Your time is a valuable commodity. Everyone has the same amount – a twenty-four-hour day. It’s how we use our time that makes all the difference to our success or failure.
Your wasted time is one thing you can’t recycle so make the most of what you have.
Here’s a handful of tips to help you on your way
*Do your important jobs first
An hour spent planning can possibly save days later on.
To get things done you can work longer hours, you can work more efficiently, or you can do only the important tasks and delegate the rest to others.
*Set your goals/tasks/jobs
Write them down.
Break each down into small, achievable steps. Tackle one step at a time and concentrate on that step until completed, then move on to the next. Do it as well as your time permits – without the loss of quality.
*Make a to-do-list then set priorities
Devote your time to your critical issues. Arrange them in order of importance and indicate when they should be completed.
Set your tasks for the following day before leaving work. The full use of today is the best preparation for tomorrow.
Lose an hour in the morning and you will look for it for the rest of the day.
Do the things that are urgent first. Don’t waste time on unimportant activities.
Avoid procrastination. Planning and perseverance are the keys to getting things done on time.
* Set deadlines
People work best when they are given deadlines. You will get more done if you set deadlines and tell others about your plans.
*Delegate your least important tasks
You are only as good as your employees. Recruit with care. Train them to take responsibilities and delegate and challenge them with worthwhile tasks.
-Geoffrey Moss ( mossassociates.co.nz)
” At the beginning, there was much to do, but by whittling away the tasks become few.”
SOURCE: “Time-Savers” Moss Associates, New Zealand and “Time Management Secrets” Cengage Learning, Asia Singapore; Se-Education Public Co Ltd, Thailand and the McGraw Hill Co. Australia.
Also available as an e-book from Amazon.com.
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