Hire Resources - Lower Costs
As a working professional, you undoubtedly have to spend at least some time during the day in activities that require few skills and little thought. Unfortunately, some of these activities also require lots of your time.
Every position requires work that could be handled by lower-cost employees. When you properly identify this work and then accomplish it with a lower-cost resource, system, or technology, you will be much more valuable.
As you identify these activities, keep the following in mind:
1. How much you are being paid an hour.
2. The work that you do.
3. Objectively, whether or not you think that the work you do is worth what you are paid.
You won't be able to increase your income unless you show that you are getting more done in less time or working at a level that deserves increased compensation.
Getting more done in less time is not only good for the company; it's also good for you. You will feel better about yourself, and most often you will spend time doing things that require a higher level of knowledge and effort. As you grow professionally, you will have additional professional opportunities available to you because you took the time and energy to find more efficient ways to do your work.
Gratitude in a Thankless World
When people talk about using their time wisely and trying to "make a difference" in your company, do you often wonder what they're doing?
Some of them might be talking about mentoring and helping fellow workers. That kind of a personal contribution is one way to make a difference. Maybe a co-worker has mentored or come alongside you in your workplace, providing advice and help when you need it. When others invest their time in you, let them know how much you appreciate it. We live in a culture that tends to be thankless, and when we counteract that lack of gratitude, we will be rewarded. Drop your boss or a co-worker a thank-you note and let them know how much you appreciate the instruction, assistance, or direction they have given you. Let people know how much you appreciate the time they invest in your life, and they will not only feel great about that time but will want to invest more into your success. Your attitude of thankfulness may demonstrate to less experienced co-workers that you are approachable, and you just might receive an opportunity to mentor someone in the same way.
Where Does the Time Go?
Is there anything wrong with taking a few hours every night to watch TV? Not necessarily, if that is what you want to do and you're not eliminating something more important.
Have you ever run into people who have complained that they don't have enough time in the day to do what they want? Some of them have never really looked at where the time goes in their day. A hard look at their schedule might prove that they aren't being wise stewards of their time.
Anytime you feel you don't have enough time to do something that is important to you, write it down. As that list grows, rate the importance of those things from one to ten. Now start another list of some of the other things you do on a daily basis. List the amount of time you spend reading the newspaper, watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the web, etc. Look at the amount of time spent in each of these areas and if you're happy, then be happy and don't worry about changing your schedule. If you're not happy, then make adjustments.
Many have found that creating a list of your life goals helps to clarify your purpose and direction. When people have purpose and direction in their lives, they find meaning and happiness.
Investing Time
Have you ever heard of killing two birds with one stone? It sounds cruel but when it comes to saving time, it can make a big difference. There are so many things in your life that demand your attention and, in some cases, your presence. Since you are not Superperson and, try as hard as you might, you can't be in more than one place at a time, you need to learn to invest your time wisely.
First, make a list prioritizing what needs to be done; descending order from extremely urgent to "whenever, whatever" is a good strategy. After you have prioritized, then you need to allocate time. You have to be realistic when it comes to allocating time. If you allow 15 minutes for a soothing, relaxing bath and you end up taking an hour, it could cut into time allotted for something else. At the same time, don't spread your time too thin. It won't take two and a half hours for you to send Aunt Martha a birthday card.
You will want to give more time to tender things like family activities and spending time with your spouse without the kids. Don't forget to set aside time for you to do things for yourself.
Your time is only as valuable as what you do with it. Once it's gone, it's gone.
Kiss Time-Wasters Goodbye!
People who get things done have learned to conquer these four common time-wasters:
Laziness: putting time to no useful purpose, often in the name of "relaxation."
Procrastination: putting off things that should be done now.
Distraction: letting time be frittered away on details or side issues, to the detriment of the main objective.
Impatience: a lack of preparation, thoroughness, or perseverance, usually with the aim of finishing quickly so you can move on to what you really want to do, and usually resulting in time-consuming mistakes.
Think about areas in which these time-wasters have crept into your life. Do they lurk at your job? At home, where little projects needing to be finished constantly stare up at you? With your spouse or kids? The definitions above, as you can see, also include pointers on how to rid yourself of these bad habits. Becoming driven and focused, unless you were born with those characteristics, takes time and patience with yourself. Noticing you have a weakness to work on is the first step! Work on overcoming it this month.
The More, the Merrier
Have you ever thought, "What I need to increase my productivity is a personal assistant to do all the "little" tasks that eat up my day?" Your company could actually save money by employing someone to do those very tasks. If an individual earns $50,000 a year, the company pays them around $34.57 an hour (including benefits). If you do two hours of work per day that could be done by a part-time employee at $10 per hour, the company loses roughly $12,063 in your productivity per year, assuming that the extra two hours would be used to increase your overall productivity and thereby increase the company's bottom line.
If you find that your work day is consistently filled with duties that a lower-cost employee could do, make a list of these duties and meet with your supervisor. Point out that the time you spend in those duties could be better spent working toward your productivity goals. Explain how much the company loses by the decrease in your productivity, and show how much the company would save by employing someone else to do those duties for less money.
Decreasing the number of hours spent doing work that could be done by someone else will free you up to reach your personal goals. The company can only benefit from your new levels of achievement.
