Select the time periods you think best for you. Here's an example: you select four time periods; they are Week, Month, Six Months and One Year. Label one file folder for each time period.

If you have an item you think may be needed in the future, but its useful life is no more than a week. Write the date on it for one week, hence, and place it in the back of the folder labeled "Week." Each week, start at the front of the Week file and throw away items more than a...

There is no denying in the truth of the old saying, "Time is money."

You never seem to get enough of time. Even if given thirty hours in a day, most people still won't be able to get enough of it. Somehow, some things will come up and you will end up wanting more time. Time is a precious commodity. Once it's gone, it cannot be recovered.

The fact is: when you are busy, time flies swiftly. But when you are not, time seems to be at a stand still. This is...

Many people think it takes too long to cook at home, they are too busy or just do not have the time. It makes me so frustrated to hear people say this. I find time to make meals every day in my kitchen despite having a hectic life. Normally I cook the same dishes that you find at your favorite restaurants. Restaurants need to be able to serve large numbers of people quickly. Their dishes need to be simple to make and fast to cook. Having a dependable compendium of restaurant copy cat...

Because each of us is unique and different, we have to find out what methods works best for us in our own individual ways. The path leading to this starts with the basics in the way we manage our own time. Basic time management is all about setting up goals and plans that are possible and realistic, easily with in reach.

When setting goals for ourselves we should ask Is this goal possible? Can I achieve this goal? What do I do to make this goal successful? Asking yourself the...

There have been volumes written on time management in the personal development and self-help space, but, I would like to tackle this issue form a different angle all together. I would like to explore this art of time management from a spiritual perspective, which I think you will find to be surprisingly useful and beneficial.

The key to spiritual time management is not complex at all, but at the same time, it is not easy to do. The key is to do what needs to be done right...

“I just don’t have enough time!” It’s the number one complaint I get from clients. Almost without exception, people use time as their number one excuse for not having the life they want and see themselves as victims of their reality of “not enough time.” Their availability to spend time with family, to work out, or take a seminar seems nearly impossible in the shadow of sixty-hour workweeks and the demands of the job outside the home. Heaven forbid we...

Because we live in a time of stressed-out multi-tasking, I think everyone deserves a little time to be lazy. Unfortunately, my conscience is hyperactive and won't listen to me. I have to schedule time not to do anything so I don't feel guilty about not doing anything productive.

Nevertheless, there's a fine line between being lazy and being practical. My clothes are black - black prints, black stripes and basic black. When I shop for clothes, I don't look at anything unless...

One of the most important things about working the home business sector is making sure that you are able to work your home business schedule into your life. This is very important and it is something that you might have never thought of. When a person chooses to open a home business, they often get very excited at the prospect of setting their own hours and schedules. This is always what you hear first, that they are going to be glad to open a home business because they can finally...

If you do not have vacation time blocked off on the company schedule now for the end of the year, do not despair.  It seems everyone wants to have the holidays off, yet when we submit our annual vacation request, we may be turned down.  If you are glum over the prospect of limited holiday time off, console yourself with what you will actually be facing:

Reduced traffic
Quiet atmosphere
Limited interruptions
Greater concentration
Shortened...

There are many tips on how to create time for yourself and to manage your time in your business. Here are several items that may just help you remember the basics.

Do not allow someone else's lack of planning destroy your time plan. Many people find it hard to turn someone down especially if it is a customer or a good friend. You more than likely have your day planned as to what needs to get done in your business and then along comes someone and wants you to "help"...