TIME MANAGEMENT

What comes first, the compass or the clock? Before one can truly manage time (the clock), it is important to know where you are going, what your priorities and goals are, in which direction you are headed (the compass). Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.

– Unknown

Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.

- Robert J McKain

Review our priorities, ask the question; What's the best use of our time right now?

- Alan Lakein

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.

- Henry Ford

1863-1947, American Industrialist, Founder of Ford Motor Company

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

- Charles Bixton

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their true importance. The first thing tomorrow morning, start working on an item Number 1, and stay with it until completed. Then take item Number 2 the same way. Then Number 3, and so on. Don't worry if you don't complete everything on the schedule. At least you will have completed the most important projects before getting to the less important ones.

- Ivy Lee

American Businessperson, Consultant, Time Management Expert

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.

- Wil Rogers

1879-1935, American Humorist, Actor

If you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?

- Jeffrey J. Mayer

American Time Management Expert, Author, Trainer

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person's genius is confined to a very few hours.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803-1882 American Poet, Essayist

Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment.

- Arthur Brisbane

American Editor, Columnist