Have You Been Trying to Manage Your Time?

April 29, 2009 by Sandrine
Filed under Strategies

Have you been trying to manage your time? Chances are, you have been failing. You have probably read many books and participated in many programs, yet time still seems to fly by you. You can’t get things done on time.

Time management is a myth because it forces you to focus on something you have no control over. The Oxford dictionary defines manage as “be in charge of, supervise, administer and regulate.” There are twenty four hours in your day and there is nothing you can do about that. You cannot manage time; it comes and it goes, no matter what you do.

If you are struggling to get things done, what you should be focusing on is your energy and your activities. If you can’t get things done on time it is because you are putting your energy in the wrong activities. Fortunately, this is something you have total control over.

By following these simple steps, you can get back control of your life and be free to enjoy your time.

• Get clear on your priorities; what’s important to you is important to you. If you are always rushing at the end of the day chances are you are neglecting your priorities.
• Allocate their spot in your day in such a way that they receive the best part of your energy. You don’t want to do what’s most important when you have no energy left.
• Get rid of things that don’t matter; they don’t matter, not to you. Let the people to whom they matter deal with them.
• Learn to say YES to what you really want so that you can say NO to everything else. Every NO begins with a YES. Find out what you want to say YES to.

Although you cannot manage time, you can build the habit of doing first thing first and refuse to put your energy into those activities that do not matter. Before long you will feel as if you more time in your days. The key is to learn to manage your energy and where you put it.

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