The degree to which you feel in control of your time and your life is a major determinant of your level of Inner Peace, harmony, and mental well-being.
To perform at your best, you must have a strong feeling of control in the important areas of your business and personal life.

Law of Control

<ol>
<li>Desire</li>
<li>Decisiveness</li>
<li>Determination</li>
<li>Discipline</li>
</ol>

The Four D's of Effectiveness

Whatever your belief, if you think of yourself as an excellent time manager, you will naturally do those things that are consistent with that belief.If you do not change your beliefs about your level of effectiveness and efficiency, your ability to manage your time will not change, either.

Beliefs become Realities

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Program your mind - Affirm over and over to yourself that "I am an excellent time manager."</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Visualize yourself as you want to be - Think of yourself as calm, confident, highly efficient, more relaxed, and able to complete large amounts of work in a short time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Act "as-if" - Fake it until you make it.</li></ol>

Tips to become a better time manager

Know exactly what your values are.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Why am I doing what am I doing?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Why do you get up in the morning?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Why do you do the job you do?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What is the reason for working where you work?</li></ul>If you love what you do, and put your whole heart into it, then there is no feeling of stress/burnout.

Determine your values

<ol>
<li>Engage in Self-analysis and Introspection - Errant assumptions lie at the root of every failure.</li>
<li>Think Slow - allows you to organize your life most productively, and enables you to achieve the greatest amount of joy, satisfaction, and happiness.</li>
</ol>

Think about your Vision and Mission

Think Before You Act. Build a Morning Ritual to<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Review your goals</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Build your plan, and</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Measure your progress</li></ul>True greatness ONLY emerges with Introspection, Retrospection, Solitude, and Contemplation.

Project Forward, Look backward

Build clarity in your plans.<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Find - what are the difficulties and obstacles that stand between you and your goal?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Identify - The additional knowledge and skills required to achieve the goal.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Collaborate - with people, groups, or communities who could help you to achieve your goal.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Tag along - of all the people, who can help you to achieve your goal.</li></ol>

Make written plans

The biggest goal can be achieved if you simply break it down into enough small parts.

The more time you take to think and plan, on paper, the better results you will get, and the faster you will get those results.

Chart your projects

A goal without a deadline is not really a goal.

Use the ABCDE method of creating and executing a To-Do list.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">A - Must do</li><li class="ql-align-justify">B - Should do - Never do a B task when you have an A task.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">C - Nice to do</li><li class="ql-align-justify">D - Delegate</li><li class="ql-align-justify">E - Eliminate</li></ul>

Create your Daily "To-Do" list

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Use the 80/20 rule - If you were called out of town for a prolonged time, which activity must be completed before you leave?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Law of Three - Ask three most important tasks that make valuable contributions to your business/profession/personal growth.</li></ol>

Set clear priorities

Use a 4-quadrant methodology of Time management.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Immediacy quadrant - Tasks that are both Urgent and Important - have long-term consequences if put off.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Effectiveness quadrant - Tasks that are Important, but not Urgent.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Delusion Quadrant - Tasks that are Urgent, but not Important.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Waste Quadrant - Tasks that are neither Urgent nor Important.</li></ul>

Stay on Track

Use the 70 percent rule - If someone else can do a particular task 70 percent well, then it is a prime candidate to delegate to that them.

Delegate to others

Focus on the most important task, that has maximum benefit.

Concentrate "Single-Mindedly"

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Be a "creative" procrastinator - Be a high producer who procrastinates tasks and activities of low or no value. Low producer procrastinates tasks that have considerable value to the company.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Salami Slice method - Eat what you can chew. Break down tasks into slices that you can complete in a focused session.</li></ul>

Beat Procrastination

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Create "Unbroken" 60-90 mins blocks of time</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't mix Creative and Administrative tasks - The former requires Slow thinking, and the latter requires Fast thinking.</li></ul>

Focused Blocks

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Work all the time you work - until you get your most important tasks done.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Minimize Interruptions - Use the "Do Not Disturb" signboard/signals to avoid interruption.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Stand-up Immediately - Have the courage to go and ask people "What do I do that waste your time?"</li></ul>

Control Interruptions

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Do all the similar tasks at the same time </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Manage your emails and telephone conversations - by answering emails/phone at scheduled times.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Conduct effective meetings - with a clear agenda and people.</li></ul>

Batch Your Tasks

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Resist the temptation to spend time reading things that are not of immediate value or relevant to your life and work.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Review books carefully before deciding which ones you want to spend time reading.</li></ul>"Readers are Leaders"

Read Faster, Remember More

<ul>
<li>Schedule time to learn and grow.</li>
<li>Attend seminars/workshops/conferences by people with practical experience and achievers in their field.</li>
</ul>

Invest in Personal Development

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Declutter your workspace, as it has a psychological impact</li></ul>

Organize Your Workspace

The 3 most important things are to install balance and moderation in your life.<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Quality of your inner life</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Healthy lifestyle</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Nurturing relationships</li></ol>

Summary

Time Management is Life Management — a profound book with various actionable insights delivered succinctly. The payoff for becoming an excellent time manager is HUGE. It is the outwardly identifiable quality of a high performer vs. a Low performer.

The strength of any organization is determined by the quality of its managers. What they do and how they do it is the key determinant of corporate success. Want to become invaluable to your company? Boost your managerial skills. The good news is that great managers are made...not born. When you discover what the most successful managers know, you will unlock the secrets to turning even ordinary employees into extraordinary performers. Now with this handy little book, success expert Brian Tracy reveals how anyone can easily: Set performance standards Delegate productively Define key result areas Concentrate attention and resources on high-payoff activities and eliminate distractions Hire and fire effectively Build a staff of peak performers Hold meetings that work Foster team spirit Communicate with clarity Negotiate successfully Remove obstacles to performance Set the right example Make good decisions quickly And more Filled with practical, proven techniques and tools, this essential guide shows you how to bring out the best in your people--and hit new heights in your own career.

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Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

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