5 Ways to Control Your Time

Find more time for what's most important. Learn key time management strategies (from saying "no" to overcoming perfectionism) to reduce distractions and focus on what matters.

Introduction

• Take control of your time

1. The Importance of Time Management

• The objective of time management
• The importance of clear goals
• Make the most of every day

2. Prioritizing

• What prioritizing really means
• Separate important from urgent tasks
• Use Eisenhower's matrix of tasks to prioritize
• The most important box of Eisenhower's matrix
• Get more from your life through planning
• Why working longer doesn't work
• Get more time for important things

3. The Five Ways to Control Your Time

• Option 1: Say "no" at home
• Option 1: Say "no" at work
• Option 2: Negotiate the time allotted
• Option 2: Use negotiation tactics to save time
• Option 3: Delegate to save time
• Option 3: Understand why you avoid delegation
• Option 4: Improve your systems
• Option 5: Identify perfectionism to save time
• How to apply time-saving tactics

Conclusion

• Next steps