Managing Your Time

Let us get this clear from the beginning, time management is self-management. Time is set, we all have the same twenty-four hours in a day. What separates the effective from the ineffective is the way we manage ourselves, we control what we produce.  For instance, under the area of self-care we have exercise, healthy eating, and getting the proper amount of sleep. Would you agree that it is up to the individual to make a conscientious decision to make this happen? Finding the right system for you makes this achievable. Muhammad Ali put it this way, “Don’t count the days make the day count.” Many great leaders are effective when it comes to self-management, which equates to time management. I intend to give you a strategy to implement for your business and personal life that will help you foster an awareness of who you are willing to become in your model of greatness. 

PLAN

Goals, objectives, priorities

ORGANIZATION

Technology, environment, mindset

• Staff- effective communication and receiving support
• Teamwork
• Analyze self (your performance, attitude, and behavior)
• Identify flaws and inconsistencies

ACTION

• Goals should be measurable, realistic, and time-bound
• Visualize goals, objectives, tasks, and functions
• Avoid disputes and conflicts
• Be clear when vocalizing or repeating phone numbers, emails, and directions

MANAGING PROCRASTION 

• Overwhelmed (do tasks in small segments)
• Perfectionist (seek advice from colleagues)
• Delegate
• Set rituals

PLAN FOR CRISIS

• Life happens

I believe using the above strategy will assist you with self-management.

Joann Cox Justified Jewel