Jan Hayner

How to STOP Wasting Time



Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007

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Organizing and Cleaning Tips and Hints

How many times have you said, "I just don't have enough time" or "I wanted to get more finished today, but I ran out of time"? We seem to start the day off great in the morning, and somehow by midday, we feel like we are 'behind' and are constantly play catch-up the rest of the day. Where did we go wrong, what happened?
 


It is because 'time wasters' start to take control of our lives. Little things keep popping up that we do not plan for and before you know it, we run out of time.
 
Here are the Top 10 Time Wasters: 

1) Procrastination & Excuses 


2) Trying to do two Things at once 


3) Rushing causes you to make mistakes 


4) Telephone Interruptions 


5) Paperwork, Reports, & Memos 


6) Not delegating work to other people


7) Computers, the Internet and Email 


8) Lack of Planning, Decision Making and Organization 


9) Meetings that do not have an explicit purpose


10) Just Say YES when you should be saying NO 



 


This happens to all of us on a daily basis, but we can gain control and take back our 'time' and start enjoying life again. The main ingredient to this recipe is to start telling ourselves "NO"; No, to interruptions, NO to putting things off until later or tomorrow and NO to answering a telephone; our three main time wasters.


 


We have hectic schedules in our lives because we add more pressure to ourselves than we have to. We feel like we have to do it all, be at PTA, go to the game, finish the report without getting help, and clean the house in one day instead of in two. 


 


Believe-it-or-not, no one else really cares, except us! We heap things in our lives that create and force us into running out of time. The world will not stop if we eliminate a time waster from our lives, it will go on as usual and a matter of fact, no one else will probably even notice.


 


There are so many things that we can gain by taking control of our time. Here are only a few of them. 


 


When you use your time wisely, you gain


    
    
  • Your personal happiness and satisfaction increase. 
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  • You achieve more success in every thing you do. 
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  • You will have become organized in all areas of your life. 
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  • You handle procrastination (the big P) wisely and have a get-it-done attitude. 
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  • Pressure, fatigue and stress fade and mental strain disappears. 
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  • You plan with power, goals and carry it out with passion. 
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  • You maximize the use of your time. 
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  • You get more things accomplished at home and the office. 
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  • You spend more time with family and friends. 
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  • Your life becomes manageable. 
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  • You make can deal with the little obstacles in life easier.
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  • You have a lighter feeling both mentally and physically
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Time Management is a key in our lives, no matter what we are doing or where we are, we are constantly looking at a watch or a clock. By using our time wisely, we can enjoy the fun things in life without guilt. We won't have to PLAN to have time for fun, it will be there for us to use whenever we choose. We have eliminated time wasters and regained life itself.


 
















Jan Hayner is a Professional Organizer and creator of www.organizingandcleaning.com, she offers tips, hints and shortcuts to everyday problems with organizing your home, work, family and life. She also offers shortcuts on cleaning your house, recipes for cleaners and tips to make the jobs faster and easier. 











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