1. For school, for work, for life!
TIME MANAGEMENT
For school, for work, for life!

2. Goals of this session Evaluate your personal values, goals and roles
Reflect on current approaches to time management
Develop effective time-management skills.
Successfully prioritize your life!
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3. Benefits of Time Management
Reduces frustration and anxiety
Sense of achievement
Better grades/eliminates cramming
Motivates and initiates action
Increases your energy level
More time to do things you enjoy
Achievement: Effective time management includes smart goal setting techniques, which will help you to realize where you are going and to see the optimal path there.
Satisfaction: Prevent that subconscious guilt for those undone things we think we should be doing or should have done
Energy: The undone things circulating in your mind cost you much more time and energy than the things you have done or are doing.

4. More freedom = More responsibility
University Life
More freedom = More responsibility

5. Where does your time go? Class/Assignments/Studying, etc. Social life
Work
Volunteer
Hobbies
Gym/fitness
Personal care
Household stuff
MSN/ Facebook /Computer/TV
Relaxation

6. What is a Value?

7. A value is an enduring belief about what is worthwhile.
Why talk about values?
Freedom
Spirituality
Acceptance
Integrity
Success
Culture
Economic
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Definition
+ They determine which behaviours and objectives are desirable to you and which are not.
Organization
Respect
Education
Order
Ambition
Friendship
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8. What is a Role?

9. Role:
A role is something that an individual is expected or responsible to be.
Why talk about roles?
Sister
Coach
Care-Giver
Employee
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Brother
Student
Son
Role Model
Athlete
Group Member
Daughter
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10. Complete Activity

11. So, basically…
Making a personal statement of your values and roles helps you to center your life around what you believe in and make goals that fit who you are.

12. Values and roles change—re-evaluate Life experiences
Keep in mind that how you spend your time dictates what you can expect from life.
Need to be realistic. If you spend your time playing video games, you can’t expect to be….

13. Scheduling

14. What is a Priority?

15. A priority is something that holds importance and precedence over other things in our life.
Why talk about priorities?
Making the Dean’s List
Graduating
Winning Scholarship
# 3
Networking
# 4
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# 5
# 1
Expanding my
world view
ABC
Getting a job
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16. Prioritizing using ABC:
A Activities
Urgent and important
B Activities
Should be completed as soon as possible
C Activities
Can be put off indefinitely without extreme consequences
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17. Individual Activity
Think of 10 things you would like to accomplish in the next week. Assign them A, B, or C in importance.

18. Tips when making your schedule
Be specific
Be reasonable
Be flexible, use a pencil
Don’t forget to schedule breaks
Plan for the unplanned
Set deadlines for yourself

19. Consider your needs and preferences
Body rhythms and habits affect how each person deals with time
Am I a morning person or a night owl?
Am I chronically late or always early?
When do I have the most energy?
Do I focus well for long stretches or need regular breaks?

20. Procrastination... Who ME....Never!
You’re not alone...almost EVERYONE struggles with procrastination

21. Time Wasters Group Brainstorming: What wastes your time?
Prevents you from doing work?
Distracts you?
Keeps you from focusing?
When you choose to watch TV, you are basically saying that you value TV more then you do at achieving good grades in school. Why does this happen?

22. Why do we procrastinate?
Assigning importance
We are driven by demands that speak the loudest
We are overwhelmed by the task or do not feel it is within our capability

23. Other causes: Waiting for the “right mood” or the “right time”
A fear of failure (or success!)
Poor organizational skills
Perfectionism

24. Procrastination
Can stop people from achieving success and reaching their goals.
Recognize it, understand why it happens and take active steps to limit it.

25. Three Simple Steps for Time Management
Plan
Prevent Procrastination
Periodically Prioritize

26. Plan Plan your week in advance Set short and long-term goals
Post monthly calendars at home
Don’t over-plan your schedule
Schedule study time when you will be effective
Break large tasks into smaller, more manageable ones

27. Periodically Prioritize
Develop your own system to prioritize things in your day planner
Spend 15 minutes per day re-prioritizing and scheduling
Create a daily to-do list
Set realistic goals

28. Prevent Procrastination
Don’t leave things to the last minute
Use a day planner!
Stick to your schedule
Go to the library
Don’t allow yourself to be interrupted
Say NO (when appropriate)
Ask for help in getting started

29. How do I put all these amazing time management skills into effect in my life?

30. The
Day
Planner

31. Daily to-do Lists, Day Planners and Calendars
Time Management 101
Values, Roles, and Goals
Procrastination
Prioritization
Daily to-do Lists, Day Planners and Calendars

32. Questions?
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