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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Time Management Series Post (3) The True North, your goals

Having a clear set of goals allows you to decide what is really important for you on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Simply put if you do not know what is important for you, the chances are, you are going to spend your day performing urgent tasks that do not help you achieve your top goals.
So, How can you truly plan and manage your time?
  1. Review your long term goals and priorities in your life
  2. Review your long term goals and priorities in your company, department or team.

Knowing this allows you to identify the specific tasks that you need to pursue. The goals help you determine which tasks you should not be pursuing.

Does this activity help me achieve any of my long term goals?

well, if the answer is negative, you know that the activity should not be on your schedule.

Next: Trying to do too many things at the same time

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