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WEEK TWENTY-THREE

Welcome to Week Twenty-Three of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope you

are having a great week and are ready for this week's journey.

This week Jim and Chris talk about inventorying, budgeting and scheduling the use of

your time based on your priority and values.

When reviewing this week's lesson, I'm reminded of my all-time favorite movie,

Groundhog Day . I've noticed over the years when I mention Groundhog Day , I get a

variety of reactions. Some saw the movie and thought it was either cute or maybe even

silly; many comment that they enjoyed it, but I've also found several (about a dozen)

kindred souls out there, who share my utmost appreciation for this movie.

Although I find the movie funny and clever, I most appreciate the over-riding premise.

The story of a self-centered and self-serving person, who tries to take advantage of a

glitch in time (he repeats the same day over and over again), by getting what he thinks

will satisfy himself primarily through manipulation and pretending to be somebody he

isn't.

In the short-term he seems to succeed, the gaining of the temporal without the gaining of

the more meaningful, eventually leaves him in complete despair. It is through coming to

the end of himself and then making a decision to both work on himself and to begin

serving others, versus merely taking from others - that he not only finds happiness and

fulfillment, he also attracts and achieves all his goals (including the girl and love).

The turning point in the movie is when the main character (Bill Murray) is sharing his

despair and circumstances with the lady he has fallen in love with (Andie MacDowell),

telling her he has to relive the same day over and over again. And no matter what

happens today, that tomorrow she will not remember any of their conversation or time

together and will think he is a jerk again (which he is). Then her question is "Is it such a

curse to be able to replay each day over and over again - think of all the opportunities and

things you could do?" The light begins to break through and from that point on, Bill

Murray's character begins the process of personal development and helping other people.

He learns to play the piano, learns to ice sculpt, reads the great literary classics, learns

medical techniques to help a dying man, becomes a captivating reporter that attracts a

whole city to gather around his Groundhog's Day report, and yes, he does get the girl

(and she gets him). But, it was only while in the pursuit of his own personal development

and service to others.

We don't get to relive each day over and over in the literal sense of the word, but in fact

every day is a new opportunity to take yesterday's mistakes, shortcomings, as well as

victories and then create a new today. Initially, Bill's character had 24 hours a day that he

saw only as an opportunity for self-gratification and to just get through the day. But the

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new enlightened character now saw those same 24 hours as an opportunity to become a

person of great skill and knowledge, as well as an opportunity to truly make a difference

in the everyday lives of others.

No matter how implausible the concept of reliving the same day over and over is, the

power we posses to become someone great and to make a daily difference is not just a

fantasy or feel good idea, it is one of the most real concepts and principles we have the

opportunity to embrace, and is the heart of the time management battle. What are we

investing our time in? What will it make of us and how will it affect others?

Make it a powerful and meaningful week!

Kyle

P.S. If you haven't ever seen Groundhog Day or it's been a while, rent the movie and let

me know what you think.

“No matter what you have done to this moment, you get 24 brand-new

hours to spend every single day.”

-- Brian Tracy

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TIME MANAGEMENT

Jim Rohn's Sixth Pillar of Success: Time Management, Part

Two – Creating a Proactive Schedule

Hi, Jim Rohn here. Hello, Jim Rohn here and welcome to week two of Pillar Six - Time

Management. I hope in the past week you were able to begin clarifying what your core

priorities and values are and the exact reasons why you want to be diligent in managing

your time.

Here is what we are covering this month under the topic of Time Management:

1. Developing a Philosophy of Time Management - Establishing your priorities and

values. As important as the "how's" are, the "why's" are first and foremost. Because here's

what's interesting, the "why's" are the force that pull us towards our dreams and that in

turn determines the "how's". So first we will take a look at the philosophy of time

management, and then how to determine our priorities based on the values that we

believe in and hold in the highest place. We discussed these things in last week's edition.

2. Creating a Proactive Schedule - Allocating time based on your unique priorities and

values. Once you know why you are managing your time and know the priorities and

values you strive for, then it is important to understand where you currently spend your

time and how to strategically budget for maximum performance. You see, something will

always master and something will always serve. Either you run the day or it runs you. So

this week we will look deeper into this aspect of time management.

3. Breaking Through Barriers - Eliminating time wasters and overcoming

procrastination. Many folks know what to do, but it is often the things we shouldn't spend

our time on that get us off track. And here's what we need to be watchful of: don't

mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy, but the key

question is: Busy doing what? Next week we will look at how to overcome

procrastination and eliminate time wasters.

4. How to Gain More Time - We'll talk about time management pointers on how to add

1-2 hours a day through delegating, skill improvement, multi-tasking and improved

focus. These are things that anyone can do to add more time to their day. Yes, there are

only 24 hours in each day, but we can maximize those hours by working "smarter" rather

than longer, and employing other skills along with our time management. We will look at

these ideas in two weeks.

This week I want to get down to some basic nuts and bolts of time management. I want to

discuss how to proactively schedule your time and allocate it based on your priorities and

values.

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Once you have determined what your priorities are and what your values are - essentially

what is most important to you - you will want to get right down to looking at where you

actually spend your time.

This comes down to two basic processes. First, we want to take a look at where our time

is currently being spent--an "inventory" if you like. You see, it is wisdom to start from

wherever we are and with whatever we've got. Then secondly, we want to begin setting

our schedule from this point forward, according to our priorities. This could be called

"budgeting."

A financial model may be best for us to review so as to help us understand how to go

about this. Most of us are familiar with taking a look at our finances. The first thing we

do is track where our current spending is. Then we write and begin adhering to a budget.

This is extremely effective if you are disciplined enough to do it, and it works quite well

when we are looking at our time management. The process is so very simple, yet very

powerful.

Time Inventory

Have you ever truly looked at where you are spending your

time? I mean virtually minute by minute? This is the first

order of business because I am sure you will be surprised.

A time inventory is done by taking a small journal, calendar or

notebook and writing down everything that you do during the

day. This can be done for three or four days but really shows

itself to be most effective when you can do it for a week or

two, since there are many things that we only do one time per

week.

Begin to track what you spend your time on. Write down

everything. If you spend ten minutes on the phone, write it down. If

you sleep for eight hours write it down. If you eat lunch for 45

minutes, write it down. If you commute 35 minutes each way, write it

down. If you watch television for 3 hours, write it down.

Certainly even one day will begin to reveal some of your patterns. Even a basic day may

show that you sleep for eight hours, eat for two and half hours, work for eight hours,

drive for one and a half hours, talk on the phone for three hours, and watch television for

three and a half hours, among other things of course! What you will begin to realize is

that you are spending the right amount of time on some things and it appropriately fits

your priorities. Other things you may realize you are neglecting. And certainly you will

see that there are things you are spending an inordinate amount of time on that are

opposed to your priorities.

After a few days or so of doing this, sit down and total up your "spending." What does it

look like? Where did it all go? Are you happy with how you spent it? These things will

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