Thursday 5 May 2016

The Key to a Better Life


Time management is basically about being focused. The Pareto
Principle also known as the '80:20 Rule' states that 80% of efforts that
are not time managed or unfocused generates only 20% of the desired
output. However, 80% of the desired output can be generated using
only 20% of a well time managed effort. Although the ratio '80:20' is
only arbitrary, it is used to put emphasis on how much is lost or how
much can be gained with time management.
Some people view time management as a list of rules that involves
scheduling of appointments, goal settings, thorough planning, creating
things to do lists and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time
management that should be understood to develop an efficient
personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned
further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that
extra reserve to make the results you desire.
But there is more skills involved in time management than the core
basics. Skills such as decision making, inherent abilities such as
emotional intelligence and critical thinking are also essential to your
personal growth.
Personal time management involves everything you do. No matter
how big and no matter how small, everything counts. Each new
knowledge you acquire, each new advice you consider, each new skill
you develop should be taken into consideration.
Having a balanced life-style should be the key result in having
personal time management. This is the main aspect that many
practitioners of personal time management fail to grasp.
Time management is about getting results, not about being busy.
The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in
anyone's life are physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and
spiritual.
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The physical aspect involves having a healthy body, less stress and
fatigue.
The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth
activities.
The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations
and being an active contributor to society.
The career aspect involves school and work.
The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires and
manifesting them.
The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning.
Thoroughly planning and having a set of things to do list for each of
the key areas may not be very practical, but determining which area in
your life is not being giving enough attention is part of time
management. Each area creates the whole you, if you are ignoring one
area then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.
Personal time management should not be so daunting a task. It is a
very sensible and reasonable approach in solving problems big or
small.
A great way of learning time management and improving your
personal life is to follow several basic activities.
One of them is to review your goals whether it be immediate or longterm
goals often.
A way to do this is to keep a list that is always accessible to you.
Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in
achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a
balanced life style.
Each and everyone of us has a peek time and a time when we slow
down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to tell when to
do the difficult tasks when we are the sharpest.
Learning to say "No". You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if
it involves saying the word to family or friends.
Pat yourself at the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an
effective time management result.
Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually
benefiting from your efforts of time management.
Don't procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.
Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic
in your approach in achieving your goals.
Have a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get
things in their proper perspective.
These are the few steps you initially take in becoming a well rounded
individual.
As the say personal time management is the art and science of
building a better life.
From the moment you integrate into your life time management skills,
you have opened several options that can provide a broad spectrum of
solutions to your personal growth. It also creates more doors for
opportunities to knock on.

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