Time
Management
Doesn’t
seem as if we are always in a race with the clock? There are so many phrases involving time and
our embattlement with the clock.
Sometimes it is good and sometimes bad.
“How much time do I have?”, “Time!”, “Time to go.”, “Time for a change.”,
“What time is this over?”, “Can I have more time?”, “Timing is everything.”, “Is
my time up?”, “Time is my enemy.” and much more. We are always looking at clocks and our
watches. We are always asking people
about the time. Heck, there are even
songs written about time… “Time is on my side”, “Time after Time”, “Time”, “Time
passages”. It seems that all game shows
have some time element and there have even been game shows dedicated to time
like “Beat the Clock” and “Time Machine”.
We are simply always dealing with time.
The question, however, is how do we deal with it?
I
personally believe I am pretty good with time management when is comes to my
work life. However, time seems to get
away from my when it comes to my home life and continued education.
In
this blog I will attempt to answer the four questions asked of me in my current
ERAU assignment, if I have time…pun intended.
1.
Assess your time management skills. I believe I have great time management skills
while I am at work. I am never let for
my job and, as a matter of fact, I am usually about 45 minutes early every
day. I am able to complete each class
that I teach on time and fulfill all of my class requirements on time. However, in the midst of it all, I still have
a hard time managing all of things that I need to do at home and my studies at
ERAU. I feel that it is partly because
of the hours I devote to my occupation and my desire to relax while at home.
2.
Evaluate how these skills have increased
your locus of control. I believe that I
have control of all things that affect me.
However, once I get home, I somehow let time get away from me. Maybe it’s because as soon as I shed my
uniform my focus goes elsewhere. I
usually start cooking when I get home and also care for three dogs. My wife doesn’t finish working until 5:00p and
I do my best to have dinner ready by then.
If I am not doing something with my Cadets on the weekend, I do not set
an alarm. On weekends I usually cook
breakfast and then hit the books. If I
have spare time at work, I do some school work.
I think that it is just life.
Work, home, cars, wife, bills, dogs and everything else that goes along
with it. Yes, I have the time management
skills and can affect things around me but, at the end of the day, I just live
my life.
3.
Identify three new areas in which improved
time management skills would reduce stress.
One area is returning to school.
I need to work on completing my studies in a timelier manner. When Sunday rolls around I am always at
crunch time. I need to work on getting
all of my home chores in a timelier manner.
I have multiple projects in some state of completeness that I just have
to finish. I am always telling my wife
that I get something done during Christmas break, during spring break, on
three-day weekends and finally during summer break. Well, just about every break has passed and I
am still behind. Finally, tax day is
swiftly upon us. I have not even started them. Geez! I feel that Sunday the 17th will
be here before I know it and it will be crunch time. All of these things cause me stress and they
must be addressed.
4.
Add an action plan to integrate these to
your daily routine. I need lists! List of things to do and when they need to be
completed. I need to set timers on my
cell phone and tablet. I need reminders! My plan, moving forward is to do just
this. I plan on devoting at least two
hours of every day to my studies, gathering all of my tax documents immediately
and completing my taxes this coming weekend and devoting one hour per day to my
home chores starting immediately.
Wish me luck!
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