Improve Time Management with these Six Easy Tips

Corinne Casazza
May 22, 2008
If you truly feel  the only way you can accomplish all your tasks is to extend the number of hours in the day, then keep reading. This article is meant just for you. Meanwhile, if  your last vacation took place when permed hair and shoulder pads were still in style, or your children seem to grow an inch in between the times you spend together, please read on. This article is for you, too.

Regardless of how many things you have to get done, there are ways to manage your time so that you donīt  feel like something has gotten away from you. It is possible to keep your obligations in a way that is not equivalent to a tornado bolting through town. You can honestly carve out a few minutes, or even better a few hours, to do absolutely nothing. In fact, you require it.

Itīs all about improving your time management skills, and contrary to what you may think, itīs not hard. Take a look through the list below and youīll know how to get everything done, and still have time for yourself.

  • Time is subjective, so donīt try to control it. "Time as we experience it is subjective and clock time does not really need us to manage it," says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and Director of Training at Sedona Training Associates. "The more we try to control our time, the less we get done and the less time we believe we have."


  • Do not rush. "One of the biggest time robbers is rushing," Dwoskin says. "When you rush you already feel like you donīt have enough time, and your rushing actually magnifies this feeling. So the best thing to do is let go of the feeling of rushing and allow yourself to keep letting go as best you can until you feel like you have all the time in the world. By doing this you will feel as though time expands and you get more done with less effort and stress. You can still do things quickly without the feeling of rushing and youīll be more accurate and enjoy what you do more as well." How do you release the need to rush? Let the feeling go using The Sedona Method.


  • Trim your obligations. Ok,  some things are mandatory. But there are many others that arenīt. If you  think everything  on your plate is  crucial, then you need to learn the fine art of  saying no. And then do it, often.


  • Schedule playtime. You schedule work, house projects, kidsī activities, grocery shopping and all the other "necessary" items. Well, playtime -- for yourself -- is also necessary. So write it into your schedule like any other task.


  • Keep a to-do list. This way, you donīt  waste any time trying to remember what you need to do.


  • Live in the moment."The only time you can do anything about anything is now," Dwoskin points out. This is precisely why anytime you are doing one thing, but thinking about something else you should do or need to do, you are wasting your precious time. When you live in the now, you focus only on what is going on in this moment, and forget about the rest.


    • To learn more about the life-changing Sedona Method, visit our site at www.sedona.com