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Time Management - or how to create more time in a day
Timeliness can be a tricky discipline to master. Being punctual in a competitive world is important but it's also more difficult than ever. We're expected to fit so much into a day. Time management is a skill that anyone can learn but very few take the time to do it.
Alix Needham
has helped many clients learn how to fit more into each day. Time management
isn't about clockwatching or routines - it IS about living a less stressful
life where you have time to do more of the things you want. It is useful
at work and in your private life.
Below are some time management tips that you may find
useful. Time-management skills can be learnt under the guidance of Alix
Needham's practice, Lifestyle Management. Alix has many years of experience
in Executive Coaching, Career Development, Personal Development and Life
Planning - and managing your time plays an important role in all of these.
If you have read the advice but still find that time management
is not your strong point, then please feel free to get in touch
- Alix will help you learn to prioritise and manage your time. And you
will feel more relaxed as well as confident about achieving more each
day.
Beating the Time Thieves
- Plan ahead Make a schedule the night before of all the tasks you hope to achieve the following day. Arrange your list in order of importance and urgency.
- Delegate. Don't feel you have to be superman or superwoman – share your load with your partner and / or your children. Get children into the habit of taking responsibility according to their age group. e.g. setting the table, washing up, etc. Start this at an early stage. Negotiate regularly with your partner on who does what at home.
- Say No! Don't be at everyone's beck and call. Say No if its not convenient to you. If you allow yourself to be a doormat everyone will walk over you.
- Home delivery mail order You may enjoy shopping sometime but if you have a lot on, get certain items delivered by mail order.
- Avoid interruptions. If you are busy cooking the supper and do not want to be disturbed, put the phone on answer phone or screen your calls.
- Buy food, birthday cards and presents in bulk so you are always prepared.
- Prepare food in advance and put some in the freezer.
- Set up an efficient filing system so your paper work is kept tidy and you don't waste time looking for things. Instead you'll be able to find what you need quickly.
- Pay your bills by direct debit.
- Take time out to work out your own time thieves.