT NOW! Procrastination is a thief of time and confidence. DO THE JOB NOW.

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P118 Find the time for a home based Business, self help time management article

“Finding Time; Tips for Gaining 2 Hours Each Day”

Find the Time for a Home based Business,

Almost everyone needs or wants more money than they currently have, and with this desire most of these people would like to start some sort of extra income producing project.

The trouble is, not many of these people seem able to fit "a second job" into their time schedules.

It's true that people are very busy, but extra time for some sort of home-based extra income producing project can almost always be found.

It may mean giving up or changing a few of your favorite past-times, such as having a couple of beers with the guys or watching TV - but if you score big with your extra income project, you will have all the time you've ever wanted for doing whatever you want to do.

The first thing to do is to sit down with pencil and paper, and list your daily schedule. What time do you wake up - then step-by-step, list everything you do each day.

Most people will find that they have about 3-hours each day that can be utilized in a more constructive or efficient manner.

As we've already noted, you may have to give up the time you waste in your local pub or a few of the television programs you watch, but it should be worth it in the long run.

Efficient time management boils down to planning what you're going to do, and then doing it without back-tracking.

Start by making a list of the things you want to do tomorrow, each evening before you jump into bed.

Schedule your trips to the store or wherever to coincide with other things you have to do, and with your trips to or from work.

Organize your trips to take care of as many things as possible while you're out of the house.

Take stock of the time you spend standing around shooting the breeze - especially the time you spend on the telephone - and eliminate all that isn't necessary.

Whatever chores you have to do at home, set aside a specific time to do them, and a specific amount of time to devote to them.

For instance, just one hour a day on yard work would probably make your property the envy of all your neighbors.

Don't try to do a week's work in one big flurry. Whether it's painting your house, fixing leaky faucets, or mowing your lawn and trimming your shrubs, do a little bit or one particular job each day and you'll be amazed at your progress.

Take care of all your mail the day you receive it. Don't let those bills and letters pile up on you. If you're unable to pay a bill immediately, file it in a special place that's visible and note on the envelope the date you intend to pay it. Answer your letters the same day you get them.

The important thing is to think of your time as your most valuable asset - it is - so organize what you have to do, and what you want to do. From there, it's just a matter of arranging your priorities.

Once you start listing and planning what you want to do, and then carry out your plans, you'll find plenty of "extra time" for handling virtually any kind of home-based income-producing project.

People in general may not like routines or schedules, but without some sort of plan relative to what is supposed to be done, the world would be lost in mass confusion.

Laws, ordinances, and regulations are for the purpose of guiding people - we live according to an accepted plan or way of life, and the better we can organize ourselves - what we have to do, want to do, and end up doing - the more productive and happy we become.

The secret of all financially successful people is simply that they are organized and do not waste time. Think about it - review your own activities - and them see if you can't find a couple of extra hours in each day for more constructive accomplishments.

When you begin planning, and then when you actually become involved in an extra-income-producing endeavor, you should work it exactly as you've organized your regular day-to-day activities - on a time-efficient basis.

Do what has to be done immediately - don't try to get done in an hour something that's going to take a week.

Plan it out on paper what you have to do, what you want to do, and when you're going to do it - then get right on each project without procrastination.

Finally, and above all else, when you're organizing your time and your business, be sure to set aside time for relaxation.

Be sure to schedule time when you and your spouse can be together. You must not involve yourself in anything to the extent that you exclude other people - particularly your loved one - from your life.

Taking stock of the time you waste each day, and then reorganizing your activities is what it's all about. It's a matter of becoming time-efficient in everything you do.

It's really easy to do, and you'll not only accomplish a lot more, you'll become a happier person.

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