I try to be a time manager. I buy my planner at the beginning of the school year, and attempt to keep things in order, but as the days, and weeks progress, more and more things don't make it onto the calendar. I'll put some things on my ical, but others will be on an actual paper calendar.
Majority of the time I focus my energy on Quadrant IV, Not Important or Urgent. I let things slowly slide into Quadrant I, Urgent, until I'm panicking and don't have a clue what to do first. By gaging my time and making plans to do things, I believe I could get things done in a timely manner.
Learning to say no is a HUGE thing for me to conquer. I'm always saying yes to things, even when deep down I'd love to say no. Sometimes I get sucked into being polite or nice, that I don't take the time to ask myself if I really have the extra time to give away. Covey says it a great way. "But you have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage- pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically-to say "no" to other things... Keep in mind you are always saying "no" to something."
Learning to say no could make a huge difference in the amount of time I spend in certain areas of my life.
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