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Improving TIME
MANAGEMENT
- It is essential the
client clarifies his/her
GOALS & VALUES
- ANY lack of clarity will
result in wastage of time
(and all other resources)
- The client will be
at the bec and call
of others and their
agendas
- The client will be
at the bec and call
of others and their
agendas
- The OPTIMUM use
of time must be used
for these ends
- There will need to
be a phasing out of
all other activities
- This will probably
mean several
challenges in
process of
adjustment
- adopting new
attitudes, habits,
and behaviour
- tackling
obstacles to
change
- adopting new
attitudes, habits,
and behaviour
- This will probably
mean several
challenges in
process of
adjustment
- VALUES are what a
person determines as
important in his/her life
- They are the silent force
behind a person's
decisions and actions
- The goal of 'values
clarification' is so
that the client is fully
aware of their
influence on him/her,
and to review what
really matters in life
- a person can be more
SELF-DIRECTED &
EFFECTIVE when he/she is
clear about his/her values
AND their priority order
- When a person
has identified their
priorities, they can
begin to set their
GOALS
- GOAL Selection:
SMART
- SPECIFIC
- MEASURABLE
- ACHIEVABLE
- REALISTIC
- TIMEBOUND
- IN LINE WITH VALUES
- SPECIFIC
- GOAL Selection:
SMART
- They are the silent force
behind a person's
decisions and actions
- ANY lack of clarity will
result in wastage of time
(and all other resources)
- MONITORING
USE OF TIME
- Determine how time is
actually used
- Complete a TIME LOG
- A CONTEMPORANEOUS
log works better than a
RETROSPECTIVE log
- Log every
waking
moment
- Keeping a time log will
increase workload
temporarily, but provide
tool for reducing it in the
longer term
- Log every
waking
moment
- It should be possible to
spot patterns of
time-wastage such as
procrastination
- A CONTEMPORANEOUS
log works better than a
RETROSPECTIVE log
- Complete a TIME LOG
- Determine how time is
actually used
- DETERMINING
TASK PRIORITY
- Prioritise activities in terms
of their URGENCY and
IMPORTANCE
- URGENT
issues require
immediate
attention
- IMPORTANT
issues are
personally
meaningful
- use 'urgent /
important
matrix'
- URGENT
issues require
immediate
attention
- Prioritise activities in terms
of their URGENCY and
IMPORTANCE
- PINPOINTING
BLOCKS TO
EMOTIONAL CHANGE
- such as guilt, fear,
anxiety, low self-esteem,
procrastination, etc.
- use 'let's assume... then
what' questioning
- use 'let's assume... then
what' questioning
- such as guilt, fear,
anxiety, low self-esteem,
procrastination, etc.
- BECOMING
BETTER
ORGANISED
- Use of TO-DO lists
- Avoid time-wasting
activities
- Avoid time-wasting
activities
- Each task given a
priority and deadline
- If there are several tasks
of equal priority, do the
most unpleasant first
- Finish one task
before starting
another
- or you will flit
between tasks
and do each one
suboptimally
- or you will flit
between tasks
and do each one
suboptimally
- Finish one task
before starting
another
- Large tasks
should be
broken down
- If there are several tasks
of equal priority, do the
most unpleasant first
- Making time for being
'creative' is not wasted,
especially for a 'right
brain' person
- Take a few minutes at the end
of each day to plan the next
- Planning is a
means to an
end NOT AN
END IN
ITSELF
- Use of TO-DO lists
- PRIME PERFORMANCE
IN PRIME TIME
- Find out when you work best
- e.g 'night owl'
- e.g. 'lark'
- Do the most important
and the most demanding
jobs when you are at
your best
- Most people are most
creative and have best
concentration before
10am
- e.g 'night owl'
- INTERNAL
PRIME-TIME = when
you can concentrate
and go all out on a
task
- Let others know you
do not wish to be
disturbed, etc.
- shut your door,
don't take calls
- shut your door,
don't take calls
- Let others know you
do not wish to be
disturbed, etc.
- EXTERNAL PRIME
TIME = time for
meetings with others
etc.
- Find out when you work best
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