calendar management personal priorities and projects jeff adams
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Calendar Calendar ManagementManagement
Personal Priorities and Personal Priorities and ProjectsProjects
Jeff AdamsJeff Adams
The Bank Account of TimeThe Bank Account of TimeImagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning
with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!Each of us has such a bank. It’s name is TIME. Each of us has such a bank. It’s name is TIME. Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to
invest to good purpose.invest to good purpose.It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the
remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. loss is yours. There is no going back.
There is no drawing against the “tomorrow.”There is no drawing against the “tomorrow.”You must live in the present of today’s deposits. You must live in the present of today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and
success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.
Time Management
Time Management
“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can
accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve
in a decade!”
Anthony Robbins
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• A Few Words About Budgeting
– Decide what your money will do or it will tell you what you can do.
“My financial life began turning around when I took responsibility for it.”
Dave Ramsey, Total Money Makeover
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• A Few Words About Budgeting
– Decide how you will consume and spend calories or they will determine your body fat percentage.
“The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.”
Jack LaLanne
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• A Few Words About Budgeting
– Tell your time where you want it spent or time will decide for you.
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?”
Henry David Thoreau
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• What are your priorities?
College College FamilyFamilyMoneyMoney
FriendsFriendsSportsSportsBackpackingBackpackingGardeningGardening
In what order?In what order?
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• Take out a Piece of Paper
– Draw a line down the middle from top to bottomDraw a line down the middle from top to bottom– On the left side, write down the important On the left side, write down the important
priorities in your lifepriorities in your life– Try to group and rank them in order of Try to group and rank them in order of
importance (priority)importance (priority)
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities• Same Piece of Paper
– On the Right side, write down everything that has On the Right side, write down everything that has consumed your time over the last two months.consumed your time over the last two months.
– Connect items on the right to their priority on the Connect items on the right to their priority on the leftleft
– Is the bulk of your time being spent on your most Is the bulk of your time being spent on your most important priorities? important priorities?
– You will never get to your goal if you don’t get You will never get to your goal if you don’t get bossy with your time.bossy with your time.
ProjectsProjectsProjectsProjects
Projects are a series of small goals leading up to one larger goal.
Be S.M.A.R.T. about it.
ProjectsProjectsProjectsProjectsEvent Date More Information
SOLV Beach Clean up March 20, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
www.SOLV.org Tracked in President’s Book
TBCC Open House April 17 9am-3pm Barb, Jeff, Melita, AmyK.
Spring Regional Convention (Manucha)
May 7-9 Barb, Jeff, Mohammad, Peter attended.
Officer Elections 20 May, 1 pm Jeff or Barb
Induction 14 May, 5:30 pm Jeff or Barb
Project Skills Project Skills WorksheetWorksheet
Project Skills Project Skills WorksheetWorksheet
Identify people with key skills and abilities before you assign tasks.
Project Gantt ChartProject Gantt ChartProject Gantt ChartProject Gantt ChartIf you can identify a member with MSD 179
(Project Management), USE THEM!
Project Critical PathProject Critical PathProject Critical PathProject Critical Path
Know what needs to be done, in what order, and what can be done in Parallel.
Personal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal PrioritiesPersonal Priorities
Plan your work, work your plan.
“Success is the progressive realization of a predetermined goal.”
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell
Questions?Questions?
Feel free to contact me about Feel free to contact me about anything in this presentation.anything in this [email protected]@gmail.com