Employees are also known as the internal customer of an organization. If they are satisfied and enjoy their work environment then your organizations growth will be phenomenal. The problem is that more often, we miss out on our employees and focus more in business development. The end result is that we have a database of customers but employees with low morale who do more harm than good. The bottom-line is that employee motivation is integral to the success of any organization.

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I was determined to take it easy and just relax. I had worked every day for 10 straight days and envisioned a day by the pool maybe even with a cold beer and a good book. I like relaxing, it’s enjoyable and good for you so why wouldn’t anybody do it as much as possible?

I’ll tell you why, because of stuff, that’s why.

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Is time management or the lack of effective time management training getting the best of you? Are you:

• Missing target or due dates?
• Unable to get motivated to get things done?
• Finding less and less time to spend with family or even yourself?
• Working longer and harder?
• Having problems making decisions because of no time?
• Feeling stressed out, frustrated and just tired of the rat race of life?

So as you look above to any of these questions, is time management the real problem or possibly just a symptom of a greater problem? If time management is a symptom instead of a problem, then what is the real problem?

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Even though To Do Lists are mentioned in many time management training programs it seems they are either overlooked or made more complicated, and time consuming than they need to be. To get the most value from your to do list you want to identify and segregate the different types of tasks, you want to have a way to easily track results, and you only want to spend about 10 minutes once a week on your to do list. You can spend 5 minutes to develop an electronic version of your to do list that you can either print, or use in its electronic state that will serve you for years.

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Finding time requires effective planning. Are you always playing catch-up with yourself? If so, it’s time to develop a better system for allocating time.

Enter the X2 Rule. Utilizing this rule and the accompanying 5 powerful tips will help you prepare schedules that are far more effective. As a result, your confidence in planning and coordinating projects will be enhanced.

The X 2 Rule – Always plan for things taking more time than you think. Estimate the time that you anticipate a project or task will take and double that time!

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“People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. It’s as simple as that.”

Earl Nightingale

All of you must have set yourself some goals. A goal, in simple terms, is a properly defined target that can give you clarity of thought, direction in life, motivation to achieve something in your life and the ability to focus on your life’s agenda.

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Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away. Charles Caleb Colton, 1780- 1839.

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Through the years I’ve seen versions of Household Rules printed on posters, mugs and the like. You may know it, here are some of the words:

· If you get it out, put it up.

· If you sleep on it, make it up.

· If you wear it, hang it up.

· If you drop it, pick it up.

· If you dirty it, wash it.

· If you open it, close it.

· If you turn it on, turn it off.

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You may not have come across this highly effective technique in your previous time management training. Even though “project mapping” sounds scary it’s so easy a child can do it, and it really simplifies things that on the surface may seem complicated. You can use this technique to get things done whether those things are projects, goals, events or any activity or task.

The key to this time management training idea is to quickly get everything that’s important for the project down on paper. Begin by writing a project name in the center of your horizontally placed paper. Please recognize that this isn’t an exercise that requires neatness or beauty. Rather it’s an exercise that gets all your important thoughts down in one place for quick reference and easy organization.

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You have to decide if you really want to be continually available. If you don’t, then turn off your cell phone or other portable electronic devices.

Have you ever counted the number of messages you get in a day, including email, voice mail or messages others take for you or that you leave? We allow ourselves to feel obligated to respond to all of these demands and as a result we are worn out. We have to be selective.

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