TIME CONSCIOUSNESS AND MANAGEMENT

                               

Being time conscious is something that has been ignored by one too many. Time is something everyone wishes he or she has more of but unfortunately, such a wish is something that cannot be fulfilled so therefore we need to understand how to manage our time carefully. 
Time management is how well a person can successfully share his time among the tasks he has for the day. His ability to plan the time for each event in his day while still leaving room for rest is Time Management. Planning your day without leaving room to rest is NOT time management. You must make time to rest because rest is very important. It is very essential we manage our time in a day if not we'll end up being extremely tired at the end of the day without getting much done. 

In order to be time conscious, there are some things we need to know. First,

*Do not OVERBOOK your day: Most people overbook their day, the schedule so many things for the same day and become overwhelmed because the events become more than they can handle and before you know it, they begin to run helter-skelter.

*Do not take on last minute jobs: Beware of last minute jobs because they involve a lot of rushing and often end up having a lot of mistakes. They drain your energy very quickly and put you under tension. So be careful before taking last minute jobs

* Do not schedule appointments so closely with one another: Do not schedule two appointments five mutes it ten minutes apart from each others The first appointment might take longer than expected and you might not be able to leave so make sure that each deadline or activity you want to do for the day has a twenty minute gap to the next one. That way if you're hungry you can grab a quick snack and rest briefly before the next activity.

Time Consciousness is being aware of your time no matter what. Being aware of what time it is and the time you were supposed to get to a particular place. Try to get to a place five minutes early or on time. Do not get to a place late as it might deter a client from patronizing you in the future. Try to always be on time and stop arriving at places late, If you do happen to arrive at a place late. Provide a good reason and apologize to the people who you kept waiting. 

In order to time manage your day;

*Make sure you get enough sleep the night before so you don't get tired easily.

*Go over your appointments at regular intervals to make sure you don't forget one or set an alarm for each of them.

* Don't overstretch yourself or promise a time you wouldn't be able to meet up.