Time management is the action or practice of managing and supervising time .
Why Time management?
1. To save time
2. To reduce a level stress
3. To function effectively
4. To increase our work output
5. To have more control on our lives
The process of Time Management starts with-
(A) Costing your time
(B) Making Activity logs/chart
(C) Planning
(D) Prioritizing
(E) Scheduling
(F) Goal setting
Costing your time -
How will you cost your time? it is very simple,
1. Understand your real & true value by calculating your cost per year
cost per year =(salary+taxes+ office space+office equipment+profit you generate)
Now start calculation of your per hour value
2.Calculate your hourly rate = cost per year / work hrs per year
After calculating all those things,you should think, where are you now?
….know where do you stand.
Making Activity Chart-
Will Help in-
1. Making a realistic estimate of the time spent during the day
2. Pinpoints the critical areas- time spent on low value work
3. Finding the high yielding times of our day
Planning-
Should Draw an Action Plan-
* A list of things that need to be done to achieve your Goal,
Prioritizing-
1. Make a To-Do list
2. Consider the value of the task before deciding to do it-
3. Is it worth spending your time & your company resources?
Should Prioritize your task first,
* The most important jobs should be completed first followed by other jobs,
Scheduling-
1.Make a realistic estimate of how much you can do in a day,
2.Plan to make the best use of the available time,
3.Preserve some contingency time to deal with`unexpected jobs'
4.Minimize stress by avoiding over-commitment to yourself & others,
Goal setting-
1. Setting lifetime goals helps you to chart your life course & your career path
2. Break up your lifetime goals in smaller goals
3. Make a daily to-do list
4. Review and update your list on a daily basis & judge your performance
Achieve your goals!
Be your own judge and your own motivator,Be Self confident , make this Time Management your tool for success in your Professional as well as in Personal life ,
It works every where,so start from today onwards,,,,,,,
Best Of Luck,