Manage your time wisely THERE ARE ONLY 24 HOURS IN A DAY.

Manage your time wisely

THERE ARE ONLY 24 HOURS IN A DAY

TRAINER

Scott SalvatoreLodge AdviserOctoraro Lodge 22Chester County [email protected]

THERE ARE ONLY 24 HOURS IN A DAY

What are the demands on our time?

• Work• School• Sports• Family• Church• Scouts• Order of the Arrow• Friends• Sleep• Meals• Personal Well Being

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How Well Do You Plan?

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How Well Do You Plan?

• 6-10: Severely Below Average Planner• 11-15: Below Average Planner• 16-20: Average Planner• 21-25: Above Average Planner• 26-30: Excellent Planner – or Candidate for Burnout?

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Five Steps to Successful Time Management• Set Specific Goals (S.M.A.R.T. Goals)

• Create a Long Term (Monthly or Longer) Calendar Recording Major Events

• Create a Weekly Schedule of your Classes, Work Deadlines, Meetings, etc.

• Assign a Specific Time to Each

• Make a To-Do List for Each Day the Night Before or During Breakfast

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Long term Calendar

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Weekly Planner

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Daily Planner

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To Do Lists

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• Specific

• Measurable

• Achievable

• Result focused

• Timed

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Consider:

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have the same number of hours in the day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einsdtein.”

- H. Jackson Brown

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Successful Time management Strategies:

• Plan each day• Prioritize your tasks• Say no to nonessential tasks• Delegate• Take the time you need to do a quality job• Break large, time consuming tasks into smaller tasks• Practice the 10 minute rule• Evaluate how you’re spending your time• Limit distractions• Get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy diet, and exercise

regularly• Take a time management course• Take a break when needed

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Time Management for Right-Brained People, or What to do if to-do Lists are not Your Style

• Know your values. View your life as a whole. Write a mission statement for your life that describes your values and the kind of life you want to lead. Periodically review it to evaluate if what you are doing is contributing to that life.

• Do less. Drop time-wasting activities from your life. Consider dropping an activity when you add anew one.

• Slow down. Sometimes it’s useful to hurry. At other times, haste is a choice that serves no real purpose except to raise your stress level.

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Time Management for Right Brained People (continued):

• Remember people. Don’t forget to make time for the people that are important in your life.

• Focus on outcomes. Visualizing the desired outcome can be as important as a detailed action plan.

• Handle it now. Make decisions as they come up. Don’t put them off until a later time. This only will increase your stress and anxiety levels.

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Time Management for Right Brained People (continued):

• Buy Less. When you purchase an item, ask yourself how much money and time it will take to locate, assemble, use, repair, and maintain that item. You may find that you’re better off adapting something you already own or doing without.

• Forget about time. Schedule some down time every day when you can do nothing, free of guilt. One of the most effective ways to manage time is to periodically forget about it.

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Basic Concepts to Improve Your Time Management

• Goal Setting• Prioritizing• Focus on the Task• Define a Specific End Point

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