“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”

—Michael Althsuler

Focusing and Executing Your Priorities: Living Above the Line

Time Management Objectives (pg 263-273)

• Describe some benefits of time management

• Describe consequences of poor time management

• List concepts of time management

Franklin Covey

Time Management: ability to control your time & commitments

Prioritysomething you give attention to before you think about other things

Procrastinationtendency to delay or put things off

Multitaskingability to complete more than one task at a time

Distractionthings that draw your attention or interest away from what you are doing

“No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, and disciplined.”Henry Emerson Fosdick

BENEFITS:• Get things done• Maintain order• Create time for things you want to do• Reduce stress

Consequences of not planning

• Stress• Unprepared • Feel cannot catch up• Don’t accomplish tasks to best of your ability• Waste time

Planning System

Set prioritiesEliminate distractions & activities that don’t meet your goal Quadrant 3 &4

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Effective Weekly Scheduling

Franklin Covey

PRODUCTIVITY PYRAMID

Franklin Covey-Focus

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Social/Emotional Mental Spiritual

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What Matters MostDate

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WEEKLY COMPASS

ROLES AND GOALS

May 14 - 20

Learner

Leader

Band Member

Buff Wanna Be

Friend

Family

Identify Key Roles

Franklin Covey

What is the most important thing I could do in this role, this week, that would have the greatest positive impact?

Key Question :

Franklin Covey

I want to be the person my dog already thinks I am!

Borrowed from Chicken Soup or Ann Landers

Remember Goals & Values

Time Management Objectives (pg 263-273)

• Describe some benefits of time management– Get things done– maintain order – create time for things you want to do– reduce stress

• Describe consequences of poor time management– Stress– feel unprepared – Feel cannot catch up,– don’t accomplish tasks to best of ability,– waste time

• List concepts of time management– Setting priorities– eliminates distraction & activities that don’t help meet your goal