How you use your time determine whether you control your time and life or whether TIME controls you.

Time can not be stored or used later, therefore WASTED TIME IS LOST TIME. Time goes by used or unused.

1. PLANNING – DAILY

1.1 Determine your present situation.

1.2 Setting of targets

 2. SET PRIORITIES

 3. COMPLETING YOUR TASKS

3.1 Do the important work first

3.2 Complete your tasks the first time around – leave no lose ends

3.3 Be organised – keep a dairy and USE it

3.4 Be positive – positive thoughts promote activity, hence results

3.5 Avoid procrastination – never postpone an overwhelming job – breaks it down into smaller tasks and start with something easy. Promise yourself a reward on completion of each difficult task.

4. MOTIVATION

4.1 Be motivated to make time work for you – convince yourself that it is possible

4.2 Do most productive tasks first – seeing results will motivate you

4.3 Set deadlines as motivators

5. HELPFUL HINTS

5.1 Use the telephone, fax or e-mail to save time

5.2 Use your waiting time productively – catch up on reading matter, or correspondence, etc.

5.3 Improve your communication skills – effective communication prevents misunderstandings and saves time

5.4 Beware of interruptions – arrange not to be disturbed while completing important tasks

5.5 Do not involve yourself in unproductive activities – all activities should be goal directed

5.6 Do not allow private matters to interfere with time allocated to business

6. CONCLUSION

Becoming serious about time management could be one of the best investments you could make towards your success. You should be able to save at least 30 minutes per day by applying the above rules. If not, sit down and seriously analyse what you are doing wrong.

Consider the implications of saving 30 minutes per day:

Total hours saved – 30 min x 365 day = 182,5 hours
Total days saved = 23 per year
Therefore one working month saved per year!!!

Therefore it is possible to add at least another working month to your production each year.  In 12 years you add another working year to your life!!