Controlling Time Management >> QUESTIA
SIBU BABU
By SIBU BABU
Control is the power to manage. When we have control of our lives and
self, we have the ability to manage anything that involves our self. Of
course, no one has entire control over anything, but we all have a
degree of control over most things that involve us. We must remember
that all things in life affect us in some sort of way, and when we are
strategizing a time management scheme, we need to factor in all details
of life.
You might think that time management is a quick process, but when you
sit down and start your calculations, you will soon learn that the
process takes time to complete. Team effort is great, but if you are in
time management alone for yourself, then the road can be rockier. Now
you know why man came up with the idea of Stop, Yield and Go lights.
Time management has its own stop, go, and yield signs. In order to
start a time management plan you need to calculate and analyze your
plan carefully to weed out flaws, evaluating where your time is spent.
Once you start your calculations you will see that time is an equal and
subtract strategy. If you went to school wondering why they taught
math, you will soon learn why since math is not only consisting of
numbers, but it is consisting of calculations that lead to success. In
order to add and subtract time, you must first calculate time with
family, friends, work, self, and so on. You must also calculate
'problem areas' that may occur. For example, is your computer going
to work continuously without problems? NO!
Therefore, you need to calculate large and small disasters into the
equation of time management. This is the beginning process of
controlling time management, but it is nowhere near the full details of
completing the process. The fact is there is no end to managing time as
we all have areas that need thorough research to bring us to the point
of perfection. When we calculate time management, we must include
details such as, entertainment, lounging, relaxing, meals, dressing,
and everything that makes us who we are. If you are spending too much
time in one area, you can cut back time by spending more time in
important areas.
For example, if it takes you 45 minutes in the morning to get
motivated, it is most likely a result of procrastination and lack of
preparation. Now, to cut back time you will need to think! Thinking is
the process of bringing forth results either negative or positively.
Why is it taking me 45 minutes to get dressed in the morning? Are you
searching through your closet trying to find a suit that works for your
atmosphere? The solution then is taking a few minutes each night to
pick your attire fore the next day, so that when you get up in the
morning you only need to dress. The fact is, any person can get up in
the morning, put on make-up, clothes, and even style their hair in less
than 45 minutes.
Even models, actors, and actresses are limited to how much time they
spend on dressing. If you think about it, when women go on stage for a
beauty pageant, they are limited in how much time they spend on getting
ready for the show. The producers or directors invested some of their
time to make sure that their time management scheme was running
smoothly, by controlling what their actors were doing with their time.
When I modeled lingerie, I had five minutes most time to do my hair,
make-up, and dress. Therefore, if you are spending 45 minutes dressing,
there is no logical explanation needed, you are slacking. Now we can
subtract at least 30 minutes from dressing and move forward to other
areas in our life where our time is either spent well, or wasted.
What are you doing at work? Are you standing around drinking a cup of
coffee chatting online, with a co-worker, or on the phone? If you are,
you are not only wasting company time, you are wasting your time. Time
management includes you. Unless you don't have a goal in mind, this
is not a controlling method in time management.