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Time Management and Organization 101. What is your personal style?. Are you a Hopper?. Easily distracted Like to be busy Enjoy variety, change of pace Immediate gratification. Rewards and Challenges. Rewards Excitement Multi-tasking. Challenges Procrastination Overwhelmed.
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Time Management and Organization 101 What is your personal style?
Are you a Hopper? • Easily distracted • Like to be busy • Enjoy variety, change of pace • Immediate gratification
Rewards and Challenges Rewards • Excitement • Multi-tasking Challenges • Procrastination • Overwhelmed
Are you a Perfectionist Plus? • High standards or superhuman expectations • People pleaser • Do everything yourself
Rewards and Challenges Rewards • Praise • More responsibility • Efficiency Challenges • Right way vs. wrong way • Project high expectations on others
Are you Allergic to Details? • Only think “big picture” • Too impatient to follow up • Resist routine tasks
Rewards and Challenges Rewards • Not bogged down by details • Accomplish more Challenges • Miss important points • Don’t convey desired results
Are you a Fence Sitter? • Afraid to make wrong choice • Don’t know what you want • Not sure how to get started • Afraid of the unknown
Rewards and Challenges Rewards • Never make wrong choice Challenges • Miss favorable outcomes • Give others control
Are you a Cliff Hanger? • Wait till the last minute • Work well under pressure • Stress helps performance • Time estimates inaccurate
Rewards and Challenges Rewards • Exhilaration of “just making it” • Last minute motivation Challenges • No “complications cushion” • Inspiration may not come in time
Something for everyone No matter your “type,” clutter will keep you from your Time Management and Organizational Goals
Create a “Clean Sweep” • When in doubt, throw it out • Use it or lose it • Handle it once • Recycle • A place for everything and everything in it’s place • Do something
Keys to Success • Identify your “type” • Combat your challenges • Reward yourself • Clear your clutter