Mr. John Rouda

Time is the one resource we cannot renew. Equate time to money Make a time budget

Things we’re going to talk about. Goal Setting 80/20 Rule To Do Lists Time MGMT Don’t do more Do Less

Goal Setting SMART Goals –Specific –Measurable –Achievable –Relevant –Time-bound

Goal Setting Step Goals Sprint Goals Stretch Goals

4 Quadrant To Do List

80 / 20 Rule – Pareto’s Law

Tackling the task “Eat That Frog” – Brian Tracy

Eat That Frog 1. Set the table (goal setting) 2. Plan everyday in advance 3. Apply the 80/20 rule to everything 4. Consider the sequences 5. Practice the ABCDE Method continually (rating and prioritizing) 6. Focus on key result areas 7. Obey the Law of Forced Efficiency (do the most important first)

Eat That Frog 8. Prepare thoroughly before you begin 9. Do your homework 10. Leverage your special talents 11. Identify your key constraints 12. Take it one oil barrel at a time 13. Put the pressure on yourself 14. Maximize your personal powers 15. Motivate yourself into action

Eat That Frog 16. Practice creative procrastination 17. Do the most difficult task first 18. Slice and dice the task 19. Create large chunks of time 20. Develop a sense of urgency 21. Single handle every task

Desk & Screen Space

Phone Time Call just before lunch or the end of the day Stand while talking Know exactly why you’re calling

Tricks Check “AFTER” you’ve completed your top task for the day things you want done to 1 and only 1 person If it’s been more than 48 hours, resend.

Delegation & Batching Do the Dirty Work Don’t Dump Don’t be Vague Batch your requests Challenge People

Use the Pomodora Technique 25 Minutes of Focus 5 Minutes of Distraction

Efficiency vs. Effectiveness “It’s better to be inefficiently effective than to be efficiently ineffective.”

The SDS – Same Day Summary Also called a 1 minute minutes. Simple summary of meetings: –Who –What –When –Where –Why

Procrastination Parkinson’s Law Doing things at the last minute is expensive Find out Why you’re procrastinating? –Mostly Fear Deal with the Fear… Play out your worse case scenario.

Exchange $$$ for Time When it comes to the things that matter, exchange time for money. “Time is all we have. You may find one day that you have less than you think.” – Randy Pausch

Conclusion – Homework Time Management Time Journal Create a time journal for 1 week (start to finish). it to me. Download the sample time template from the class website – d321/ d321/

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