Time Management

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Time Management

• Awareness, Prioritizing and
• Planning

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Time is a man-made concept...
Unfortunately, we have become slaves to our time,

rather than masters of our time?
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Personality stylesand behavior
Parents

• Type A
• Workaholic
• the time jugglers

Career
Personal
Children
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Introductory Video
Managing Job Stress -- Controlling the Workload
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Goals for Time Management

• to avoid time-related crises
• to gain a feeling of accomplishment
• to do things that are beneficial, both personally
  and professionally
  
• to live life, not just spend life!

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Top 10 Stressors for College Students

• Balancing academic, professional and family
  responsibilities
  
• Money (or lack thereof)
• Power issues (student / teacher)
• Scheduling various obligations
• Living conditions
• Class management difficulties
• Interpersonal relationships (e.g., social life)
• Technology problems (learning, availability,
  support, etc.)
  
• Partitioning a work space
• Becoming a competent career professional

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Youre about to begin a new rhythm...

• Potential for being out of sync
• Need to re-evaluate work and play
• Importance of kairos (the opportune time)

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Time Management - BASIC QUESTIONS

• Where does my time go?
• Where should my time go?
• How can I use my time in the most effective
  manner?

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Where does my time go?

• socializing
• telephone interruptions
• meetings
• unplanned visitors
• excessive paperwork
• lack of clarification
• lack of competent help
• communication problems
• lack of information
• red tape / forms

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Where does my time go?

• procrastination
• unclear goals objectives
• failure to delegate
• failure to set priorities
• poor scheduling
• lack of self-discipline
• doing too much at one time
• poor personal skills
• crisis management

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Developing new habits...

• launch new habit with vigor enthusiasm
• avoid making exceptions / excuses
• dont procrastinate
• seek social support
• celebrate / reward your successes

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...by following these tips!!

• take time to plan
• analyze your time wasters
• set goals and list priorities
• consolidate similar tasks (clustering)
• begin with the toughest tasks
• develop others potentials by delegating
• plan uses for predictably idle time

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and these tips, too!!

• get control of the paper flow
• avoid cluttering up your work space
• dont procrastinate on big tasks
• reduce meeting times (stick to an agenda)
• Say, No, I dont have the time!
• prioritize relationships
• create a distraction free environment, and...

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• schedule personal and recreation breaks, as well
  as your work responsibilities -- give yourself a
  good reason to say no.
  
• KEY creating a balance of time and energy that
  works for you!!

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Activity
Life Goals Exercise