Self-Management vs. Time Management
Time is finite. We can’t create more time, but we can make choices as to how we use the time we have by saying no, scheduling less, cancelling commitments… This is called self-management (the true key to effective time management) – what we do with ourselves during the time we have. Self-management includes:
- Creating more energizers and less drainers
- Creating balance in all areas
- Making choices that are congruent with our personal values
- Managing our commitments
- Managing our energy throughout the day
- Deciding how to handle everything we’ve told ourselves we could/should do
- Managing all the “undone” stuff we keep in our minds, in the stacks on our desks, in our email inbox or on our to-do lists.
- Capturing everything that has our attention into a system that works for us (Blackberry, day timer, to-do lists)
- Prioritizing demands – deciding what is truly important
Barb Small
www.barbsmallcoaching.com
Email: barbsmall@shaw.ca
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