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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
—Michael Althsuler
Focusing and Executing Your Priorities: Living Above the Line
Time Management Objectives (pg 263-273)
• Describe some benefits of time management
• Describe consequences of poor time management
• List concepts of time management
Franklin Covey
Time Management: ability to control your time & commitments
Prioritysomething you give attention to before you think about other
thingsProcrastination
tendency to delay or put things offMultitasking
ability to complete more than one task at a timeDistraction
things that draw your attention or interest away from what you are doing
“No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, and disciplined.”
Henry Emerson Fosdick
BENEFITS:• Get things done• Maintain order• Create time for things you want to do• Reduce stress
Consequences of not planning
• Stress• Unprepared • Feel cannot catch up• Don’t accomplish tasks to best of your ability• Waste time
Planning System
Set prioritiesEliminate distractions & activities that don’t meet your goal Quadrant 3 &4
Long-Term Planning
– write down a specific goal
– break it down into achievable tasks
– commit to completing those tasks• Document on daily or month page
Weekly Planning• Review roles.• Choose big rocks.• Schedule the week.
Daily Prioritizing
– list and prioritize daily tasks by:• Check today’s appointments.
• Make a realistic task list.
• Prioritize (ABC, 123).
Planning
H3-04
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I
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Effective Weekly Scheduling
Franklin Covey
PRODUCTIVITY PYRAMID
Franklin Covey-Focus
FTF-28
Social/Emotional Mental
Spiritual
Physical
What Matters MostDate
Role:
Sharpen the SawRole:
Role:
Role:
Role:
Role:
Role:
WEEKLY COMPASS
ROLES AND GOALS
May 14 - 20
Learner
Leader
Band Member
Buff Wanna Be
Friend
Family
Identify Key Roles
Franklin Covey
What is the most important thing I could do in this role, this week, that would have the greatest positive impact?
What is the most important thing I could do in this role, this week, that would have the greatest positive impact?
Key Question :
Franklin Covey
I want to be the person my dog already thinks I am!
Borrowed from Chicken Soup or Ann Landers
Remember Goals & Values
PRODUCTIVITY PYRAMID
Franklin Covey-Focus
Planning
Classifying activities into three priority levelsMust do
Should do Nice to do
Modelnetics
1. Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things that matter least”
2. Focus on Importance vs. Urgency
3. Relationships before Schedules
4. Compass over Clock
4 steps to remember when scheduling
Time Management Objectives (pg 263-273)
• Describe some benefits of time management– Get things done– maintain order – create time for things you want to do– reduce stress
• Describe consequences of poor time management– Stress– feel unprepared – Feel cannot catch up,– don’t accomplish tasks to best of ability,– waste time
• List concepts of time management– Setting priorities– eliminates distraction & activities that don’t help meet your goal
