6 Keys to Better Time Management

Dear friend, time management is basically about being focused. Having a balanced life-style should be the key result of having good personal time management.

Time management is about getting results, not about being busy.

So here are six key areas of life that I would encourage you to pay close attention to during the course of the coming week: physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual.

1.The physical aspect involves having a healthy body, less stress and fatigue.

2.The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.

3.The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.

4.The career aspect involves school and work.

5.The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires and manifesting them.

6.The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning.

Each area creates the whole you. If you are ignoring one area then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.
Personal time management should not be so daunting a task. It is a very sensible and reasonable approach to solving problems-big or small.
A great way to learn time management and improve your personal life is to follow several basic activities.

One of them is to review your goals often whether they be immediate or long-term.

A way to do this is to keep a list that is always accessible to you.

Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary to achieve your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style.

Each of us has a peek time and a time when we slow down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to schedule the difficult tasks when we are at our sharpest.

Learn to say "No". You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.
Pat yourself on the back or just reward yourself in any way for an effective time management result.

Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts at time management.

Don't procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.

Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success.
But be realistic in your approach to achieving your goals.

Keep a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.

These are the few steps you initially take in becoming a well rounded individual.

As they say, personal time management is the art and science of building a better life.

From the moment you integrate time management skills into your life, you have opened several options that can provide a broad spectrum of solutions for your personal growth. It also creates more doors for opportunities to knock on.

Until next time, make this a week one in which you are living your life to the fullest.

With appreciation and gratitude

Nigel St.Hill