There is no such thing as “time management.” The word manage means to hold, mold, shape or form, influence or have direct control over – NONE of which you can do with time. You can’t hold or mold time, you cannot shape it or form it, you cannot influence time (make it go faster, or slow it down and save it for later) nor can you control time.
So what does that leave you with? CHOICE management. You can shape, influence and control, for the most part, your choices and the activities you choose to engage in each day.
Many entrepreneurs say, “I don’t have enough time.” The truth is you have all the time there is. Each of us are given 24 hours in a day or 1,440 minutes – no more, no less. What we choose to do in those hours and minutes is what will determine our success.
Look at your choices as you begin this new week. What activities will you choose to engage in. Will you choose activities which are tension relieving or goal achieving. Will you choose to waste time on low priority busy work or will you choose to do more challenging activities which produce meaningful results?
Manage your choices wisely or your poor choices will manage you and your business.
Your Friend and Partner In Your Success,
Ray Stendall
June 21st, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I used to teach time management to corporate websites and this is exactly the message I taught on. Thanks for spreading the word