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WEEK TWENTY-TWO

Welcome to Week Twenty-Two 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 we begin our 6th Pillar - Time Management.

Jim has often said in his seminars that rich people and poor people both share a common

resource--they each have 24 hours a day. I believe you get his point; we are all equal in

this regard. Yes it's true, there are many advantages and disadvantages we each possess

that affect our daily outcomes, but we do each share equally this common resource of 24

hours. I'm sure we are all aware of many examples of both the positive and negative use

of time management - two people with the same job, one moves confidently and gets

large amounts of work done while the second one always seems to be having to rush just

to get the basics done. All the while, the first one is still able to fit in 3-4 workouts a

week and attends their kids' school and sports activities. They are even able to keep their

yard looking nice, balance their checkbook and stay caught up on their reading. I'm partly

being silly here, but the point is, some people seem to have it all together with how they

manage their responsibilities and their lives. Is this part of time management? I believe it

is.

The ability to gain 1-3 hours a day in productive time can translate into 7-21 hours a

week, 30-90 hours a month, 360-1180 hours a year. That's 9 to 27 forty-hour work weeks

in productivity that can be gained by implementing and consistently using effective time

management techniques--I said 9-27 forty-hour weeks by gaining 1-3 hours a day!

This month Jim and Chris focus on the important topic of time management. As they

discuss in today's edition, effective use of time management is usually birthed by

identifying your priorities and values, then working from those priorities. I would add

that our identifying the need to establish these priorities is often birthed out of necessity--

the necessity of being a single mom or dad, the necessity of having to overcome a major

challenge or setback and/or the necessity of wanting to create as much richness and

fullness in your life as you can--the richness of relationships, health, philanthropy, etc.

To overcome certain obstacles or to accomplish ambitious goals, the effective use of time

management is a necessity! Look around for examples of people who have the successes

you desire - they seem to have relationships you would like to have, the health you desire,

the business success you want. Decide what skills you will need to attain and the

disciplines you will need to engage in to reach that same level of success. Then, budget

this into the new possibilities of time you will begin to "create" as you follow through

this month on what Jim and Chris have for you.

Let's get started!

Kyle

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TIME MANAGEMENT

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

One – Philosophy and Values

Hi, Jim Rohn here. I'm excited about our topic of Time Management. You've heard me

say it before, but the management of time is the best kept secret of the rich. So here is

what we will be covering this month:

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 will be discussing these things more in depth

later on in this 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

next 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? In two weeks 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 three weeks.

Now let's move on to today's topic: Developing a Philosophy of Time Management -

Establishing Priorities and Values

This month is going to be an exciting month because the issue of time management is

such a powerful one. When a person masters the skill of time management, look out

because they will have transformed their daily life into a powerful force for achievement.

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When a person learns why they should manage their time, and finds those compelling

reasons that drive them forward, it is only a matter of time until they achieve everything

they set their mind to. When they live out their priorities and values; when they know

where their time has been going and where they want it to go; when they eliminate those

things that hold them back – Wow – they are on the road to massive accomplishment.

So let’s look at some "why’s" of time management. I'm sure we all know the value of

doing the important things first and leaving the unimportant things for some other time.

We know how to do it, but we often lack compelling reasons to manage our time, or at

least we are unaware of them. Let me give you another example. Imagine if you smoked.

You know what it takes to quit. But you don't have enough of a reason to. But when you

have your first child, all of a sudden you have a reason (or maybe even two): You want to

live as long as you can to see that baby grow up, and you also want to make sure that

your secondhand smoke doesn’t affect your new child. So you quit. You finally had a

strong enough reason.

Now, what about time management? What are the reasons for taking

control of our lives and managing our time? Below are a few of the

main reasons I believe can be the compelling "why’s" of time

management.

A deep appreciation of the idea of stewardship. Ultimately, our lives

are not our own. We owe them to Someone else. Consider our

lives like a banker. The banker is a steward of someone else’s

money. The money in the bank is not his. In fact, he is entrusted

to invest it. I view my management of time in much the same

way: I am given my life. I am entrusted to manage it wisely with

all of the skill, discipline and responsibility that I can. Because

here's what I believe, time is our most valuable asset and yet so

often we tend to waste it, kill it and spend it rather than invest

it. But when my life is over, I hand back whatever I have

made of it. I am a steward of the life that has been given to

me. This is the philosophy that drives me to invest my life

wisely and to manage my time.

Now here's what is exciting, managing my time allows me to spend my time with those

people who are important to me. And I love to spend time with people who are important

to me. Having managed my time well, I can do that when I want to. Because I have taken

care of my work and managed my time while I am at work, I can spend time with those

who mean so much to me. Too many times, people are "stuck" at work when the fact is

that they simply haven’t managed their time well and they are now paying the price of

being unable to see their family as much as they would like to.

So often I hear people complain about their time and what they have not accomplished.

They are living lives of frustration. That isn’t very enjoyable, is it? I understand – and it

compels me to be disciplined in my time management – that if I manage my time

according to my priorities, then my result will not be frustration, but fulfillment. And

ultimately, that is exactly what we all want to experience, isn't it? Now let me give you a

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key phrase: Recognize that managing time will bring personal fulfillment and allow you

to accomplish what you desire. And let me also give you a word of warning: Days are

expensive. When you spend a day, you have one less day to spend. So make sure you

spend each one wisely.

Stewardship, people, and fulfillment. These are three very powerful reasons to manage

your time. Give some thought to these this week (you will see questions below to help

you).

Now, let's talk a little about priorities and values.

What are priorities? These are the things of utmost importance. These are the things that

must be done because of their inherent value. If you think about the root of the word, it is

“prior.” Priorities are those things that come “prior to” or “before” or better put--first.

Time management is basically priority management. It is the act of determining what is

important and then living out your life or work in a manner that will help you fulfill your

priorities.

What are your values? They are, simply put, those things that you value, or have value

for you. Again, they are the important things. So decide what is major and what is minor

on your "importance scale". Then learn how to separate the majors from the minors. A lot

of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things. Don't allow yourself

to fall into this trap and waste your time on things that are not of value to you, but instead

invest in things that will bring you rewards of pleasure, joy and fulfillment.

So how do we make sure that we live out our priorities? Here is a very simple, yet

powerful way to get started and to move forward with your priorities.

First, you must know what your priorities are. So stop and take a few minutes to list them

in the workbook. This list should include all of your priorities in all areas of your life.

Second, you need to group them into areas. For example, work, family, hobbies, health,

etc.

Third, under each category, put them into order of importance, from most important to

least important.

Fourth, stay tuned next week when we'll specifically talk about how to look at the actual

time you are currently spending, and how to take these priorities and put them into a fully

functional schedule that will help you live out your priorities. (Here’s a preview: Begin to

spend the majority of your time on those things that are at the top of each of your priority

lists. Do them first and leave things that are less important for later. Focus your time on

those priorities you have established.)

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