| Successful people are very good with time management. They waste little time. They are fast. They are decisive. They are focused. They are achievers. People with serious time management problems exhibit certain types of behaviour: they tend to miss deadlines, procrastinate and lack self-discipline. They arrive late for meetings, talk too much with little substance, and dominate discussions. They forget things, plan poorly and are not serious about their commitments. They not only waste their own time, they waste the time of other people — which is very disrespectful. The root causes of time management problems are of a psychological nature and resolving them requires serious commitment to personal change. Time is money. Time is power. Time is our most valuable resource — the greatest of all our possessions. We have limited time in our lives, and when we lose it, we can never get it back. Time is life: if we master our time, we will master our lives. We can become successful only when we master the art of time management. As Peter Drucker said, ‘Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.’ Develop respect for time. Plan, strategise and prioritise. Be fast, decisive and focused. Be disciplined, action-oriented and competitive. Be a conqueror, winner and achiever. Awaken your potential, knowing that the power of time management is within you. Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idlene, no lazine, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. | ||||
