Time Management Articles

Personal Development » Time Management | By Kenneth Scott @ Wednesday, 16th April 2008 @ 10:57 AM

Because each of us is unique and different, we have to find out what methods works best for us in our own individual ways. The path leading to this starts with the basics in the way we manage our own time. Basic time management is all about setting up goals and plans that are possible and realistic, easily with in reach. When setting goals for ourselves we should ask Is this goal possible? Can I achieve this goal? What do I do to make this goal successful? Asking yourself the right quest... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Kevin Sinclair @ Saturday, 12th April 2008 @ 3:41 AM

Focus is a key component when it comes to time management. Loss and gain can be achieved when it comes to implementing the use of time management. Many individuals have heard of the "Pareto Principle". Perhaps you have not heard this term used? It is the same as the "80:20 Rule". This little rule actually makes a lot of sense when it comes to time management. It states that when an individual puts forth the effort to do something, and it is not managed appropriately in the terms ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Mikko Korhonen @ Tuesday, 8th April 2008 @ 1:24 AM

The art of communication has three grand divisions. The first involves mastery of the subject. The second involves mastery of its presentation, which is usually in written form. The third involves mastery of its reception, which is listening to a spoken presentation and reading of a written presentation. Our schools and colleges originally devoted themselves chiefly to teaching subjects. Many years ago business and professional men began to discover that they were unable to present the su... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Stephen Campbell @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 2:34 PM

Time management pertains to the development of a process and tools that help you be more productive and efficient. You may find that everybody has different levels of time management and ways of making things happen for them. There are individuals and businesses that use their time management skills to help them be more successful and give them what they are aiming for their lives. It takes some time but once you are learning time management skills that you need it will all fall into pl... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Gail Solish @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 11:26 AM

Are you the type of person who looks after everyone else and puts your needs at the bottom of the list? How many times have you said "Oh, I don't have time to do that for myself, I have too many other things to do? Recently I overheard a conversation between a manager and an employee regarding a professional development event. The employee wanted to attend something which related to self care. The manager said that the workshop needed to pertain to the job. Initially... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Gail Solish @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 11:23 AM

Many people have what they desire, a great job or wonderful family and friends, but don't make the time to enjoy these things. How are you managing your life? Do you feel overwhelmed or out of sync? Recently many of my clients have been talking about how much they have to do, how many different roles and responsibilities they have and how difficult it is to manage it all. They experience guilt for not doing it all and frequently retreat into self-critical mode. In today's... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jason Hobbs @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 7:33 AM

Procrastination is often regarded as the irrational behavior of the individuals. Procrastination is an act of delaying or putting off some activities to a later period. Often individuals motivations are based on emotions and mainly they are stuck in problems, because of the inability to control their emotions. Hence, these people are suggested to take some help of the procrastination. Wondering about the experiences of decreased motivation towards an assignment will perhaps not assist. Instead, ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jason Hobbs @ Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 5:09 AM

Basically, test on procrastination is a condition that several people are flirting quite frequently in their daily routines, whereas certain others are constantly enduring the cycle of procrastination. The individuals that persist the stuffs delayed until the extreme minute are frequently incapable to conclude their assignment because of time limitations, whereas very less flourish in defeating the extreme deadline of the task. Certain individuals also exist who desire to alter their performance... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jason Hobbs @ Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 4:50 AM

Nobody has yet come up with a solution as to "why do most people procrastinate?" Even at present, procrastination is considered to be the biggest mysteries surrounding human beings. Although, most people know that the solution to such problems lie deep within them, in reality, they would not admit them. It is not only counterproductive to put off an inevitable task, but it also causes a great deal of stress, especially in those cases, when a person hardly has the patience to wait and wan... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Kevin Sinclair @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 4:44 PM

Why is deciphering what the value of your time is something that you should do? Well, your objectives can help to be achieved by doing this. If you are aware of the value of your time, you can then take the decision as to whether or not it is a benefit for you to undertake the task yourself, or pay someone else to do it, or maybe even not do it at all. We all believe that our time is invaluable, and yes, we are as people. However, calculating a dollar figure for the worth of a minute of... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Anmol Mehta @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 2:35 PM

