{"id":44015,"date":"2017-10-31T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T18:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/?p=44015"},"modified":"2017-10-31T14:09:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T18:09:43","slug":"manage-time-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/2017\/10\/31\/manage-time-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Manage Time Effectively?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Sara Branner, Colloquium Advisory Board Member<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Often my family, friends and colleagues will comment on my busy lifestyle and \u201chow do you get it all done?\u201d\u00a0 I think about my time management frequently and how it impacts my work production, effectiveness and overall quality of life.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like when I hear others say, \u201cI didn\u2019t have enough time.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44016 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols.jpg\" alt=\"stopwatch\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/10\/stopwatch_icon_with_symbols-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve definitely worked hard (an am still working) to change some habits that lead to unproductive time.\u00a0 These include procrastinating, becoming engaged in unproductive meetings, working on too many projects at one time, spending time on tasks not aligned with goals and doing jobs someone else should be doing.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has the same amount of time.\u00a0 When we utilize our time efficiently we enhance the quality of our life (and often others around us) \u2013 most importantly by minimizing our wasted time.\u00a0 I believe that your success in life will be determined substantially by how you utilize the time you receive every day.<\/p>\n<p>Planning (time management) is a basic skill from which to develop more advance practices in management and leadership.\u00a0 Some things to consider\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know where you want to go in the next 3-5 years. Write your goals down, be specific and make them measurable.<\/li>\n<li>Break your goals down into smaller stages and focus on achievable tasks that can be done in shorter time frames (i.e. daily, weekly, monthly).<\/li>\n<li>Use a \u201cto-do\u201d list to help plan when\/where and prioritize your tasks. It is a good direction tool to help guide you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I like Peter Drucker\u2019s quote, \u201cUnless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Sara Branner, Colloquium Advisory Board Member Often my family, friends and colleagues will comment on my busy lifestyle and \u201chow do you get it all done?\u201d\u00a0 I think about my time management frequently and how it impacts my work production, effectiveness and overall quality of life.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like when I hear others say, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"sidebar-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44015","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do You Manage Time Effectively? 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