I'm not a writer, and hopefully if you follow this blog I won't have wasted 2 minutes of your life that you won't get back. :^) As of this moment I am planning a series of posts regarding time management loosely based on presentations that I have given concerning this topic.
Why do we need time management?
First off, I can't imagine a fulfilled life without it . Our lives are so technically filled with stuff that makes us capable to do more with less time. Well while that is true we also waste more time thanks to these technical marvels (ie. pda, ipods, iphones, media centers ect...) Oh, and did I mention social networks such as facebook. Not that it is not fun, but seriously, a productive time mechanism it is not. Unless ofcoarse you have budgeted that time or consider it part of your leisure time. Just like TV, or any other activity that does not directly guide you to your goals!
The reality is, people want to accomplish certain things in their lives. They have multitudes of activities and have a hard time crossing "things" off of their lists. With out time management, they can't really achieve their goals and make sure the "things" they are doing help them to attain their goals.
So is this Time Management or Goal Management? It's both. Time management is a tool to help you achieve your goals. You need one to get the other. With out the two of them working together you'll be going in circles getting nowhere. Well, literally you will always move forward, but honestly, are you where you want to be or should you be growing and changing?
In the next series of posts, I'll go over goal setting, task management and scheduling as well a some tools that I use to accomplish all of the above.
Thanks for checking out my blog and I hope to be conversing with you soon!
