Essay: Time management

Topic: Time

Nearly everyone likes
short, pithy quotes
that tackle the issues of our
lives. In the process of my
work I have gathered dozens
of powerful quotations that
have helped inspire me to better
manage my lives. I know
the quotes, along with to-thepoint
commentary, will challenge
you to master the way
you use this wonderful gift
called “time”.
There are two rules for achieving
anything:
Rule No1: Get started
Rule No 2: Keep going
--- Howard Hunt----
Lots of people say they intend to
get something done, but for one reason
or another they never get around
to it. Some say they are waiting for the
right moment, but that moment never
seems to arrive. And there are some
people who quit when the going gets a
little tough. When the chips are down,
it isn’t talent, brilliance, or education,
but persistence that pays off . Develop
the habit of persistence and t here will
be very little that you accomplish.
We spend most of our waking hours
with information
----Linda Lederman-----
Communication in the workplace
In one year, the average American
will read or complete 3000 notices and
forms, scan 100 newspapers and 36
magazines, watch 2463 hours of television,
listen to 730 hours of radio, buy 20
recordings, talk on the phone almost 61
hours, read 3 books, and spend countless
hours exchanging information
in conversation. No wonder we have
information overload. Since time is so
precious, think carefully about which
information you really need and that
which is unproductive. Then simply
expose yourself to the information that
has value and ignore the rest.
Successful people form the habit of
doing what failures don’t like to do
----Earl Nightingale---
Call it willpower, discipline, determination,
or anything else you like,
successful people are diff erent. They
will do things they don’t necessarily
like to do in order to get the results
they want. Failures, though, will accept
whatever results are possible by doing
only what they like to do. Successful
people are motivated by pleasing
results, while failures are motivated
pleasing methods. All of us have to
choose real success for ourselves.
If I had eight hours to cut down a tree,
I’d spend six sharpening my axe.
------Abraham Lincoln-------
Smart woodcutters don’t keep
chopping away at the trees all day
long; they take time to sharpen their
axe. With a sharp tool you can get more
work done in less time with less eff ort.
Do you take time to sharpen your time
management axe, or are you chopping
with a dull blade? Sharpening your
time management axe means perfecting
the skills and techniques that good
time management demands. Plan to
set aside time every week to improve
your time management captivity in
some way.
When you choose a habit you choose
the results of that habit
---Zig Ziglar---
Most of behavior is controlled by
habit patterns. A habit can be good
if it helps you achieve your goals; it is
bad if it hinders your goals. It is much
easier to achieve good results when
your habits work with you rather than
against you. So keep the good habits
and replace the bad ones. A success secret:
most work-related habits can be
changed within three to four weeks. To
create new habits, begin as strong as
you can, tell others what you are doing,
and ask them to help you change