TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

1. Write things down

A common time management mistake is to try to use your memory to keep track of too many details leading to information overload.

Using a to-do list to write things down is a great way to take control of your projects and tasks and keep yourself organized.

2. Prioritize your list

Prioritizing your to-do list helps you focus and spend more of your time on the things that really matter to you.

Rate your tasks into categories using the ABCD prioritization system described in the time Effective Time Management program.

3. Plan your week

Spend some time at the beginning of each week to plan your schedule.

Taking the extra time to do this will help increase your productivity and balance your important long-term projects with your more urgent tasks.

All you need is fifteen to thirty minutes each week for your planning session.

4. Carry a notebook

You never know when you are going to have a great idea or brilliant insight.

Carry a small notebook with you wherever you go so you can capture your thoughts.

If you wait too long to write them down you could forget.

Another option is to use a digital recorder.

5. Learn to say no

Many people become overloaded with too much work because they overcommit; they say yes when they really should be saying no.

Learn to say no to low priority requests and you will free up time to spend on things that are more important.

6. Think before acting

How many times have you said yes to something you later regretted?

Before committing to a new task, stop to think about it before you give your answer.

This will prevent you from taking on too much work.

7. Continuously improve yourself

Make time in your schedule to learn new things and develop your natural talents and abilities.

For example, you could take a class, attend a training program, or read a book.

Continuously improving your knowledge and skills increases your marketability, can help boost your career, and is the most reliable path to financial independence.

8. Think about what you are giving up to do your regular activities

It is a good idea to evaluate regularly how you are spending your time.

In some cases, the best thing you can do is to stop doing an activity that is no longer serving you so you can spend the time doing something more valuable.

Consider what you are giving up in order to maintain your current activities.

9. Use a time management system

Using a time management system can help you keep track of everything that you need to do, organize and prioritize your work, and develop sound plans to complete it.

An integrated system is like glue that holds all the best time management practices together.

10. Identify bad habits

Make a list of bad habits that are stealing your time, sabotaging your goals, and blocking your success. After you do, work on them one at a time and systematically eliminate them from your life.Remember that the easiest way to eliminate a bad habit is to replace it with a better habit.

HOW TO BECOME A LEADER

Step 1: Learn Decision-Making Skills.

Step 2: Motivate.

Step 3: Learn to Listen.

Step 4: Recognize personal shortcomings.

Step 5: Improve oral communication skills.

Step 6: Be a risk taker.

Step 7: Be trustworthy.

PRESENTATION SKILLS

Remember nobody is born as natural speaker!

Greatest speakers today have not just become great overnight! They do have spent lot of time practicing, reviewing and reading about the way to improve, getting the specific one-to-one feedback on how to improve and also having lots of specialized training and the coaching.

It will take time and also effort to read, absorb and apply. It will also takes time and efforts to attend the training courses or the seminars and get a good professional training. If you want to differentiate yourself at the work by becoming a great presenter, then it is something which is certainly worth investing the time in.

There is the simple structure into which nearly all the presentations must fit. This comprises of the three clearly identifiable parts - Introduction followed by the main body and finally the conclusion.

Often this is expressed as:

• Tell what you are going to tell them

• Tell them

• Tell what you have told them.

The good guide for breakdown of the presentation is 10/80/10 rule - where the introduction and the conclusion are each allotted of 10% of a presentation time with a main body comprising of about 80%. For example the 30 minute presentation should have 3 minutes for introduction and conclusion each and the main body lasting for 24 minutes. This formula may be applied for any length of the presentation.

GOAL SETTING - S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

Follow the S.M.A.R.T. rule in creating goals for yourself.

• S– Specific: Create goals that get a direct result.
• M– Measurable: Establish criteria to measure your progress.
• A– Attainable: Identify goals that can be achieved.
• R– Realistic. Make sure your goal is something you are willing to do.
• T– Tangible: If your goal is intangible, tying it with something tangible will give you a better chance of achieving it.

24 THINGS TO REMEMBER

Your presence is a present to the world.

You're unique and one of a kind.

Your Life can be what you want it to be.

Take the days just one at a time.

Count your blessings, not your troubles.

You'll make it through whatever comes along.

Within you are so many answers.

Understand, have courage, be strong.

Don't put limits on yourself.

So many dreams are waiting to be realized.

Decisions are too important to leave to chance.

Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize.

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.

The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets.

Don't take things too seriously.

Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

Remember that a little love goes a long way.

Remember that a lot ... goes forever.

Remember that friendship is a wise investment.

Life's Treasures are people ... together.

Realize that it's never too late.

Do ordinary thing in an extraordinary way.

Have health and hope and happiness.

Take the time to wish upon a star.

And don't ever forget...

for even a day ... how very special you are.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF

Take good care of yourself. If you are lazy and dress like
a slob you will feel inferior to others and your self
esteem will become lower and lower. Take care of your body
(it's the only one you have). Treat it with respect and eat
healthy foods and take supplements to be sure to get the
nutrition you need for a healthy body, strong bones,
clearer skin and an all over feeling of wellness and
energy. Groom yourself every day and look your very best.
Your self confidence and self esteem will grow stronger the
more you take care of your physical self.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness
never decreases by being shared - Buddha

SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT LEADERS

1. They ask brilliant questions.

2. They are fit like athletes

3. They are direct/clear/authentic communicators

4. They read (The best leaders have the biggest libraries! Read to Win).

5. They keep journals to record good ideas, lessons learned and dreams to be executed on.

6. They run their own race. Leadership isn't about following the mob and being like everyone else. That's followership.

7. They are ethical - maintaining clean reputations.