The document outlines effective time management strategies, emphasizing the importance of using time productively and addressing common challenges such as distractions and lack of priority. It highlights four steps for improving time management: cascading goals, mindful unitasking, recognizing the consequences of actions, and creating a practical bucket list for tasks. Additionally, it encourages practicing mindfulness to reduce stress and improve productivity.

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4
Steps
To
Effective
Time
Management
Turning Time Into Productivity
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2014
White Plains, NY November 12th, 2014

2. What
is
time
management?
Time
Management:
the
ability
to
use
one's
0me
effec0vely
or
produc0vely,
especially
at
work.
"0me
management
is
the
key
to
efficient
working"
What
Are
Your
Most
Common
Challenges
To
Time
Efficiency?
• Distrac0ons
/
Focus
• Misjudging
0me
required
• Lack
of
priority
• Ra0onalizing
(“Can
do
it
tomorrow…”)
• Lack
of
commitment
to
success

3. What
Are
The
5
BIG
TM
Lies?
Big
Lie
#1
“I
am
not
in
control
of
my
distrac1ons.”
Big
Lie
#2
“I
can
effec1vely
mul1-­‐task
and
I
have
to
to
get
everything
done.”
Big
Lie
#3
“I
know
I
should
do
this…I
will
but
I
don’t
have
1me
right
now.”
Big
Lie
#4
“My
stress
comes
from
outside.”
or
“I
do
beAer
under
pressure.”
Big
Lie
#5
“I
know
my
goals
and
I
don’t
worry
because
I
usually
get
there.”

4. Keys
to
Productivity
• Have
an
EFFECTIVE
Time
Management
Plan
• Cascading
GOALS
to
scheduled
behaviors
enables
success
• Reducing
stress
brings
an
instant
produc0vity
upgrade
• Stop
lying
to
yourself

5. 4
Steps
To
Effective
Management
1. Cascade
GOALS
to
manage
your
priori0es
2. Learn
how
to
act
as
a
MINDFUL
UNITASKER
3. See
your
ac0ons
in
terms
of
CONSEQUENCES
4. Manage
your
TIME
BUCKET
LIST

6. 1.
Use
Goals
to
Drive
Actions
Most
people
have
goals
but
they
tend
to
be…
Bo^om
line
Mid
or
Long
Term
(quarter,
annual)
Overly
flexible
SMART
but
distant
Great
Time
Managers…
• Use
SMART
GOALS
to
drive
Weekly
and/or
Daily
Ac0vity
• Cascade
Annual
Goals
into
manageable
chunks
and
0med
milestones
• Are
clear
why
their
goals
are
important
to
them
and
care
about
the
consequences
of
success/failure

7. 2.
Become
a
Mindful
Unitasker
Mul0tasking
for
produc0vity
is
a
myth…
• You
can
only
give
full
a^en0on
to
one
thing
• Unfocused
ac0ons
lead
to
stress
MINDFULNESS:
Awareness
in
the
present
moment
without
judgment
Learn
how
to
perform
MINDFUL
ac0vity:
• Observe
the
difference
in
a
basic
ac0vity
(ea0ng,
listening)
when
you
are
fully
engaged
and
focusing
• Do
one
thing
at
a
0me,
do
it
very
well,
and
then
move
on
• MINDFULNESS
not
only
reduces
stress
but
promotes
a
posi0ve
sense
of
accomplishment
because
you
are
aware
of
what
you
have
done

8. 3.
See
Activity
by
Consequence
The
Covey
Model
for
Priori0zing
is
all
about
understanding
the
CONSEQUENCES
of
COMPLETING
or
NOT
DOING
a
given
ac0vity

9. 4.
Create
Your
Bucket
List
Rather
than
the
2
dimensional
thinking
of
PRIORITIZING
put
your
ac0vity
in
the
prac0cal
way
we
think
of
tasks:
• Put
your
To
Dos
into
the
appropriate
bucket
• Schedule
every
item
in
your
Must
Do
bucket
• Move
one
item
a
day
from
Should
Do
to
your
Must
Do
bucket
• Move
one
item
a
week
from
Could
Do
to
Should
Do
• Put
a
0me
limit
on
your
buckets
that
make
sense
for
you,
an
example:
Must
=
1
day,
Should
=
1
week,
Could
=
1
month
If
you
expect
it
to
get
done
you
should
schedule
it
to
be
done!
MUST
DO
SHOULD
DO
COULD
DO

10. Prioritize
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Put
in
a
Bucket
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11. Takeaways…
1. Cascade
your
GOALS
to
translate
into
daily
behaviors
or
ac0vi0es
that
you
can
schedule
and
measure
2. Try
to
prac0ce
MINDFULNESS
in
an
everyday
task
both
with
work
tasks
and
with
home
life
tasks
3. Understand
the
priority
of
your
tasks
by
seeing
the
CONSEQUENCES
or
comple0on
or
dele0on
or
delay
4. Try
and
categorize
your
To
Do’s
into
3
Buckets:
Must,
Should
and
Could
Do
for
one
week
Prac%cing
EFFECTIVE
TIME
MANAGEMENT
will
make
you
more
produc%ve
while
feeling
proud
of
your
accomplishments
with
less
stress
and
help
you
more
easily
manifest
your
success!

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