Robbed of Time, Time to Manage
If you are robbed of time, it simply means that it is time to
learn management skills to get ahead. Most likely your plans are
off balance, your goals are not centered, and your organizing
skills are outdated. If you are pressing for time, it is time to
set yourself some goals that work, and work to enforce the
goals, by staying organized and up-to-date. The basic guidelines
for planning is to take a look at your long term and short term
goals and decided which strategies can help you to achieve these
goals. Your next step is working to accomplish your goals by
applying action and putting it in full force.
Looking at the broad outlook on the goals can help make a
difference in your time management scheme. What is it you want
to accomplish? If you want to start your own business in the
next couple of years, then you know you have to set back cash to
obtain this goal as well as maintaining a stable credit rating.
You also will need to evaluate the marketplace to determine
which businesses are more profitable and can benefit your
future.
You will need to decide if you need additional skills,
education, or brush ups to start the type of business you start
up. Once you get all your priorities in order, the next step is
putting the plan into action. In addition, if you plan to start
a business, then you will also need to practice organization
skills and learn more about managing your time, since starting a
business is never easy.
Organizing
To start organizing, you should evaluate again your situation,
and learn your own habits. When you go to work, do you complete
a task before you move onto another task? Or do you simply put
one task off and then work your way through a series of tasks?
If your habit is to put off tasks, then you can start your
organizing strategy by handling the primary tasks first and then
move onto the smaller tasks. Is your desk chaotic? Do you come
to work searching your desk looking for that important document
you should have turned in yesterday?
If this is true of you, you are robbing your self of time, and
time management is out in left field. You can start by cleaning
up your desk, sorting through the papers, tossing the outdates,
and storing the important papers in a filing cabinet. Once you
are finished you motivation will increase, your self-esteem will
improve, and the excuses you make everyday will move on to the
next person that is robbed of time.
When you are at work, do you fail to communicate with your
co-workers, or boss? IF so, then you need to cultivate a
communication skill that works effectively and efficiently, and
eliminating confusion, which takes up a lot of time. Finally,
what do you do when you are not working? Are you lying around on
the couch watching television?