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...

Why a Budget is Important. Let it be your guide from beginning to end.

Starting your own home business is a very tricky proposition. Starting your own enterprise is exciting, but it is also inherently full of risk. Enter discipline. Unless you get yourself going on the right foot, then the chances of achieving success are very small.

Conversely, as long as you have the right foundation, and keep working on that foundation, success is almost an automatic thing. It is vital...

Procrastination can be the traitor in your mind that blocks success and brings you down by sucking up the most valuable resource a person has ... time! Efficient, effective time management is not just about organizing your time but has a lot to do with your attitude towards how you approach your time, what you want to achieve and what sort of personality you have.

Firstly the basis of good time management is having a well planned and structured day with all your tasks...

In order to plan our days and to manage our time, we have to be capable of budgeting that time with a relatively high degree of accuracy. If we schedule multiple tasks in a given day and underestimate how long it will take to complete them, we will be forced to shove excess over to the next day. Invariably, it seems, this leads to more reshuffling and a quick move from organization to chaos.

In order to budget our time correctly, we need to be able to make an educated (and...

To assist yourself in becoming more productive and eventually more successful, it is important that you learn to be a good boss. A good boss provides detailed expectations for his employees. Since you are now your own boss, it is up to you to provide this structure for yourself.

Treat your home based business just as you would a normal career. Utilizing simple time management techniques will help you focus your energies where they are needed, keep you focused and on task and you...

How often have you walked in the door and find stacks of paper floating around your desk? And when you go home, you still have trouble finding those important documents you need so desperately. How many times have you return home after a long day at work only to find yourself in arguments with your spouse? On top of that, the kids are ignoring you because you have not spent sufficient time with them?

If these are familiar scenes in your life - have you ever wondered why? Good...

One of the most commonly heard expressions used in the discussion of time management is "beating the clock." People want to find a way to avoid time's limitations and to function freely without feeling pressured by the tick-tock that marks every second. It seems as if everyone wants to find a way out from under the tyranny of time. They seek out time management strategies as a way to do this.

They are always disappointed with the results. They may increase their...

In my recent survey aboutcauses of stress, I realized a major issue that was ignored by many. Bad time management; this is what many volunteers indicated in the survey. A good analysis of the survey results showed how crucial part time management had in the cause of daily incurred stress. So in this article I would like to elaborate on the different phases in an individual's life and how they manage time then.

In the school days, like many I was an average student too. What I...

Are you looking for success? This is what almost everyone is running for. Whether you are educated, uneducated, skilled, unskilled, married, unmarried you are always looking for a good job. What are the requisites for success? You will say a good qualification, and I may agree. But, then you will find many examples where people with lesser credentials than you are occupying higher positions than you and earning much more than you. You will say this is only because of there longer...

Proactive decision making has become a bit of a buzz term over the last few years, but do not let that detract you from its importance. Being proactive in your lifestyle means taking conscious, self aware decisions, that directly impact your life rather than leaving your fate to chance and circumstance. Anyone who is serious about personal development should consider proactive decision making to be among the most potent tools in their arsenal.

You are more likely to spend...