BEST TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME WISELY.

TIME MANAGEMENT is a set of skills, tools and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing goals, specific tasks, projects, etc.

The best thing to always remember is that TIME DOES NOT REST. While you rest the clock still ticks along and when you wake up you will realize that you are left with less seconds, minutes and hours than you had, before you decided to rest.

But the good thing about TIME is that whether you are poor or rich, we all get 24 hours a day, therefore, it is up to you to make the best use of it.

Time is our most precious resource that we have, that no amount of money can buy us more time, so use it wisely on the things that matters to you and the things that are going to move you closer to your dreams.

But the big question is why most of the people keep on complaining that time is not enough while we all get the same 24 hours a day? Why are the rich able to manage their time properly while the poor keep on lacking enough time?

Well! The truth is the poor do not know hot to plan properly. It's simple as that.

Now, how will I be able to properly manage my time while I have lots of activities or tasks to do during a day? I think this is the obvious question you would be ask yourself right now? Is it?

Okay, let me share with you some of the tips which I believe if you start working on them immediately they will help you out to properly plan and manage your time.

Here are the tips:

1. LEARN TO PRIORITIZE:

In every day life everybody has lots of activities to do, and that makes people waste or spend their time inappropriately.

From today on wards learn to prioritize. First consider to do all those activities that you think are urgent & important early in the morning while you are still fresh and not loaded.

But for those activities which you find important but not urgent decide when you want to do them, and for those activities you find out to be urgent but not important, delegate them to someone else and in case you find out you have activities which are neither important nor urgent dump them immediately because they will consume your time for nothing.

If you learn to master this key tip you will be in a position to clearly manage your time wisely.

2. MAKE YOUR TO DO LIST WELL IN ADVANCE:

TO-DO-LIST is a list of all activities or  tasks that need to done or completed with a time frame in order of their priorities.

Every night before you go to sleep try to think of what you want to do the very next day early in the morning or for the whole day. If it is to wake up early prepare your kids to go to school, or going to visit a patient in the hospital or to reach early in the office and complete the work you left over yesterday.

Just think of whatever needs to be done and write all of them down in your to do list in the order of priority.

This is a part where most people forget themselves, they just waking up without clear vision of what they want to do for that day and end up wasting their time.

3. SET TIME LIMIT:

If you don't learn how to set time limit for each and every task or activity there is a big chance for you to waste your time. That is why people invented something called 'A STOP WATCH'.
Set time limit for each task you want to do.

Don't just do it as you wish, but plan when and at what time you want to start doing it and at what time you want that task or activity be completed. By doing this you are in a better place to wisely manage your time.

4. Remember that days always fill up faster with unexpected activities, tasks or event. For example you may receive a phone call from a close person that he/she is sick and therefore you will have to cancel everything and go pay him/her a visit. So instead of affecting your schedule remember to always set aside some buffer time which will help you in case of unexpected events or circumstances.

5. AVOID INTERRUPTIONS:
Sometimes during a day you want to be very busy so as to complete a certain task but you start being interrupted by mails, friends who want to chat with you, phone calls and the like. Don't engage yourself into them because the moment you start interrupting yourself is the moment you will start wasting your time.
Time is of essence, set alarms or reminders that will help you in managing your time.

Don't forget that time management is all about accuracy of choices.
Know exactly what you want to do, when you want to do it and how are you going to do it.

Why do I emphasis more about time management?

Well! I can tell you there are lots of benefits which you will get if you succeed in managing your time properly. Some of these benefits include:

• Reduce stress, hence more relaxation.
• Work becomes easier.
• Increase int the level of productivity and creativity.
• Timely achieve your goals.

Try to avoid common mistakes that are usually done by most of the people such as not setting time limit for your tasks, not ignoring tasks which are not important and not urgent, over packing your schedule, etc.

Always remember that Time wasted can not be regained or recycled.

Today make it your mission to not waste your time, and start make better use of every second you have by dedicating yourself to performing at your highest level.

Plan your day before you start your day, and make sure every minute is accounted for and hold yourself accountable at the end of each day.

Stop wasting your time on things that don't make you better or help you grow or move closer to your goals and don't waste your time with people who hold you back and stop you from being the best you.

Therefore, make better use of your 24 hours.

Prepared by: EriNoe Business & Management Consultancy