I want to have time for my important
activities. As I continue to get my activities completed, let us evaluate our effectiveness
at managing my time. How do I allocate time for others and myself? I am continuously
looking at ways on how to "save" time to get more things done. I am busy
with traditional activities of life: work, family and social commitments.
The following are five practical
techniques on how to better manage my time:
1. I have to create my personal mission
statement to include all aspects of my life - spiritual, physical, mental,
emotional and social.
2. I have to create goals and a to-do list
to support my mission statement for daily, weekly, monthly and yearly
activities.
3. I have to prioritize my to-do list
based on due dates, relative importance and dependencies on other tasks.
4. I have to say "NO" politely
to others when their requests conflict with my mission statement.
5. Track activities with time duration to
get a clear view of how my time is being spent.
If my to-do list is on two pages, I
reprioritize those tasks to outcome in one page. This amount of act is
realistic for me to finish in one day.
