I've heard two schools of thought when it comes to achieving maximum success in a minimum of time. The first school is to work hard, long hours; nose to the grindstone and burning the midnight oil. I've heard many people say that is the only sure way to achieve lasting success.

But I am sure you know many people who have worked hard for years and have yet to achieve what most people would call success. In fact, you may be one of them. I was one of those people. I discovered...

One of the most fearsome things facing people today is all of the things which seem to conspire to distract use from what we are supposed to be doing. From cell phones to the internet to TV, no matter where we go there is something to do other than our assigned tasks, and it is so very easy to goof off and get nothing done.

Here are a few principles that can help you manage your time so that you can use it as effectively as possible.

First off, it is important to recognize...

Whenever you are feeling overwhelmed or rushed, check-in with your personal perception and experience of ‘reality'.

It might be useful to remember that our calendars and clocks are man-made; therefore these can also be ‘man-unmade'.

The fact is, our globe moves around the sun and tilts on its axis to give us light or dark moments, depending where we are on the globe.

Who has put the pressure on you? What are you thinking that has put you in that state? What...

Developing effective time management strategies is critical to anyone who wants to get the most out of their efforts to increase productivity. Generally speaking that would pretty much be everybody! Who out there does not feel the time crunch every day presents to us as our 'to do' list continues to grow without the benefit of additional time to manage it? It seems obvious that since time can not be 'fabricated out of thin air' we must therefore learn to better manage what we already...

I will do it tomorrow, I will do it later or whatever excuse you use, it's known as, procrastination. The thought that you will finish the project or task later, will rob you of your time today and cause avoidable stress, when your time deadline, has past. Here follows 5 useful time management tips, which I hope, will give you more time, enjoy :)

1. Procrastination

I will do it tomorrow, I will do it later or whatever excuse you use, it's known as, procrastination. The...

Introduction

In this 2-part series of articles I will be revealing some of the tactics I use to maximize my time effectively, and increase my ability to be productive.

Time management and productivity are arguably the key skills any business needs to develop and maintain its competitive advantage: there are 86,400 seconds in every day, and each business - the employers, employees and outsourcing team, should all buy into how important effective productivity and time...

Time Management and Your Life

We have not only invented time and its various measurements (seconds/milliseconds, days, centuries, millenniums); but we’re also able to give meaning in the usage of time when an experience was felt or when a task was done.

The highly organized structure of human society gives us the ability to limit our physical and mental space. Our environment is composed of objects and things that we have invented, and associated with these...

One thing that both the rich and the poor have in equal supply is time. We all have 24 hours a day but some of us make better use of the time we have than others. I like the phrase that states, "Time is money."

Have you ever stop to think why business owners are able make money . This is because they buy your time. They realize that they can only work 8 hours a day and hence to gain leverage they employ you. If you were to employ 10 people to work for you with each one...

Multi tasking occurs when an individual appears to be addressing more then one task at the same time. In many cases this type approach can be an effective time management tool. Managing more than one task simultaneously however does also have some drawbacks.

When it comes to increasing business productivity this type approach may not always be beneficial. In particular an online business always presents multiple projects that need to be completed. Whether it's updating...

"Time is the stuff of which life is made" - Benjamin Franklin. Learning to manage the limited time we have each day is a common theme in many peoples life. Don't we all want to be able to squeeze more productivity and efficiency into our days so that we can accomplish more of what we want.

A wise person once said, "A millionaire and a beggar both have 24 hours in a day. It's what they do in these 24 hours that make the difference."

So why is it...