Time Management

How to kick of the balance you need

Do you ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day to do it all?

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With family, friends, work and life it is quite easy to get overwhelmed and begin to become disorganized. There are so many tasks to be done in a day and so much to be taken care of. This is why time management is so important.

Two methods of achieving a work-life balance for you busy working or studying parents out there, like myself, is prioritizing and then scheduling.

Stephen Covey, American author and businessman said, “The key is not to prioritize your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” -Stephen Covey Digital Quotes.

By determining what your priorities are and ranking them, 1-5 being the most important, you will get a better idea of how your time should be divided and how to schedule your very short 24hours. After determining what your priorities are and what needs to be done in each day you can then begin to develop a plan that will set out a guide on how your precious minutes each day will be used.

This video will show you how quickly your time could be taken if you do not prioritize tasks. 

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Identifying the most important tasks will help you with managing time as opposed to trying to fit everything in one day.

Another tip can be writing your hourly schedule in a planner or phone calendar of your day, this gives you something to stick and refer to.

Remember you can always move things around if new priorities come up through the day!

Check out this video on Stephen Covey’s Time Management Matrix to help you prioritize:

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Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix Chart:

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You can also use this time management chart as a guide to get you started:
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Leave a comment below if you know any other tips or tricks that have worked for you!

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References:

Stack, L. (n.d.). Time Management / Scheduling / Planning / Prioritization – Managing Your Time, Priorities, and Schedule [Photograph]. Retrieved from: http://theproductivitypro.com/time-management-scheduling-planning-prioritization/

B. (n.d.). Stephen Covey Quotes [Digital image]. Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/stephencov133504.html

U. (2017, February 13). Time Management - Priorities Small | Medium | Big[Video]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTol69NdhiY

M. (2012, January 30). What Stephen R. Covey Taught Me About Time Management.mp4 [Video]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyG5lKbH08