Time Management

Most people feel as if there is not enough time in the day to get everything done that they need to do. But you see successful people all over the world these days who have accomplished a great number of things in the same 24 hours per day 7 days peer week that you have. What is their secret?

TIME MANAGEMENT.

Try implementing these 3 steps into your day no matter what the task and see if you don't get more & better results.

1 - Block Time
One key concept to tracking how your time is spent and not wasting another mintue of your day is to block your time into small segments to help you stay on task. You can separate a large task into smaller tasks when doing things such as cleaning your house. Instead of saying you have to clean the kitchen, you can divide this task into 3 smaller taks of 10 minutes. Washing & drying dishes - 10 min. Wiping down table & countertops - 10 min. Sweeping & mopping the floor - 10 min. This keeps you focused on the task at hand without getting overwhelmed by the larger task.

2 - Prioritize Tasks
Another step to help manage your time is prioritizing tasks. You need to spend the most time on the most beneficial, profitable, & necessary tasks. You wouldn't spend 3-4 hours watching movies if your grass outside was waist high. You better be outside mowing your lawn! So at night before you go to bed, rank the tasks that you need to accomplish the next day by importance. Then dedicate most of your time to getting the most important things done. You will find at the end of the day that you have had a more successful & productive day.

3 - Set a DEADLINE
Finally, probably the most important step to take is to set a deadline. How many times do you find yourself working feverishly to clean your house just before company arrives. This is because you have a deadline. Not self-imposed, but a deadline just the same. If you put a self-imposed deadline on many of your tasks, you will find that you will work harder towards achieving them. If you have a goal of losing 5 lbs. in 2 weeks, you will probably find yourself exercising harder and eating better so you can achieve your goal by the deadline.

Try to put these 3 steps - block time, prioritize tasks, set a deadline - into place this next week and see if it doesn't improve your productivity.

Matthew 6:33
Kyle