Time to Live

7 Steps to Taming Time

By Francine Kaye, Hodder Mobius, 2005

How often do you have the what you want and when
kind of day in which you got you're motivated to achieve it, BOOK OF THE WEEK:
everything done and didn't you can breeze through any
miss out on anything you day while staying on focus
wanted to or were supposed to and get everything done on
achieve? time.

Imagine having more time to You have the power to

live your life the way you want manage your time and your
it and being able to focus on life. All you need to do is work
what's most important to you. to actualize that power.
Imagine how much power you
would have if you'd be able to
tame time.

You can only do this if and

when you are in control of your
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time. Also, when you know

INSIDE THIS SUMMARY:

The Big Idea FOUR: Productivity under Pressure
Why You Need This Book -Your Consistent Focused Daily Planning
ONE: Where Is My Time Going? Routine
- Ultimate Time Tamers FIVE: The Time Thieves
TWO: Values and Beliefs SIX: Getting to Goal
- What Are Your Values? SEVEN: Creating Sustainable Success
- Beyond Belief
THREE: Time is in the Balance

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 ULTIMATE TIME TAMERS
The Big Idea
How often do you have the kind of day in which you
got everything done and didn't miss out on anything
you wanted to or were supposed to achieve?

Imagine having more time to live your life the way

you want it and being able to focus on what's most
important to you. Imagine how much power you
would have if you'd be able to tame time.

You can only do this if and when you are in control of

your time. Also, when you know what you want and
when you're motivated to achieve it, you can breeze
through any day while staying on focus and get
everything done on time.

You have the power to manage your time and your

life. All you need to do is work to actualize that
power.

Why You Need This Book What was the vital ingredient that allowed these
This small and simple book will make you see what three extraordinary people to be successful? They
is important and how to be time-efficient in just had Time-Taming Principles of their own!
seven simple steps, enabling you to create a
focused living plan. Here are some Time-Taming Principles that you
need to develop:
Time to Live will help you make every minute count
and aid you in discovering the fast track to a life you 1. KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR OUTCOME.
love living. This is the vital ingredient you must master for
intelligent time management. When you know
your outcome you will be growing towards a
compelling future that motivates and inspires
ONE: Where Is My Time Going? you on a daily basis.
This time, like all times, is a very good one if we
but know what to do with it. - RALPH WALDO 2. ATTITUDE. You can always learn a new
EMERSON skill, but an 'I can' and 'I will' attitude is what
you need to be successful with time.
Why is it that some people are more effective with
their time than others? 3. ACTION. Without action, nothing changes,
thoughts stay as thoughts, and dreams
What is the special ingredient that successful remain fantasies that other people achieve.
people have that can make any one of them terrific Action is everything.
at taming time?

Have a look at the life examples of some of these

people below:

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TWO: Values and Beliefs Decide to start living in line with your
I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it. - personal values and watch your life be
GROUCHO MARX transformed.

WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES?

A value is a 'must have' in your life. When what you do BEYOND BELIEF
and what you value marry and merge, you The beliefs that you hold about yourself and
experience your highest level of productivity both at others become your operating principles. Up to
work and in your life. this point, you have been assuming that these
beliefs are true, that they carry conviction, that
There are several different ways of uncovering your they are reasonable and justified.
values. You can use the method below as a means of
pulling your values apart and understanding their Your constant challenge is to understand whether
components: your beliefs serve yourself or others, or if they are
simply obstacles that stand in your way.
Create a list of what you 'must have' in your life,
such as respect, growth, or creativity. Come up THE WORK
with a list of around ten to fifteen of these.
1. Get familiar with your values.
Transform your 'must haves' into actions. Understand what you must have in life for
happiness and fulfillment.
Create a paragraph for each value - 'work
creatively' or 'be respectful', for example. 2. Notice when you are not honoring your
values. If you spend your time in places and
in ways that are not in alignment with your
Prioritize your values using the Time to Live values, is it any wonder that you never seem
method: A=vital values, B=important ones, C=
to have enough time for the things you really
ones having some value.
want to do?

Pay attention to whether your performance at 3. Understand how your personal beliefs
work and out of work aligns with your values. impact the quality of time in your life.

4. Look at the implication of being in-time

(the ones who live more for the thrill of the
ABOUT THE BOOK: moment) or through-time (the ones who
are more able to see the bigger picture
and are often good planners) people.
Author: Francine Kaye
Publisher: Hodder Mobius
Date of Publication: 2005
ISBN: 03-40837-05-5
144 pages

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THREE: Time is in the Balance 2. What one action could you take now
that would increase the score in each
The secret of life is balance and the absence of
area of your Balance Wheel? Addressing
balance is life's destruction. - HAZRAT INAYAT
the balance in just one area will impact all the
KHAN
others anyway, but the challenge for you is to
take one action in each area.
The next thing is to begin to balance your values with
what needs to be done on a daily basis.

You may already be familiar with the Balance Wheel

(or Wheel of Life as it's sometimes called). It's a FOUR: Productivity under
fabulous tool that allows you to look at your life as a Pressure
whole and then score how satisfied you are in each If I had eight hours to cut down a tree, I'd
area. spend six hours sharpening my axe. -
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

It is vital that you understand the concept of

planning.

Planning is about decisive, not impulsive, action.

It's premeditated. It is also a choice. It's the art of
bringing the future into the present so that
something can be done about it now.

