Here are 10 tips for taking control of your time:-
1. List everything you need to do today - in order of priority.
2. Make time for important things, not just urgent ones.
3. Write your goals. Then write the steps to your goals.
4. Set a starting time as well as a deadline for all projects.
5. Slice up big projects into bite-size pieces.
6. If you run out of steam on one project, switch to another project but try not to have too many projects on the go at once.
7. Remember you are allowed to say “no” when you are overloaded.
8. Drop low-payoff activities from your schedule.
9. For each paper that crosses your desk: act on it, file it or toss it.
10. Use a diary to manage you busy life, and use it to write up your urgent and important tasks.
What great advice. I think point 9) is what I need to work on. I’ve got piles of paper on my desk which I will be acting on this week!
Hi Nicole,
You have some great advice - I just wish that there wasn’t so much paper in the world for me to have to deal with!
By the way, I’ve given you an Arte y Pico award for your great blog.
Warmest wishes and keep up the great work.
Point 5 is great.
I decided to do just that tody after reading your post as I have been wanting to organise my workspace for months. So after reading your post I was motivated to get started and organised the large caddy on my desk as the first breakdown of the overall job. What a difference it makes just starting small.
Thanks for such motivating advice.
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Elizabeth said,
September 1, 2008 @ 6:49 pmTime, Time, TIME
aarrgghhh… lol… wish there was a few more hrs in the day!
have printesd off this… what sound advice~!
Elizabeth xx
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