TIME MANAGEMENT

CA Shammi Prabhakar (Managing Director) (2076 Points)

13 March 2011  

 

 

Time is just unstoppable. For many people, a day does not necessarily start with the dawn and a night does not necessarily fall with the dusk. Our lives are getting busier and we have begun to realize the value of each second of our lives and proper time management.

 

You might be a director, an executive or an engineer. No matter what you do, you have a fixed agenda for each day and you must meet the deadline at any cost. Beside this, you have a home and a family too. So your mismanagement of the time can easily cost you more than you can imagine.

You should always plan for your work, at least one night earlier. Planning your work early gives you more options to divide your time on priority basis. It is very important for you to know what exactly you need to do by the fixed deadline.

You may better write those things down and make a habit of putting a tick mark after every task you have accomplished. This will help you keep a balance between the amount of work and the remaining time. You will also get the idea instantaneously whether you need to hurry or you have just enough time to make a call at home and say hello to your family.

Sometimes unexpected events may occur during a business day. You might need to meet some new people or attend an urgent meeting. In these sorts of cases you should not panic. If possible you can try to postpone your less important activity in order to complete the more important one. Sometimes seeking help from your colleagues or bosses can save you from a bigger trouble.

It is very important that you take breaks in between works. Working under a time pressure will certainly make you stressed. So the only way to march further ahead is take a relaxing pause. Meditating or taking a cool bath will be very beneficial. Similarly, you should include more fruits and vegetables in your diet as it will help your body cope during the adverse conditions.

You are a very important person and a lot of things depend on you. If you fail to meet your goals you will be affecting other people in their works too. Similarly as I already mentioned that it will have a negative impact on your personal life also. So time management is a very important thing and you must recognize its importance.