1. Time Management

2. Time Management Main Secrets to Time Management Set Goals Prioritize
Plan
Start Now
Personal Time
Benefits of Time Management
Agenda for Today:
Time Management component s(on this slide)
Free the Children fundraiser preparation
Revisiting your LEAD plans
How’s your volunteering going?

3. Time Management
Does it often seem that there aren’t enough hours in the day?
Are you rushing around the night before a deadline to start a project?!
Learn how to manage your time…
ON HANDOUT:
Why is time important?
Time is predictable – 8 hours is 8 hours
Time does not discriminate – we all have the same 24 hours in a day
“I never have enough time” – not true! It’s all on how you….
Manage your time – time will go on without you…. Make the best use of your time possible!
Time Wasters
Check off each of the time wasters that apply to you
Discuss which ones are common…. And why!

4. Secrets to Time Management
Setting Goals
Prioritizing
Scheduling
Rewarding
These are the four secrets to success! (Each will be discussed further on the following slides.)

5. Setting Goals What do you want to accomplish?
Academic
Career-oriented
Set at least one major objective daily
Be realistic
Make a to-do list
ON HANDOUT:
Setting Goals
What do you want to accomplish?
At school
As a career
Other personal goals
Make a to-do list of EVERYTHING you need to do
Trivial and important
Short term and long term

6. Prioritizing Analyze everything you have to do
Figure out what’s really important
Accomplish goals that are important first
ON HANDOUT:
Prioritizing everything on the to-do list into importance
Priority 1 – really important, fast approaching deadlines
Priority 2 – important and/or deadlines coming up
Priority 3 – needs to be done, but can be pushed aside temporarily

7. Scheduling Use your agenda! (or smart phone) Develop a schedule
Write down all of your activities
Tests
Deadlines
Personal Goals
ON HANDOUT:
What are all the different ways one can plan their time?
Calendars
Agendas
Day planners
Palm pilots
Blackberry
Lists
Nothing!
Check off the item(s) that you use.
How often do you use them?
Show examples
Previous agendas
Print outs from Palm Pilot
Busy calendars (school calendar beside Betty’s desk)

8. Start Now! Conquer procrastination
Make sure your first hour of the day is productive
Take the time to do it right the first time
Eliminate time wasters
Finish what you start
ON HANDOUT:
Make a Plan
Brainstorm dome ideas that will help you…
Eliminate time wasters
Reach key goals, and
Manage your time well

9. Personal Time Make time for yourself
For every unpleasant chore, reward yourself
Institute a quiet hour daily
Eat healthy
ON HANDOUT:
Rewards!
How can you reward yourself for accomplishing the goals you’ve set…. Big or small?
Studying well for an hour -> take a break
Scoring high on a test -> night out at the movies
Etc. (discuss ideas with the class)

10. Benefits of Time Management
Find more time to enjoy the things that you like
Makes studying more enjoyable
Keeps you from being behind
Gets you started on what needs to be done
ON HANDOUT:
Why should you manage your time?
(answers on this slide)