Finishing Fully, Finishing Well: Managing Your Time and Schedule for Productivity and Health

1. Finishing Fully, Finishing Well
Managing Your
Time and Schedule for Productivity
and Health
Presenter:
J. Michael Godfrey, D.Min., Ph.D.
Executive Director, True Course Ministries, Inc
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3. Owner and the Manager
God owns it all
We manage it
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4. Example for Managing Time
After 3 years of active ministry, Jesus said:
I glorified You on earth, having
accomplished the work which you
gave me to do.
John 17:4
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5. Know the
Benefits of Good
Time
Management
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6. Good Time Management
Can Yield
Increased productivity
Greater enjoyment of work
Greater satisfaction with work
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7. Good Time Management
Can Yield
Improved interpersonal relationships
Decreased anxiety
More discretionary time
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8. Good Time Management
Can Enhance
Spiritual passion
Compassionate Caregiving
Character Building
Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale
House, 1998).
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9. Good Time Management
Can Enhance
Balance
Achievement of Purpose
Teamwork
Adaptability
Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale
House, 1998).
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10. Good Time Management
Can Enhance
Soul Care
Growth
Hope
Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale
House, 1998).
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11. Evaluate
Your Mindset
There are two master
stories at work in our
world today. The theme
of one is, “I am a
victim.” The theme of
the other is, “I am
responsible.”
Wesley Eades
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12. “I am too busy.”
May be a sign of poor planning.
May be used as an anesthetic
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13. “I don’t have the time.”
This is usually the refuge of the small,
inefficient person. It is never the
supremely busy person who “has no time.”
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14. Evaluate
Your Behavior and
Personal Resources
The greatest of faults, I
should say, is to be
conscious of none.
Thomas Carlisle
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15. A Clue
A clue that you may be managing time poorly
is when you find yourself asking,
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16. Indicators of Poor Time
Management
Working Overtime
Constantly fighting “brushfires” and
tying up loose ends
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17. Indicators of Poor Time
Management
Interruptions
Missing deadlines
Persistent irritability
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18. Helpful Personal Traits
A good memory, good filing system, or
both
Flexibility
Self-Confidence
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19. Helpful Personal Traits
Harmonious relationships
Speaking the truth in love
Physical vitality
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20. Negative Personal Traits
Making Excuses, blaming
Indecisiveness
Perfectionism
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21. Negative Personal Traits
Negative emotions
Excessive tension
Insecurity
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22. Finishing Fully, Finishing Well
Managing Your
Time and Schedule for Productivity
and Health
Presenter:
J. Michael Godfrey, D.Min., Ph.D.
Executive Director, True Course Ministries, Inc
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23. For More Information
For mentoring and coaching for effective time
management contact:
www.truecourseministries.org
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