Day Two: Stop Waiting For Perfection

Are you still procrastinating? What could you have done differently? Where is room for improvement? How much time did you spend on any one task? 

The picture says it all. Not only that but it takes up so much of our time just to try and get to a place unreachable. Managing your time appropriately doesn't mean that you have to rush and end up with substandard results. Stop harping over whether it's done right, if you've checked and checked again, then most likely you're fine. Have someone else look over your work if you're still doubtful. But don't spend your day going over the same work only to realize that you've waisted valuable time.

It's easy to get caught up doing one thing because you're not sure it's right. Sometimes you have to set your current task aside and work on something else or take a break. However, "DO NOT" let it consume you. Learn to move on to something else. 

Answer these questions:

1. Are you guilty of finishing your work at the last minute or leaving it for another day?
2. Have you set up a time to schedule or plan your day?
3. From the activity yesterday can you figure out how much time you spend on various tasks throughout the day?
4. How often were you interrupted?
5. How do you deal with unexpected events?
6. Are the interruptions keeping you from completing your work?
7. Do you find yourself stressed over not meeting deadlines?
8. Are you making your To-Do list a priority?
9. When taking on other tasks do you prioritize what to do first?
10. Are you taking time for yourself?

•  Look back over what you did yesterday and prioritize your day.Plan out your day for tomorrow. Come back and share what you were able to accomplish on your list. Try to stick to it and remember to prioritize. 

Do you have good time management skills?

How often do you find yourself running out of time? Weekly, daily, hourly? For many, it seems that there's just never enough time in the day to get everything done.

Managing your time will help you to gain control. This workshop is designed to help you work more effectively. Do you find yourself working on this, that and the other and not getting anything really accomplished? With effective time management, it helps you manage what you will work on, when and where. This gives you a sense of feeling as if you have added some accomplishment to your day.

On October 4, 2010 we'll have an interactive workshop that will help you identify and manage your day more effectively. The results will point you to the specific tools you need to use to gain control of your time, and start working efficiently.

Please join the workshop. Here's the outline of what we'll cover:

Day One - Procrastination
Day Two - Why Wait for Perfection
Day Three - Let' combine our activities
Day Four - When you're away
Day Five - Keeping to your schedule
Day Six - Managing your time effectively
Day Seven - It's Okay to Say No
Day Eight - Making Use of Technology
Day Nine - Managing your Social Networking Time
Day Ten - Setting your Prime Time

We'll use Blog Frog to host the workshop. Click here to join the community.

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