Time Management is not realistic
By: Admin
Date: 12 / 11 / 2014
Date: 12 / 11 / 2014
There are a million books, workshops and web-based classes on managing time—the challenge is, time can not be managed. There are twenty-four hours in a day and nothing to be done about it. So, instead of managing time, think of managing yourself in the construct of time.
To begin, please understand that time is the most valuable asset you have. You can make money, lose it and make it back but once you invest your time, it is gone forever. So be vigilant on how you spend your time.
The first step in understanding where your time is going is to actually track it over a two to three week period. Where are the precious hours going? How are you using them and most importantly, are you spending them in the right spot?
Hint—if you get to the end of the day and felt like you were really busy but did not accomplish anything, then you are not managing yourself in the construct of time.
To get better control of yourself, break your time into three different areas based on the audit of your time:
By understanding where your time goes, you will be better able to manage yourself in the construct of time.
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Action tip—Taking Control of Your Thoughts
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Working with business owners around the world provides the opportunity to look for commonality. One trait that we see in all countries is the challenge owners have with controlling their thoughts.
People are able to decide and identify what they don’t want—but what they need to do is identify what they do want. Does this sound familiar:
Invest the rest of this year focusing on what you want. Once you do that, you’ll be amazed on how often it happens. What a difference it can make to your 2007!
About ActionCOACH
Brad Sugars founded the brand Action International in 1993 when he realized there was a disconnect between business advice and implementation. The answer was Action! Brad Sugars created a business coaching company so that business owners throughout the world can realize their goals in business. Today the company is known as ActionCOACH. To learn more about business, visit Brad Sugars Review blog!