Ten Time Management Tips

Does anyone still use a “Day-Timer? For years I used one (or a knock-off version) to keep up myself from showing up at two different places at the same time. Since I was never in two places at once, I guess it worked quite well.

Seriously, time management is a real challenge for busy people. Here’s a list of tips I clipped from a Day-Timer publication several years ago. Wish I would have looked at it more often in years gone by.

1. List everything you need to do—then number each item in order of priority.
2. Distinguish between “urgent” and “important” items—and make time for the latter.
3. Don’t just dream your goals—plan them. Write down the steps to each goal and get started on step 1.
4. Make a quick decision on each piece of paper that crosses your desk: act on it, file it, or toss it. Prevents paper pile-ups!
5. Set a starting time as well as a deadline for all your projects.
6. Treat a big project like a pie; cut it up into slices!
7. Take 10 minutes a day to plan your day and save up to an hour in execution!
8. When you’re swamped with work, don’t be afraid to say “no” to new projects.
9. If you run out of steam on one project, switch to another. A great revitalizer!
10. Trim the fat from you schedule: cut out low-payoff activities.

Hope these are helpful. Let us know what you think of these. Also, let us know if you have any additional time management tips.

Time Management God’s Way By Gloria Adams / Fruitbearer Publishing “Time Management God’s Way,” gives great insight into how believers can live a stress-free and prosperous life by applying the principles of Matthew 6:33–sowing your time in God’s kingdom and reaping more time to do all that you were created to do.