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Deborah Sharon, REC

Time Management
Time Management
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• Time Management is a core discipline that largely determines the

quality of your life
• Peter Drucker says ‘you cannot manage time; you can only manage
yourself’
• Time Management is really life management, personal
management, management of yourself, rather than of time or
circumstances
Characteristics of TIME
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• Perishable (it cannot be saved)

• Irreplaceable (nothing else can replace it)
• Irretrievable (once it is gone or wasted, you can never get it back)
• Indispensable (all achievement, results and success requires time)
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How??
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• You can move your time usage from areas of low value to areas of
high value - key to success and requires self discipline

• Time management is the ability to choose the sequence of events

• Requires tremendous self-discipline to overcome the

procrastination that holds most people from great success.
Procrastination
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• It is the thief of life

• It is the thief of dreams

• Procrastination is the tendency to prevaricate, delay or

unreasonably postpone a task.
Common Causes of Procrastination
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• Being overextended
• Low motivation
• Lack of training
• Faulty assumptions
• Perfectionism
• Fear of evaluation
• Avoidance of negative experience
• Fear of failure
Common Causes of Procrastination
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• Fear and Anxiety

• Poor time management
• Lack of interest
• Lack of goals
• Trouble getting started
• Day dreaming
• Worry about personal problems
• Resistance to deadlines
Life Areas that requires TIME
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• Family
• Career
• Health
• Financial
• Personal development and learning
• Philosophical / Spiritual
• Hobbies / Recreation
• Friends / Social / Community
Time Management Strategies
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• Do things where you would be most effective

• Free from distractions
• Understand the whole picture
• Break it down
• Schedule it
• List them
• Prioritize
• Create a realistic schedule / timetable
• Do the work
• Set boundaries
Time Management Strategies
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• Know your energy

• Identify what time of day you have highest energy
• Schedule tasks that require great effort (concentration, enthusiasm) during
high energy periods
• Schedule in breaks
• Reward yourself
• Be realistic; Don’t expect PERFECTION
• Use positive self-talk
• Take care of yourself
Time Management Strategies
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• Focus on GOALS
• Don’t wait until you are ‘in the mood’ to do something
• Accept challenges
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Making lists
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• Make a list of everything you have to do each day

• Best time is to make this list the previous end-of-the-work-day

• Subconscious mind can work on list of activities while you sleep

and you will often wake up with ideas and insights on how to more
effectively complete the tasks of the day.
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Set SMART Goals
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Pareto Principle
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ABCDE Method
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• A - Absolutely Do
• B - Better Do
• C - Could Do
• D - Delegate
• E - Eliminate
Essence of Time Management
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• Set clear priorities

• Stick to those priorities

• In personal life, your goal must be to get the highest ‘return on

energy’ from your activities.
• Ken Blanchard refers to this as getting the highest ‘return on life’.

• Always ask, ‘Is this the very best use of my time??’

Essence of Time Management
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• Continuous exertion of discipline and will power will help

overcome procrastination that holds us back

• The more you discipline yourself to use your time well, the
happier you will feel and better will be the quality of your life in
every area
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