Why do you have trouble managing your time?
Well to put it simply, it’s likely due to the fact that you focus more on the pain vs. the root causes of your pain.
How do you get better at managing your time?
SIMPLE – Figure out where your pain is, then focus on fixing the root causes that are the drivers behind that pain…
If your complaint is this, you may need to focus on the following:
You Don’t Complete The Tasks You Set Out To!
Are you a poor finisher? Do you have trouble completing tasks? You may be over-drawn, and under delivering most of the time… if so, focus on managing your time and chunking out your projects into mini, doable tasks. You also may be the dreaded – HOPPER… a person who enjoys the adrenalin kick of starting things… but may get bored with the finish details. If this is you – you need to focus on knocking those incomplete things off of your list… one, by, one. If they’re no longer important to you or your success, then let them go, or if you don’t want to complete them – then figure out who will!!
If you can isolate your particular “GAP” (or gaps) in terms of what is NOT working for you, you’ll be able to better determine what you think you might need and use best. Understanding root causes to problems enables you to reclaim your time!
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What is your biggest time complaint? What do you stink at? I’d be happy to give you some suggestions to escape your pain. Please share in the comment box below!
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