by Rick Baker
On Sep 29, 2010
As mentioned in prior blogs, when you boil it down people only do 3 things:
- Good Habits,
- Bad Habits, &
- New Things.
At least, that's a simple way to sort out how our time is spent.
Many people believe they waste time. Many people feel they do not have enough time.
We feel time is precious and we are annoyed when we feel it is lost and wasted.
Many people consume even more time, stewing over the time they know they have wasted.
That means they must be troubled by their Bad Habits or by trying New Things that did not work.
Some expert advice should help reduce this problem.
Brian Tracy wrote a book, 'Time Power', to help people make the best use of their time.
Here are Brian Tracy’s
7 Action Exercises to Improve Your Time Management
- Select one area where you would like to improve your time management. Start to work on it immediately.
- Think back to a situation where you performed at your best. Replay this in your mind when you face new tasks.
- Talk to yourself positively all the time, repeating affirmations such as "I always use my time wisely".
- Imagine everyone around you is looking up to you as a role model for personal efficiency.
- Think about teaching a time-management course to your friends and colleagues. What would be the most important lessons?
- Think about the areas of your work that give you the most satisfaction and resolve to be even more productive in those areas.
- Resolve today to act to become one of the most efficient, effective, and productive people in your field. Take action immediately.
NOTE #1: Brian Tracy and other experts, for example Jim Estill, believe Time Management/Leadership is the key place to start to develop the skills a leader must possess to be successful. Brian Tracy states that clearly at the beginning of ‘Time Power’.
NOTE #2: All time management/leadership experts are emphatic about the value of setting clear Goals. I have never read expert advice stating we should not set clear Goals. Experts are saying we need to set clear Time Management/Leadership Goals.
NOTE #3: Experts have differing views on positive affirmations as described by Brian Tracy in Exercise #3 above, which overlaps other Exercises including #2 and #4, probably #5, maybe others. The value of positive affirmations is becoming a contentious topic.