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Managing Time and Balancing Life. Welcome! Presenter : Maria Martinez Witte. Road Map. At the end of our session, you will be able to: List Roles Pinpoint Priorities Set Goals Identify specific behavior and attitudes that can enhance managing time and balancing life Have fun! .
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Managing Time and Balancing Life Welcome! Presenter: Maria Martinez Witte
Road Map At the end of our session, you will be able to: • List Roles • Pinpoint Priorities • Set Goals • Identify specific behavior and attitudes that can enhance managing time and balancing life Have fun!
Welcome! • Please introduce yourselves! • Share sayings that you have heard about time…
Famous Sayings… • Time is money • There never enough time to do a job right, but always time to do it over • If you want time, you must make time • A job will fill all of the time allocated for it • Have the time of your life
Myths of Managing Time • With better time management, you can find new time during the day. Everyone is limited to only 24 hours each day. • Effective time management is the same for everyone. Time management is unique for each person because each person has different priorities and goals. • Activity is good in itself. Being busy is not the same as being effective, if time is spend on low priorities.
Myths (continued) • Time management is a complex subject. It is a basic process, the key is to balance roles. • Good time managers are born not made. Some people seem to be more naturally organized, but everyone can learn to manage his/her time.
Student Parent Coordinator Supervisor Community Church Family Member Caregiver Spouse Family Instructor Graduate Program Officer Researcher Friend Home Operations Chief Roles How do you meet Time? What roles / hats do you wear?
Managing Time Process • Set your priorities • Determine goals for each priority • Plan steps for goal attainment • Allocate time appropriately for each step • Use time management tools/techniques Source: University Human Resources Professional Development Program, Rutgers University
Step 1: Set Priorities • Timeframe: Rest of this week! • Select one role • What’s important (a priority) in that role?
Step 2: Set Goals • What goals will help you address the priority? • You can’t do everything: • What you would like to accomplish? • What regrets if not accomplished? • What is the most important thing to do?
Big Rocks • What are your big rocks in life? Video Clip from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Step 3: Plan for Goal Attainment Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein, Time Management Expert
Step 4: Plan to Allocate Time • Visualize end result: your goal • Estimate time required • Break whole into pieces • Develop schedule • Check progress against time estimate • Refine schedule if needed • Anticipate/allow for possible problems
Step 5: Time Tools and Techniques • Use “to do” lists for planning • Use a system (calendar, palm pilot, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry…) • Watch out for timewasters!
Plan the Rest of This Week • What roles? • Goals? • Plug them in to your calendar! • Do them!
In Summary Manage Time Around Roles • Set priorities, based on Roles • Determine goals for each priority • Plan steps for goal attainment • Allocate time appropriately for each step • Use time management tools/techniques Source: University Human Resources Professional Development Program, Rutgers University
Managing Time and Balancing Life Thank you for your participation!