Denis Sahaidakov BA-51

1) Identify ways you waste time 2) Organize your workday more efficiently 3) Keep to your schedule 4) Identify personal and organizational changes to better manage priorities 5) List your top two-three priorities

Set personal goals, create your big picture of what you want to do with your life Setting lifetime goals Set short-term(smaller) objectives Adjust objectives as conditions change

A useful way of making goals more powerful is to use the SMART mnemonic. SMART usually stands for: S – Specific(Significant) M – Measurable(Meaningful) A – Attainable(Action-oriented) R – Relevant(Rewarding) T – Time-bound(Trackable)

To do lists: 1. Make a daily list 2. Make a weekly list 3. Make a monthly/quarterly/annual list 4. Update your lists every morning 5. Create a dont do list, too Planners and Organizers 1. Maintain a master calendar of events 2. Carry your organizer/calendar with you 3. Make a note of all additional commitments 4. Consider high-tech options

o State each goal as a positive statement. (Express your goals positively) o Be precise: Set precise goals, putting in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do this, you'll know exactly when you have achieved the goal, and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it. o Set priorities: When you have several goals, give each a priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by having too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones. o Write goals down – This crystallizes them and gives them more force.

o Keep operational goals small – Keep the low-level goals that you're working towards small and achievable. If a goal is too large, then it can seem that you are not making progress towards it. Keeping goals small and incremental gives more opportunities for reward. o Set performance goals, not outcome goals – You should take care to set goals over which you have as much control as possible. It can be quite dispiriting to fail to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond your control! o Set realistic goals – It's important to set goals that you can achieve. All sorts of people (for example, employers, parents, media, or society) can set unrealistic goals for you. They will often do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions.

Rank tasks in order of importance Build in time for the unexpected Leave time for thinking and planning Remain flexible Realize you wont finish everything Is this the best use of my time? Is this what I want or need to do right now?

- Deciding what you want to achieve in your life. - Separating what's important from what's irrelevant, or a distraction. - Motivating yourself. - Building your self-confidence, based on successful achievement of goals.

A. Time is one of your most valuable assets B. Planning and organization are the keys to priority management. C. Eliminating time thieves allows you to accomplish essential tasks D. Control your schedule instead of being controlled by it