How can you manage your time effectively?

Good so you are not satisfied with the way you spend your time,that is just great cos you know what this means?it means that you want to change and join the side of the successful people who made it big in life and guess what ,now is your turn!!so how about we get started.

1st let us clarify some issues regarding our perspective of time management since things can get a bit ambiguous unless we know what we exactly mean by ''Time management'':
a)Time management =Self management,well ain't that the bottom line cos eventually we cannot control time
we can only learn to control and manage our selves with respect to time
b)Self management =change,look around you everything is changing and without accepting change and having a true desire to change and improve as an individual i can almost guarantee you that you won't be able to manage your time effectively cos you will be under the mercy of your circumstances instead of taking responsibility for your choices and life.

Now if you accept these 2 basic truths for ''Time Management'' then you won't have a problem managing your time any more and you will feel the way you always wanted to be.
Allow me to share some basic principals you need to run your time effectively instead of being run by your time!

a)Begin with the end in mind.So let's say you're the project manager of a construction project,1st of all''congratulations'' ,2nd How will you manage the project how the project will be after completion,true or true?so knowing ''WHY'' you want to mange your time for and what are you getting out of it is a critical part of the process.

b)Commitment,success is not a one time result but it is the outcome of a daily progress so in order to be able to achieve your goals and maximize the utilization of your time you need to take action every day towards that goal.

c)Follow the 80/20 rule,Focus on doing the 20% of activities that will give 80% of the results your looking for ,in other words don't bother with small stuff, & this means prioritizing your daily tasks based on their IMPORTANCE then URGENCY in the frame of Big Picture (your GOALS)

d)Stay Calm,when ever you're under pressure you can't help but stay calm so you can keep a positive attitude  and this will enable you to deal effectively with the situation and believe it or not,things always work out well in the end.

e)LEARN to trust your instincts not your mind,it is easy to manage time when things are going well but the going gets tough you won't have time to think about what to do so all you need to is nothing and just evaluate the situation as quickly as possible then go with your Guts!.

f)Enjoy what your doing and don't do it because you have to but because you really want to do it by keeping your FOCUS on the big picture not the details.


g)Follow your momentum,when we tend to focus too much on our goals to the point we feel paralyzed then we lose our sense of achievement & joy since our goals change as we improve and grow so we must keep updating our goals to match our ambitions and beliefs.

h)Delegate,we don't live a lone on this planet we live with each other so in order for us to be able to produce well and invest in our time we must learn to let go somethings which interfere with our focus on what is important to us by giving some work to others.

i)Above all enjoy the moment,some people get caught in the trap of time management until they feel overloaded and their lives is out of balance but living and enjoying the moment is as important as reaching the goal !