1. The document provides information about life goal planning and time management strategies presented by Mirza Yawar Baig. It discusses setting goals using the SMART model and creating roadmaps and resource maps. 2. Various tactics are presented for maximizing effective time, including identifying and removing time thieves. The document also emphasizes focusing on high impact activities and learning to say "no". 3. Overall, the document provides a framework and tools for setting meaningful life goals and optimizing time management in order to achieve those goals. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their use of time and relationships with others.

1. Life Goal Planning
Because success is never an
accident

2. Mirza Yawar Baig
Opening the world, one mind at a time©
Experience
 International speaker, author, life coach,
entrepreneur, photographer. 16 years in general
management, 35 years in training. Trained over
200,000 managers, clerics, teachers, police & civil
service officers, academics, on three continents.
Specialize in Leadership Development, Family
Business and Education.
 1994 Founded Yawar Baig & Associates
 2009 Founded Mahmood Habib Masjid & Islamic
Center
Education IIMA, P-CMM, MBTI, WSA, ISABS
Member Panel of Consultants
 Association of Muslim Schools, South Africa & UK
 Jamiat ul Ulama, South Africa & Sri Lanka
 USA
 GE Corporate University, Crotonville
 AMA International, New York
 Foreign Service Institute, Washington, DC
 India
 SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad
 SSB Academy, Bhopal
Clients include
 GE, Oracle, Dell, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM, National Semiconductor,
Unilever, BSNL, Colgate, Asian Paints, Siemens, Wartsila, MphasiS, EXL
Service, World Bank-CGIAR, Tata Corporate, J & J, Accenture, Reuters,
Air India, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, Olam, Regal Beloit, AMKA,
Checkout, Suzlon, JP Morgan, SEAPOL, Expolanka, Verizon, Mars
Chocolates, Rahimafrooz, Utah Group
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3. 1. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the
pilot. Michael Altshuler
2. The only thing even in this world are the number of
hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is
what you do with those hours. Woody Hayes
3. You can have anything you want in life if you just help
enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar

4. Concept + Method + Tools
= Success
Running on the platform of
‫هللا‬ ‫على‬ ‫توكل‬

5. My Gift to you
A new life is in your hands

6. The Power of One
One degree more

7. At 99 water is hot
At 100 it boils
Boiling water produces
steam.
Steam can power an
engine.
A matter of 1

8.  In 2008, in the Men’s 800 meter
race, the difference between the
Olympic Gold medal and no
medal was 0.29 seconds.
 Wilfred Bungei: Kenya: 1:44:65
 In the Indy 500, 2008 the
difference between the 1st
and 2nd was 1.7 seconds.
 The difference in prize
money was $ 1,714,850.

9. Only 1° separates
the ‘good’ from the
“GREAT”

10. Between growing up and
growing old, there is a short
window during which we can
make a difference. Once that
closes, then effectively our life is
over, even if we remain alive.

11. What differentiates the lion from the antelope?

12. What differentiates normal light from laser?

13. What
differentiates
Leaders from
the rest?
Focus

14. Focus is the
art of ignoring
fluff

15. If you want to get
what you never had
You have to do what
you never did.

16. Results come from
actions.
Actions define
YOU

17. It’s your life
You are responsible
for the results!!

18. You are now aware
And you have a target
1° >

19. 5 – Realities that we must face
On the path to
success

20. We become
what we
think

21. Your mind is like a fertile field
It doesn’t care what you plant in it
But it will return to you whatever
you put in it

22. Attitude

23. Present circumstances do not
decide if you will succeed or
fail. They only decide where
you need to start.

24. Faith

25. “When you come to the end of the light of
all that you know and are about to step off
into the darkness of the unknown, faith is
knowing that one of two things will
happen. There will be something firm to
stand on or you will be taught how to fly.”
~ Barbara Winters

27. It is the nature of the
extraordinary goal to
inspire extraordinary
effort.

28. Perseverance

29. For success is nothing
more than this;
To rise every time you fall.

30. It’s not important who
you want to be.
What is important is,
who wants to be You?

31. I will not allow, what is
not in my control to
prevent me from doing,
what is in my control.

32. 1. Please write one thing that you learnt until now.
2. By when do you plan to implement that in your life?
3. What will help you to implement it?
4. What is likely to hinder you in implementing it?
Quick Recap
Write the most important thing –
even if you learnt more

33. Goal Setting
The key to superior performance

34. Our Model
Me
Inspire yourself
Monitor & CoachReward Train & Equip

35. 1. Ask yourself, “What difference do I want to make?”
2. Set that as your overall goal
3. Create a road map & resource map
4. Identify the sources for what you need
5. Re-structure your life with this goal as its purpose
Inspire Yourself
What do you want to be remembered for?

36. 1. Today is your 80th birthday and your friends have
gathered to felicitate your achievements:
2. What would you like to hear at this meeting?
Articulate your Life Goal
What difference do you want to make?

37. 1.Dream it
2.Write it in ONE LINE ONLY
My Life Goal is……….
Your Life Goal is your ‘Differentiator’

38. Differentiation creates Brand
Brand inspires loyalty
Loyalty enables influence
Why Differentiate?
Without Brand you are a grain of rice in a sack

39. 1. If I asked you to describe, ‘Brand Muslim’,
how would you describe it?
2. What do you think happens to this Brand
when you park your car in someone’s
driveway when you go to the masjid?
3. What is YOUR Brand?
Questions
What was the Brand of Rasoolullah‫?ﷺ‬

40. What would change
for us, if that
becomes our Brand?

41. 1. Please write your goal
 What does the ‘arrived state’ look like?
2. Write the steps that you need to take
 What will tell you that a step has been achieved?
3. Please set a timeline for each step
 By when will each step need to be completed?
Goal Setting
A goal without a timeline is merely a wish
15 minutes

42. Make your Life Goal come true
Set SMART sub-goals

43. S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time bound

44. Setting “SMART” goals
1. Specific
2. Measurable
3. Actionable
4. Realistic
5. Time bound
1. State it clearly
2. What is success?
3. Is it in your power?
4. How high is ‘high’?
5. By when?

