Monday morning. Early rush and head ache. Both you and your spouse are working and you have to prepare your children going to school. Not yet at work and you are already haggard and stressed not to mention that you’ll probably experience a long queue in the train station or will be under heavy traffic condition upon hitting the road and running late for work.
How can you be able to cope up and overcome this morning rush but arriving relaxed and fresh to work?
Here are some tips to help you achieve this:
1. Put your keys (house, car or office keys) in permanent location every night so you will know where to get them every morning. It is also advisable to include your watch jewelries (if any) or other accessories needed for the next day.
2. Plan and arrange your clothes to wear the night before. Most people tend to spend about 10 minutes staring and choosing several clothes before ending up with the right combination.
3. Take a bath before going to bed. This gives you 2 advantages: First, it will give you a better sleep and second, taking a quick shower in the morning will just be for waking up your body and not because you need to get cleaned.
4. Prepare the breakfast right after dinner. Tell your helper what you want for breakfast and prepare the table in advance if possible.
5. Set a schedule in the bathroom as to who comes in first. This will save and maximize your time well and will ensure smooth flow around the house.
6. Wash your car every other day depending on the situation. You may also do this while waiting for your turn in number 5. Don't do the detailing. Have this procedure done during weekends.
7. Alarm clock will save the day. Nowadays, mobile phones can do wonders for you. Make sure to have your phone fully charged before sl
eeping. You may charge the battery while having dinner. Have a back up like the conventional alarm clock preferably the battery operated so that it will not reset in case of power failure.
8. Plan your route whether using a public transport or driving your own ride. Keep a map and make sure it is updated. This will give you better edge should you need to have a alternate route.
9. Have your clock inside the house or car with allowance. Ours is 20 minutes in advance giving us more time should there be any challenges on the road.
10. Hear the news than read the news. It is practical to TURN ON your radio than reading newspaper. You can listen while driving. Reading the paper can wait till lunch time or if you have the luxury in the morning.
With these tips, I can guarantee that you will save time, drive smoothly and arrive at work fresh and relaxed.
Have a great morning!
Excerpt from: Twice as Much in Half the Time,
by Amy Jones
What does it mean to manage your time (and life) better?
Simply put, it means to live your life in such a way that you are able to accomplish more, so that at the end of each day you can realize measurable results and enjoy a sense of fulfillment. This often involves learning to do things differently so that the outcomes are more efficient and effective (and even less time-consuming) than before. After reading from countless resources and speaking to over half a million people on the subject of time management, I have come up with a simple truth. Learning to manage your life and your time isn't rocket science. Anyone can do it! In fact, it is often the simple things you can do that will make profound differences. Sometimes you even have to go backward in order to go forward; so let's go back-to-basics with this example.
First, grab a pencil and paper. Think back to the time you started school, all the way back to kindergarten. One of the first things you learned was how to identify shapes. Next you learned to draw them. On that sheet of paper I want you to do something very simple. Draw one triangle. That was simple, wasn't it? Now, draw as many triangles as you can in twenty seconds. Stop. Count how many you were able to draw. Write down that number. Do you think there might be another way to complete this activity and draw more in less time?
Start at one side of the paper and draw connected W's all the way across the page. Now put a line across the top and the bottom. See how many you can draw in twenty seconds using this method. Wow, that creates a lot of triangles! In only a few seconds you have learned to do this activity more efficiently and effectively in a much shorter amount of time. A seemingly insignificant change can make a significant difference in what can be accomplished in a given amount of time. In fact, you most likely made up to four or five times as many triangles the second time around.
What if you could do four or five times your sales volume by making a simple change? Or what if you could get four or five times as much done each day by making a simple change? Would that work for you?
If so, always be on the lookout for "new" ways to do "old" things, and keep your mind open to using alternative methods and plans of action. This book is filled with simple things that can make a profound difference. Are you ready to learn some new ways to manage your life and your time even better?
Then let's get started!
eeping. You may charge the battery while having dinner. Have a back up like the conventional alarm clock preferably the battery operated so that it will not reset in case of power failure.