How to Use Time Management to Remain Focused and Composed

Mike Gardner
Time Management Hints, Tips & Techniques
2 min readJan 20, 2017
How to Use Time Management to Remain Focused and Composed

Using time management skills on a regular basis will help you to remain focused and composed. Taking the time to manage your schedule will help you to be more effective with your usage of time. You will be able to plot time blocks and anticipate events. You will also be better able to identify priorities and keep your promises and obligations.

Time management skills will help you to remain focused and composed.

Today’s affirmation will allow you to remain focused and composed when the world around you is hectic.

Time management helps me remain composed.

Managing my schedule helps me be effective with my time usage. It enables me to plot time blocks and anticipate events. I identify priorities and keep my obligations organised.

Finding a balance between work and leisure is challenging.

By structuring my commitments, I distinguish where my free time is located. I plan small patches of free time as a buffer for the unexpected. By creating breathing room in my schedule, time buffers double as stress buffers.

My detailed schedule helps prevent me from overextending myself. I keep my stress level at a minimum by having a methodical plan of attack each day. Updating my calendar ensures that I keep an eye on future events.

Plan small patches of free time as a buffer for the unexpected.

Knowing my next engagement grants me the ability to mentally prepare.

I am focused and ready for each new task and obligation. When the day is full, it flies by. On days when my schedule is light, I use the extra time to my advantage. I accomplish tasks that have been set aside. I try to get ahead of schedule on assignments.

Through repetition, you become more efficient with your time and better prepared for the future.

Today, I plan for tomorrow.

I keep an eye on the horizon in an effort to avoid surprises. By approaching the week with foresight, I see the bigger picture of challenges to come. I ensure that my plan is thorough and reasonable.

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. How can I build greater flexibility into my schedule?
  2. How do I prepare for unexpected events that arise?
  3. What can I do to handle stress caused by unforeseen events?

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Till Next Time

Mike Gardner is The Time Doctor

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Mike Gardner
Time Management Hints, Tips & Techniques

#timemanagement - Best Selling Author, Helping you to balance business and family commitments in a way that enables you to feel fulfilled and guilt-free.