10个好习惯让你最大化利用时间.doc

How to optimize your time? Time. You cant recover it, make up for it, or reverse it. There are 24 hours in a day and 168 in a week, and those numbers arent changing. What you can do is use the hours more efficiently and wisely to free up at least 60 minutes a week. Many of my executive clients work 60-plus hours a week still find a way to do things for themselves and their families. How? They do it by prioritizing. They know whats truly important, whats urgent, and what isnt. They know how to say no to certain things and yes to other things. And they know how to maximize the time that they do have and not dwell on time that they dont have. Heres how you can optimize your time: 1. Track how you spend your time Do this for one week. Many people are entirely unaware of what they do hour to hour and where the day goes. This simple exercise of noting what youre doing each hour can have a huge impact. One recent client told me how she spent 15 minutes every morning trying to decide what to wear each day. Thats almost two hours a week she spent deciding what to wear. Another client told me how he spent almost an hour a day in one sitting reading sports scores even though his intention was to just check them quickly. Track your time and know where youre spending it. 2. Determine which tasks and activities are vital and which are optional Structure other tasks around those that are vital. Schedule your day by doing the important tasks first. This is when you are freshest and energetic. So often the less important tasks get in the way of other things that need to be done. For many this is a distraction. Its easier to do the things that arent as important. Fear leads to procrastination and ends us keeping us stagnant. Heres how to overcome procrastination. 3. Get up 15 minutes earlier than you normally do Doing so will provide you with an extra 75 minutes in your work week. Many of my clients who are business leaders talk about how they maximize their mornings and see it as a