Goal Setting – A Key to Effective Time Management

Part of good time management is setting goals for yourself.  But your goals need to be S.M.A.R.T. What does that mean? Well, let’s look a little closer. S.M.A.R.T stands for:

Specific: Detail “exactly” what you want to achieve. You have to be specific when setting your goals. The clearer you are the better direction you will have in how to get there.

When you say “I want to raise money for diabetes” is that specific? Some would say yes but the answer is no. Yes, you want to raise money for diabetes but is that it? Again, the answer is no. Clarify, be specific! Being specific would be: “I want to raise $5000 dollars to support diabetes research by December 31st”. Can you see the difference? The first goal was not clear about exactly what you wanted to do whereas the second example specifically lists what you want to do. It becomes a goal you can actually work towards with clearly defined steps.

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ColdFusion Shirt - For CF9 - Release your Inner Centaur!

For CF9 -Centaur, we’ve put together an unofficial, fan shirt as a fun project. 

http://www.centaurshirt.com

We think they’re pretty cool.  Hope you do too.

The Benefits of Planning -Having More Time

“I’ll do it later.”

“It’s not due until tomorrow.”

“It would have been done on time but other things came up.”

“I can’t find anything.”

If you have ever said any of those things or even something similar, then you could benefit from better  time management. Learning to use your time wisely will go a long way. You can have more time for work, for family and for yourself -if you plan it. Planning is essential to time management. Plan your day, your week; even your month or year. 

Here are some easy steps you can take to start planning your time.

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Why Time Management Is Important -STRESS!!!!

Do you know that your stress levels are greatly affected by how you manage your time?  The way you manage your time can influence the type of day that you will have.

Poor Time Management = Stress

It is estimated that most people waste at least 2 hours a day. Now that doesn’t sound like a lot when you’re considering a 24 hour time frame but you can get a lot accomplished within 2 hours. Some signs of poor time management skills are:

  • Messy office. This can include a cluttered desk. You know …files everywhere!
  • You can’t seem to find anything. You know it’s in there somewhere but the question is…where?
  • You miss appointments. This is embarrassing enough but then you have to turn around and reschedule them.
  • You are late for meetings or you arrive unprepared.
  • You can’t seem to focus or concentrate on what needs to be done.

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