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egalnlng ConLrol of your 1lme
W Pow ofLen do you flnd yourself runnlng ouL of Llme?
Weekly dally hourly? lor many lL seems LhaL Lheres
[usL never enough Llme ln Lhe day Lo geL everyLhlng
done
When you know how Lo manage your Llme you galn
conLrol aLher Lhan buslly worklng here Lhere and
everywhere (and noL geLLlng much done anywhere)
effecLlve Llme managemenL helps you Lo choose whaL
Lo work on and when 1hls ls essenLlal lf youre Lo
achleve anyLhlng of any real worLh
6 Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
How to U:e 1|me
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W S|eep 7 hcur:
W Icking c :hcwer 20 minuIe:
W /n:wering Ihe cc|| cf ncIure 30 minuIe:
W GeIIing reccy 30 minuIe:
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FememLering
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
McIivcIicn
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1lme CredlL
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wiIh E 480 every mcrning, cnc Ihen
every evening ccnce||ec whcIever
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1lme CredlL
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mcrning we cre c|| creciIec wiIh 480 minuIe: in
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1lme CredlL
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Chrcnc: & Kcirc:
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Ihe impcrIcnce cf Iime
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irrever:iL|e.
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Act|v|ty
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enerot|on: of 1|me Monoqement
Generot|ons o| I|me Monogement
Ihe fir:I pcrI cf regcining ccnIrc| cf ycur
Iime i::
- 8eing cL|e Ic :eI pricriIie:
- Uncer:Icncing whcI ycu vc|ue cnc Le
cL|e Ic puI IhcI cn Ihe fcrefrcnI cf ycur
ccIiviIie:,
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Generot|ons o| I|me Monogement
Ihe :eccnc pcrI cf regcining ccnIrc| cf
ycur Iime i::
1. lcenIifying ycur circ|e cf inf|uence
2. CcnIrc| whcI ycu ccn cnc |eI gc cf
whcI ycu ccn ncI ccnIrc|
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Ycur inner Circ|e cf lnf|uence
ln Ihe inner circ|e reccrc crec: cf ycur |ife cver which ycu hcve
ccnIrc|
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ccnIrc|
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Fir:I GenercIicn
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fee| c Iempcrcry :en:e cf cchievemenI.
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cnc Ihe u|IimcIe vc|ue cr purpc:e
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Fir:I GenercIicn cf Iime
McncgemenI
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Seccnc GenercIicn
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genercIicn.
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pricriIie:.
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cnc cre :checu|e crienIec
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
Seccnc GenercIicn
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Ihirc GenercIicn
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Fir:I Ihing: Fir:I
"Ih|ngs fhof moffer mosf musf never be of fhe
mercy of fh|ngs fhof moffer |eosf" -- Goethe
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
|rst Ih|ngs |rst Meons:
W Iime mcncgemenI i: c mi:ncmer - Ihe chc||enge i:
ncI Ic mcncge Iime, LuI Ic mcncge cur:e|ve:
W ScIi:fccIicn i: c funcIicn cf expecIcIicn: c: we|| c:
rec|izcIicn
W ExpecIcIicn {cnc :cIi:fccIicn) |ie in whcI we ccn
inf|uence
W FcIher Ihcn fccu:ing cn th|ngs cnc t|me - fccu: cn
pre:erving cnc enhcncing re|ot|onsh|ps cnc cn
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
1|me Monoqement
Motr|x ond Quodront:
ovey's I|me Monogement Motr|x
Urgent Not Urgent
Important
I .9;908
Crises
Pressing problems
Deadline-driven projects
II .9;908
Prevention
Relationship building
Recognizing new opportunities
Planning, recreation
Not
Important
III .9;908
nterruptions, some calls
Some mail, some reports
Some meetings
Proximate, pressing
matters
Popular activities
IV .9;908
%rivia, busy work
Some mail
Some phone calls
%ime wasters
Pleasant activities
Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
CuccrcnI l: Cri:i: Mcce
#esuIts:
Stress
Burnout
Crisis management
AIways putting out fires
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Amerlcan Chamber of Commerce
CuccrcnI lll: ShcrI-Ierm
#esuIts:
Short-term focus
Crisis management
#eputation - ChameIeon character
See goaIs and pIans as worthIess
FeeI victimized, out of controI
ShaIIow or broken reIationships
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Amerlcan Chamber of
Commerce
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CuccrcnI: lll cnc lV
III and IV kLSUL1S
%1ota| |rrespons|b|||ty
%I|red from [obs
%Dependent on others or
|nst|tut|ons for bas|cs
#esuIts:
BaIance
Vision, perspectives
DiscipIine
ControI
Few crises
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CuccrcnI ll: cng-Ierm