The power of planning cannot be dismissed.

YOUR CONSISTENT FOCUSED DAILY

PLANNING ROUTINE
You must take at least fifteen minutes each day
to at sit quietly, to think and to write down your
Rate your satisfaction level in each identified area in plan for the day. If you want to achieve your goals
your life, with zero being extremely dissatisfied and and find time to get things done, then you must
ten completely satisfied. When you have scored each make the time for forward planning.
area, join up the dots to create an inner wheel. Low-
scoring areas are those in which you are not living life There are only three things you need to know,
by your own rules and not honoring your own which when combined create the magic formula
personal values. for success:

THE WORK What you want: the specific outcome you

want to achieve
1. If your life were balanced right now, what
would you have to say 'No' to? Why you want it: what achieving this
outcome would give you

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 What plan of 'specific actions' will make it you can't.
happen

E-mails
FIVE: The Time Thieves
Time is really the only capital that any human Set specific times each day to check
being has, and the only thing he can't be afraid messages.
to lose. - THOMAS EDISON
Keep e-mails short.
The time thieves present themselves in the form of
interruptions. There are only two types of Don't send joke messages or chainmail,
interruptions: those that you can control, and those ever.
that you cannot.
Keep e-mails professional at all times: e-
mails with flirtatious connotations have a
strange habit of circulating globally.

Create subject files or delete e-mails

regularly.

Always reply to e-mails within 24 hours.

Here are some techniques for handling the time
thieves:

Interruptions and Unsolicited Visitors Meetings

Set some boundaries. Remember the 20/80
principle: only 20 percent of your tasks each day are
vital. How about purchasing a wire photo-clip holder Plan in advance and stick to the agenda.
and writing 20 percent in large numbers on a 3 x 5
card? Tell your colleagues that it means you're Start and finish on time.
working on your vital 20%; don't abuse it and I can
almost guarantee you'll get left alone and others will Do not meet in your own office; it's much
follow suit! easier to leave someone else's office than
your own.
Quality Communication
In a situation where your good nature is being taken
advantage of and you find yourself drawn into the
Only attend if you have to clarify in advance.
soap opera of other people's lives, use of the word
'No' will definitely be required. The more you use the Hold meetings standing up they often end
'No' muscle, the more control you will have over your quickly!
time.
If the meeting runs over time and you are no
What about the Telephone? longer needed, speak up. Ask to be excused.
Plan your calls and have any necessary information
to hand. Give a time limit for the call, if required. Look
for what you can say rather than focusing on what

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SIX: Getting to Goal your time. In that way, you will create sustainable
The past cannot be changed. The future is still in success and make more time to live.
your power! - BERNARD BERENSON
TOP TIP 1: LIVE INTENTIONALLY
Check out these useful guidelines which will help Begin each day by setting your intention for
you to set effective goals: the day. Decide 'how' you want to live the day
ahead.
Express your goals positively. TOP TIP 2: DO IT WITH ATTITUDE
Build in some enthusiasm by listening to some
Be precise: set precise goals by putting in motivational music or tapes first thing in the
dates, amounts, and times so that you can morning and then decide on your attitude for
measure your achievement. the day. Carry this attitude with you throughout
your day.
Prioritizing: when you have several goals, it's
vital to give each a priority. TOP TIP 3: DO IT YOUR WAY
Make sure you live each day in alignment with
your values.
Always write down goals: this crystallizes them
and brings them to reality. TOP TIP 4: STAY FOCUSED
Keep to your daily action plan. This is a
Chunking down tasks into smaller, incremental complete cure for procrastination.
goals will keep you motivated and give you more
opportunities for celebration along the way. TOP TIP 5: CREATE CLARITY
Take control by listening, clarifying and
Do not be dispirited by failing to reach your feeding back what's been said. Be responsible
goal for reasons beyond your control. with how and what you communicate!

TOP TIP 6: SUCCESS STRATEGIES

Use your full skill set: It's great to know what to
The ultimate success formula is to repeat what
do, but you must also do what you know.
works.
Set honest goals: by all means set your sights TOP TIP 7: I'VE STARTED SO I'LL FINISH
high, but also anticipate obstacles. Finish what you start. Give yourself a
deadline.
Set challenging goals: just as it is important to
be honest about your goals and not set them TOP TIP 8: TIME TO BALANCE
unrealistically high, do not set them too low. Determine which time of day is your peak
performance time and plan our work
accordingly.

TOP TIP 9: DON'T WAIT, ANTICIPATE!

SEVEN: CREATING SUSTAINABLE While you cannot cover all bases, you may be
SUCCESS able to avoid a crisis by giving yourself
The secret of success in life is for a person to be advance warning of what might lie ahead.
ready for opportunity when it comes. -
BENJAMIN DISRAELI TOP TIP 10: BECOME AN 'SRN' AND STOP
RIGHT NOW
The following Top Time Checks will keep you on SRNs are never late for anything. They get to
track as you become more and more successful with meetings on time and they are ready on time.

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 They know when to 'stop right now'.

TOP TIP 11: VAT VALUE ADDED TIME

Use this strategy to extract value added time
whenever you can. Get into the habit of carrying a
book, a Walkman, iPod, or your personal
organizer with you.

TOP TIP 12: BECOME SELF-MANAGED

You have an inexhaustible supply of potential
within you. All you need to do is keep using your
natural abilities and talents and watch yourself
grow as you develop them every day.

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