As I get older, time goes faster. I have to try to manage it or get out of its way.

My first lesson in trying to do this came from my grandmother, who repeatedly stressed the importance of balancing work and play. When I was seven, I thought I'd figured out how. That's when I asked her for another watch so I'd have one for work and one for play.

Today my watch is my conscience. I inherited it from my father and sometimes I think it's still his. My father was always...

The mechanics and techniques for managing your time and activities are very simple and well known.

A good book to review the tools and techniques of time and activity management is 'Building Personal Leadership: Inspirational Tools and Techniques for Work and Life'.

What is not so simple are the underlying beliefs, attitudes, and motivations of different types of individuals as they learn to use these tools and techniques.

People manage their time and...

Most people enjoy a good nap now and then, but are you really utilizing their full power?

A correctly performed nap can give you a great boost in energy, focus, and concentration, but a poorly executed nap can leave you groggy and more tired than when you started.

Several cultures around the world use a "siesta" in the afternoon to stay productive, and many workers in the U.S. have reported success avoiding afternoon drowsiness with a nap. Some people...

One of the best ways to guide your office staff on how function their job properly and juggle huge quantities of work is using a time managing activity. This type of activity can also improve the team morale by planning a group activity which can bring the office teammates together.

The purpose is twofold, with one part of the activity will serve to teach your employees better tips for managing their jobs while the other part will tell people on how to work together while...

Many men want to include an effective time management techniques as part of their life, then you may have to follow some simple requirements. By doing that, you will have the chance to waste your precious time in your day.

We simply cannot control time. However, we can manage the way we handle the spare moments in our day. We can use this tip to benefit us as we make changes on how we use our time that gets more done in one day.

Tagging on some uncomplicated time...

As more and more people are getting into a hectic lifestyle, a need to have a good time management techniques that built-in part of your life, you have to follow some simple requirements. You no longer have the luxury to waste valuable time in your day.

We can't control the way time is. We can't make it less or more. However, we can control the way we handle the spare moments in our day. We can make changes on how we use our time, and that can benefit us if we are able to get...

The worst thing about to-do lists is they seem to breed every time you look away. Just as you think you're getting somewhere, another task needs to be added. It's downright depressing. You might be forgiven for wondering if there is anyone on earth who actually manages to tick off all the items on a to-do list before the end of the day.

Take heart. It is possible to tame your to-do list - and not by taking a pair of scissors to it to cut it in half. What you need to do is...

How far you are motivated to accomplish your work? One of the reason a person can become procrastination is lack of motivation. Learn on how to get you motivated from this article.

Speaking from the Organizational Behavior point of view let us take a look at what motivation is all about. The human brain as I mentioned earlier is a virtual store house of energy. There is nothing that we cannot do once we put our mind to it. Yeah, sure, all that has been proved time and again. But...

With our busy lifestyles and the pace at which we live it today in our modern lives we can really get overwhelmed and not really focus on what we need to do or how to go about doing it. There is certainly a wealth of different tools out there that cater to our unwavering quench for more and more tools to help us manage our time and productivity better. While certainly the good old fashioned diary is still a great tool to manage your appointments, tasks and the nifty phone has certainly...

You're trying too much aren't you? Trying to accomplish too many projects and tasks at once; too many ideas and directions to go. You're like the runner at the start line trying to run in all directions at once. It's exhausting you mentally and physically and the frustration builds daily as you look at one more idea on the Internet, one more product that might be "the thing" you're in need of.

You know what you need to do. In fact, you know hundreds of things you need to...