45. 1. Think of the Life Goal Statement that
you made and create some SMART
goals for it.
Skill Practice
Every goal must fit the SMART model

46. 1. Please write one thing that you learnt until now.
2. By when do you plan to implement that in your life?
3. What will help you to implement it?
4. What is likely to hinder you in implementing it?
Quick Recap
Write the most important thing –
even if you learnt more

47. 1. How are you doing on the ‘SMART’ goals you
set yourself?
2. What more do you need?
3. Do you need to enhance your target?
4. Do you need a new target?
Monitor Your Progress
Road map & Resource map

48. 1. Create a Road Map & a Resource Map for each goal
2. Road Map
 Milestones that tell you if you are on the right track and
are going at the right speed
3. Resource Map
 What do you need in order of priority to achieve your
SMART goal?
Road Map & Resource Map

49. 1. Set milestones with timelines for each milestone
2. For each goal, list the resources you need
1. Knowledge, people, money, what else?
3. For each of these resources, please list
1. Which of these are in your control?
2. For which do you need other people, other things?
3. What is your plan to get that and by when?
Calibrate your SMART Goals

50. 1. Please write one thing that you learnt until now.
2. By when do you plan to implement that in your life?
3. What will help you to implement it?
4. What is likely to hinder you in implementing it?
Quick Recap
Write the most important thing –
even if you learnt more

51. How many of you are
good time managers?

52. 1. People can’t manage time because they try to manage time.
2. Priorities must be set, Options must be exercised, Life
Patterns must be changed, to maximize our Effective Time.
3. Without that, time will never be enough.
Time can’t be managed – Life can
Life is long, not short
Long enough to do or be whatever we want
Provided we know what that is

53. Time
log
Time Activity
5.30
6.00
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
Record what you do every half hour, for the whole day

54. Actual Time – Maintenance Time = Available Time
Available time used in Life Goal = Effective Time (E T)
Effective Time calculation
How much time do you have left?

55. 1. Time Thief:
 Anything that does not give a measurable/valuable return
2. Please reflect and identify the Time Thieves in your
life (some have names)
3. What do you need to do to remove them?
4. What will you be able to do if you are successful?
Identify Time Thieves
Time spent can’t be salvaged

56. Time
Table
Time Activity
5.30
6.00
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
How would you write this to maximize ET?

57. 1. Please write one thing that you learnt until now.
2. By when do you plan to implement that in your life?
3. What will help you to implement it?
4. What is likely to hinder you in implementing it?
Quick Recap
Write the most important thing –
even if you learnt more

58. 1. Prioritize: Investment versus Impact
2. Delegate: Urgent versus Important
3. Learn to say the magic word: “No.”
Maximize Effective Time (ET)
Productivity is directly proportional to ET

59. Delete Invest
Out
Source
Leverage
Investment
Impact
20% of what you do, produces 80% of the results

60. 1. Everyday make a list of 3 activities you need to do
in order of priority according to impact.
2. Then start on the 1st and continue until you finish
it. If you are interrupted, go back to it and
complete it. Then go on to the next.
3. If any are left over, re-write the list the next day in
the same way.
The 3 x 3 rule

61. Q1 Q2
Q3 Q4
Urgent but not
Important
Neither
Urgent nor
Important
Urgent &
Important
Not Urgent but
Important
U
R
G
E
N
T
IMPORTANT

62. Develop Assertiveness:
“Self expression through which one stands
up for one’s rights without violating the
rights of others.”
The magic word – “No!”

63. 1. “I would like to give you my full attention. So why
don’t we talk about this at (set another time).”
2. Make it a habit of never interrupting others. If you
have nothing to do, don’t do it in their space. That
way they won’t do it in yours.
3. Make punctuality an obsession.
6 – ‘No!’ tactics

64. 4. Never ‘Forward’ emails. Delete the ones you receive,
unread. And tell everyone that you do this.
5. Don’t join email groups or indulge in email discussion
about all kinds of global issues. The world does not
change because of emails or internet petitions.
6. Say ‘No’ to anyone who speaks about divisions between
people, communities or nations
6 – ‘No!’ tactics

65. 1. Please write one thing that you learnt until now.
2. By when do you plan to implement that in your life?
3. What will help you to implement it?
4. What is likely to hinder you in implementing it?
Quick Recap
Write the most important thing –
even if you learnt more

66. Choose your friends
Abu Huraira (RA)
reported: Rasoolullah‫ﷺ‬
said, “A man is upon the
religion of his best friend,
so let each of you look at
whom he befriends.”
(Abu Dawud)
“Your best friend is the one
who: seeing him reminds
you of Allah‫,ﷻ‬ speaking to
him increases your
knowledge, and his actions
remind you of the
hereafter.” (Al-Muhasibi)
What kind of friend are you?

67. 1. Remember it is not about Time at all.
2. It is about Life.
In the Final Analysis
Your Life

68. Start
1
2
3
Stop
1
2
3
Continue
1
2
3
Action Plan

69. 1. Watch your thoughts, they become words,
2. Watch your words, they become actions,
3. Watch your actions, they become habits,
4. Watch your habits, they become character,
Watch Yourself – Others do!!
Watch your character for it becomes your Destiny

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