There have been volumes written on time management in the personal development and self-help space, but, I would like to tackle this issue form a different angle all together. I would like to explore this art of time management from a spiritual perspective, which I think you will find to be surprisingly useful and beneficial. The key to spiritual time management is not complex at all, but at the same time, it is not easy to do. The key is to do what needs to be done right away without mak... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Mohamad Latiff Bin Rahim @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 2:18 AM

Everyone has 24 hours in a day, only. How fast you can reach your goals in life really depends on how well you can manage these precious 24 hours. But truth be told, do we really have twenty four hours to begin with? For the average men in a twenty-four day, 8 hours are already spent in their sleep. When you consider the 2 hour for meal time and another 2 for traveling time, half of twenty-four hours are already spent without any work done. Now let's take into account the time spent ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jason Hobbs @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 6:48 AM

Most of the people are faced with the question of how to stop procrastination and start accomplishing tasks? The decision of stopping procrastination rests with the individuals. Once the decision is taken, drafting of plan for attaining success is very necessary. To abide by the plan is also essential for stopping procrastination. Some practical steps are required to be followed, while eradicating the problems of procrastination from its roots. Once the answer to the question how to stop ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jason Hobbs @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 6:28 AM

The techniques of overcoming procrastination are very important for every individual. This is due to the fact that most of the people have the habit of avoiding the things that are either dreadful, unmanageable, tiring or may cause anxiety. This is a natural phenomenon among the mortals. In the current times, procrastination has seen an increase in occurrence. The advent of procrastination has lowered the productivity levels of the individuals. On account of this finding of the techniques... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Warren Wong @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 5:27 PM

If only the day were 30 hours long would we finally have time to relax! In today's world, between work, family, chores, and errands, there seems to be little time to relax. A good way to find more alone time and to get stuff done better and quicker is simply to do things more efficiently. Of course we all would like to be more efficient in how we go about our tasks, but most of the time, it is much more talk than walk. Here are a few tips on how to get things done quicker and better... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Roger Carr @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 3:01 AM

There are a number of people who apologize for only being able to volunteer one or two hours a week. Some of them do not feel like they can make a difference in such a short time. Some even avoid volunteering because they consider their potential contribution a waste of time. Does this describe you? This way of thinking could not be further from the truth! Making a difference does not have to take a significant amount of time. You can make a change in someone's life and in the world ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Nickolove Lovemore @ Monday, 3rd March 2008 @ 8:46 PM

Learning how to manage your time to increase your effective work time will lead to increasing your productivity and this, in turn, will lead to you earning more money. The latter is provided that your productivity relates to money-earning activities and not you simply being busy. So here are three expert tips from Internet Marketing guru, Dan Kennedy, for better time management, increasing productivity and boosting your income: 1. Don't answer emails, 2. Don't accept ... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Obinna Heche @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 10:08 PM

When you have a home business, your biggest issue is always going to be finding time for it. This is something that many people struggle with because they simply think that they will be at home and therefore they will be able to spend all of the time that they need on their business. However, there are things to do around the house, errands to run, and kids to pick up from school. People either end up spending much less time with their home based business than they need to or they spend much mor... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Kevin Sinclair @ Friday, 25th January 2008 @ 3:28 AM

Being able to manage your time successfully is really all about being focussed. The Pareto Principle known also as the '80:20 Rule' states that 80% of your efforts which are unfocussed or not time managed will only generate 20% of the wanted output. On the other hand, 80% of the desired output can be produced by using only 20% of an effort which is time managed well. While the ratio '80:20' is only random, it is used to put weight on how much is lost or how much can be achi... more...

Personal Development » Time Management | By Jamie Jefferson @ Thursday, 17th January 2008 @ 2:08 PM

We all wish we had more time to do the things we enjoy. But the list of things to do seems to never end. Here are seven simple organizing techniques that can save you a few minutes every single day or week, and that's time you can spend doing absolutely anything you like. 1. Get a portable file box (which you can generally purchase for $10 or so) as well as a box of letter size hanging file folders. Create a separate file for monthly bills, bank statements, medical bills, a "To ... more...