MANAGING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE by BASOLA A. VICTOR

MANAGING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
BY
BASOLA A. VICTOR

A little boy once overheard his father saying to someone on the phone, “Yes, you may put me down for membership. I already belong to a dozen organizations, so I might as well join one more”. After His father hung up, the boy asked innocently; “Daddy, do all those groups you belong to know that you belong?”
This boy’s question started the Father thinking. He concluded that He was filtering away his energy trying to belong to every group that called on him. He was “BELONGING” too much but “ACCOMPLISHING” very little. So he dropped out of most of the organizations of which he was a “member”, then he put his whole heart into the few he considered most worthwhile. In these groups he soon became an outstanding figure and genuine contributor. Over time, he became well known in the community not for his numerous memberships, but for the many good works his few memberships yielded. For his part, the man no longer had any question as to whether or not he belonged.
The very worse use of your time is to do so well that which need not be done at all. All you succeed doing is being busy doing nothing worthwhile.
Peter Drucker said “Time is Basic; unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed”. If you study successful people, you will find out that they are well organized, getting more done in less time. They have clear goals and objectives, Specific plans and Priorities and a structured plan on how to achieve them.
To be productive and financially independent, you have to learn the simple law of Time Management. People who practice this law report their careers take off; their income increase and surprisingly, they still have enough time for themselves and to spend with their families and friends.
Majority of us wake up daily without any plan for the day, we are like a ship without sail being tossed about by the wind taking us anywhere it might lead. Jokingly, we don’t feel bothered thinking that by tomorrow (which will never come) we will make amends. Hours run into days, days run into weeks, weeks into months and months into years, we end up having an unbalanced life full of unachieved Dreams.
To be able to manage your time successfully so as to manage the time of your life, I will recommend a few steps (which I have practiced and still practicing) that will help you in creating an organized life.

1. DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE
Deciding exactly what you want in every area of your life will not only keep you focused on a goal but it will also give you the spur needed for its achievement. According to John M. Goddard; “If you really know what you want in life, it’s amazing how opportunities will come to enable you carry them out”. Nothing ever happens in life until you create space for it” James Mackay remarked and by deciding exactly what you want in every area of your life, you bare invariably creating space for it’s achievement.

2. WRITE OUT THOSE GOALS CLEARLY AND SET A REASONABLE DEADLINE FOR YOURSELF FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENT:

A dream is a goal with a deadline. The reason you have not being achieving those dreams is because you have not woken up to pen them down. Writing down your goals (whether daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) has a way of commiting you to its achievement. It cements what is going on in your mind and brain and whenever you set your eyes on your written goals, it drives home the fact that it must be established.
If it is a large goal, break it down into sub goals and write them down in the right order making sure you include a reasonable date or deadline. Make a list of everything you can think of that you are going to do in order to achieve your goal and add them to your priorities. If you break these goals down into a daily schedule, you will be amazed how easy it is to achieve the HERCULEAN task before you.

3. START FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT THING/TASK ON YOUR LIST AND START IMMEDIATELY.
Procrastination is a grave where lifetime opportunities are buried. John Mason remarks “The best time of the day is now”. The major problem with us is “PROCRASTINATION”. Having the I will do it later attitude towards things and this has caused more harm than good in the lives of many individuals. It came to a time that I wrote an inscription “DO IT NOW” and placed it somewhere close to my bed, in my office and in my library to be able to break free from postponing things and events. If you have to go to that length, please do’ your life is too precious to waste away hoping for a tomorrow that often eludes us.
Yesterday is a cancelled Cheque, Tomorrow is a Promisory note,, but Today is the only Cash you have; let us spend it wisely.
What you do with your time in its little packets of minutes, seconds and hours goes a long way to shapen your life




ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Basola A. Victor is a Best Selling Author, Marketing Expert and Business Consultant. He is presently the CEO of Bash Concepts International, a Marketing Expertise and Business solutions firm dedicated to become a one stop source for overall business development.

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