Become an Excellent Time Manager – 10 Must Know Laws
Your time is a very valuable resource; in fact it is the one commodity that you can’t get back once it is given away. Your goal should therefore be to invest your time wisely so that you can maximise the results that you achieve in both your career and personal life.
The main question that you need to ask yourself is how are you investing your time on a daily basis?
Where is your focus? Are you investing your time in high priority, high result generating activities?
The reason that many people do not get the results that they want in their life is because:
a) They are not CLEAR about what they want and what time they need to invest in achieving their goal and;
b) They spend too much time on low priority tasks that do not generate significant results.
If you want different results from the ones that you are getting you will need to reconsider how you are investing your time.
We outline 10 valuable Laws that can help you become an excellent time manager. By applying these Laws you can obtain your goals faster and increase your happiness and confidence too.
1. The Law of Prior Planning
By planning your day you can create greater focus and momentum. Planning ahead allows you to focus on the tasks that really deserve your attention. Planning also helps you gain clarity on how you will prioritise your tasks. Focus on the tasks that really matter.
Plan ahead. Have a list that you work off so that you know exactly what needs your attention in order of priority.
2. The Law of Responsibility
Being an excellent time manager means being responsible for the way you invest your time. Learning to DELEGATE and saying “NO” are part of the process of being responsible and taking ownership for your life’s outcomes.
3. The Law of Focus
It is imperative that you know what needs your attention and how you will break your day down so that you get the most out of the time that you have available. Ask yourself when do you focus the most? Are there unnecessary interruptions or distractions that prevent you from focusing? Are there tasks that you can delegate or leave for a time when your focus is at its highest? Being focused means that your productivity will increase. You will get more done when you are in a state of concentration and clarity.
4. The Law of Action
Taking action is the key to preventing procrastination. Pushing tasks aside because you would rather not think about them will only make more tasks pile up. In the long-run procrastination will increase your stress levels when you have less time to get even more done. Making a start is often the hardest challenge. Once you start taking action you can then increase your momentum and limit interruptions that stall your progress.
5. The Law of Confidence
Becoming an excellent time manager means valuing yourself. When you value yourself and your time you do not run around trying to please everyone. Trying to please everyone means that in the end you will let yourself down because you will not have obtained the results and goals that you want in life. Confidence is not arrogance. Confidence is having a healthy image of who you are and what you want to focus on in life.
6. The Law of Choice
Time management is about making choices. The better your choices, the better your outcomes will be. Poor choices that eat away at your time may take you off path and distract you from the goals that you want to achieve both personally and professionally. Your choices will play a role in your destiny so make the right choice to invest your time wisely by planning your day carefully.
7. The Law of Desire
You cannot be an excellent time manager if you do not have a desire for excellence. Holding yourself accountable is part of the process of staying true to your intentions. What do you want to achieve in your life? How are you intending to obtain your heart’s desires? Do you have the resolve to stick to your plans even when the going gets tough? A strong desire can overcome many obstacles.
8. The Law of Diligence
Being diligent means that you will do what needs to be done to complete your tasks. Patience and motivation are part of the diligence learning process. When you apply yourself with diligence you make a decision that you will do what it takes to be efficient and effective with your time.
9. The Law of Elimination
One of the most important Laws to understand in becoming an excellent time manager is the Law of Elimination. This means knowing when to let go of events and people that are wasting your time. Again this comes down to the choices that you make. Letting go can be a challenging process for many people, however as your desire and focus grows you will no longer want to spend your time focusing on low value-adding situations. In the long-term investing your time more wisely will result in increased confidence as you obtain more of the goals that you have set.
10. The Law of Gratitude
Being appreciative of the people who support you along the way to obtaining your goals is important. If you are in business be thankful for the support team that you have – that allow you to delegate and manage your time more effectively.
Be grateful for the time that you have on this planet and count your blessings every day. When you appreciate time, time has a way of rewarding your appreciation. Ultimately when you are appreciative of your time you will focus on tasks that will add great value not only to your own life but can empower others to make better choices in their own lives as you lead by example.
All the best in investing your time wisely and may God bless you and your family with great prosperity.
Kostas Augerinos
Managing Director/Founder – KAA Australia
