| Time management in the corporate environment is | | | | associating with the wrong people. Yet, surprisingly, |
| frequently touted as the way to control time and put | | | | many people spend time with people they don't even |
| more of it into our lives. Classical time management | | | | like. Spend time with the people who you like most and |
| doesn't work, however, simply because it supports | | | | totally avoid the people who you like least. o To create |
| trying to do more and more in a limited amount of time. | | | | more time for enjoying that mysterious and |
| Instead of managing time, you must transcend it. Part | | | | unpredictable phenomenon called life, minimize your |
| of the total time management experience is being able | | | | search for the secret to it. You don't need to fully |
| to do your own thing at your own speed. You must | | | | understand life to enjoy it. o Keep in mind that the |
| take control of your physical and psychic space | | | | more things you buy, the less time you have to enjoy |
| instead of allowing the distractions of the modern | | | | the things you already have. o If excellence is your |
| world to influence your lifestyle. | | | | theme, then let moderation be your song. There is no |
| Truth be known, the problem with using traditional time | | | | perfect way to complete any project, therefore, stop |
| management techniques is that you will still be | | | | trying to find it. Whatever is worth doing well is |
| dedicating a lot of your effort and time into things that | | | | definitely not worth overdoing. o Of three precious |
| are unimportant. If you want a better lifestyle, you must | | | | resources in life - time, money, and creativity - the only |
| empower yourself with dynamic time management | | | | one unlimited is your creativity. Make creativity your |
| principles instead of traditional ones. Here is a start: | | | | number one resource, and time and money won't be |
| Ten Magical Ways to Put More Time into Your Life o | | | | as scarce. |
| Be creative as well as selective. Choose your activities | | | | Only you can decide whether you have your priorities |
| wisely. Spend your time and energy on the important | | | | right and are living according to them. You have to be |
| few instead of the significant many. Placing outstanding | | | | completely clear about the type and quality of life you |
| effort into two or three important things will give you | | | | want to live. The degree to which you put time and |
| much more joy and satisfaction than putting average | | | | effort into the things that really matter will determine |
| effort into many things. o You can waste precious | | | | your overall happiness and satisfaction. |
| time taking more than a minute to make insignificant | | | | The next time you think that you don't have time to |
| decisions such as which flavor of ice cream to buy. | | | | enjoy a sunset, think about it a little more. You will |
| Flip a coin if you have a hard time making a decision. o | | | | realize that the most important time to enjoy a sunset |
| Don't spend any time looking at what your neighbors | | | | is when you don't have time for it. Taking ten minutes |
| are up to. Instead, do something interesting and | | | | to watch the sun go down will do more to help you |
| empowering so they waste their time pondering what | | | | catch up with the world than rushing around for |
| you are up to. o Remember that regardless of how | | | | several hours. To your surprise, the world will actually |
| little time and work someone takes to perform a | | | | slow down for you. |
| tedious task, there has to be a more efficient and | | | | Again, forget about traditional time management |
| effective way to get it done. o Watch at least one | | | | techniques; they simply don't work. Trust me on this |
| hour of TV less per day for the next year. This will | | | | one: Dynamic time management is not about being |
| give you 365 extra hours or the equivalent of fifteen | | | | busy and productive at all costs - it's about getting |
| 24-hour days to pursue more worthwhile leisure | | | | impressive results with minimal time spent at work. |
| activities. o One of the greatest time wasters is | | | | |