Invest In the Unseen
Suppose someone told you that you possess an item that you cannot see, smell, hear, taste or touch; yet, it is very valuable, and you have to spend it wisely, otherwise you will lose it forever. You might be inclined to think that this person is a few pennies short of a dollar, or you might realize that he or she is talking about time: YOUR time.
Time is a continuum. There is nothing that can cajole or convince an hour to last longer or go by faster. If anything, time will manage you, rather than you managing it.
While you may not be able to manage time, you can selectively invest the time you have in projects you know will be of value. How do you tell which projects are worthy of your time? First, make a list of what your goals are in life. Projects that will lead to the successful implementation of your goals should be scheduled first.
To use your time in the wisest possible manner, you may want to plan your days in advance. The first step in planning is to invest in some type of scheduler. The DayTimerTM system is one that is highly recommended and has worked consistently for thousands of individuals. You can order one by calling 1-800-225-5050.
The second step is to find someone who will hold you accountable to follow through on your actions. This increases your incentive to reach your goals because you know that someone is watching and expecting to see that you follow through. Your accountability partner should be someone who will push you to do what is required, although you should not depend on him or her for your success.
The best way to maximize your time is to apply these time investment techniques to your entire life. Decide on three to five major accomplishments for this month and write them
down. Schedule time and activities at least one week in advance. When you successfully invest your time in worthy activities you will feel better about yourself, others will enjoy being around you more, and you will have a much more fulfilling life.
Potential of the Second
Do you have a second? Not any more. It's just passed away. In fact, in the time it has taken you to read this, five more seconds have gone by. The point is, time is of the essence because you cannot control the essence of your time. So, why are you using your time to do things someone else could do for you?
Most people think they are being efficient if they can do everything without any help. While that is a great feat, you could be doing yourself a great disservice if you follow this philosophy. You see what happens when you try to do everything yourself — little tasks begin to overtake the tasks that ultimately will let you reach your goals. For instance, while you're being Mr./Ms. Efficient and emptying the waste basket, your competition is tending to your prospective clients and referral sources.
Yes, the waste basket does have to be emptied from time to time, but why use your all too precious time to do it when you can hire someone to do that and other administrative tasks for $7 an hour. It's worth your investment because during the time you tend to administrative duties, you earn $7 an hour when you could be making sales' calls and earning a much higher wage.
Yet, if you still aren't sold on the idea of hiring an assistant, make sure that while you're not tending to prospective clients or referral sources personally, some form of you is. That "form" can be a newsletter or a post card or even a flier. It should not only offer your name
and services but include information your potential clients can use and will want to read. A good rule of thumb to keep in mind is that if what you're saying in your newsletter, flier, or postcard makes you feel good, chances are it will make your prospects feel good as well. And, in turn, this will make them feel good about you and want to do business with you. So, when your competition tries to take the lead, lean back and take advantage of your efficiency. You will have already had a head start because your newsletters are
building relationships for you.
You only have a second for a second. Make sure you make the most of it!
Earning Time
A minute saved is a minute earned. Perhaps you have never heard that saying before. We are all too familiar with how to "earn our keep," but most of us are not used to the concept of earning time. We are more than willing to admit that time is the most limited of our resources. We do not like to give our time to just anybody, and we especially hate to WASTE it. This is why we take an active role in safeguarding our time. After all, a minute wasted could be tomorrow's lunch.
Although this reasoning is often sited when objecting to project planning, it really provides the basis of why project planning is a "necessary evil." For one thing, if you don't have time to give away, then you certainly do not want to waste your time on actions that are not going to yield a substantial return. Project planning is a safeguard against this type of waste. A good project plan is like a good soccer strategy: It utilizes all assets efficiently with the ultimate goal being to score a goal. When was the last time you saw a member of a professional soccer team running down the field in the middle of the game simply because he or she felt like it rather than because it was part of a strategy?
When planning a project, spend time focusing on goals and strategic actions that will lead you to "score." Yet, this time is by no means wasted or simply given away because you've just thought through and documented your strategy for achieving your goals. Now that you have this strategy in place, you can easily track your progress. Since you now have a strategic system in writing, you will be able to see which actions work and which ones do not. So, the next time you do a similar project, you will have a template to follow, and that will save you hours of planning and time that would have been spent on actions that lead nowhere. The time you save will be time well earned.
Leader of the Pack
Where does your time go during the day? Do you see large blocks of time in your schedule where nothing specific is achieved? Much of that wasted or misused time could be used to advance your career by increasing your company's productivity.
To advance your career and end up at the "front of the pack," look for ways to increase effectiveness and efficiency and to reduce cost and waste. You may not be noticed right away, but inevitably you will be. More and more, great employers and managers are taking note of individuals they encounter in their daily activities, even when not at work. Great companies and great leaders always are looking for great individuals wherever they go. If your current company doesn't appreciate your ability to save the company money, someone else will find you.
Look at money and resources available to you as if they represented your own money. If you don't think something is valuable to the company, ask your manager to explain why the company invested in it. If they don't know, find someone else who does. Once you find out why the company invested in a particular product or service, you may understand and gain better use of it. If the explanation solidifies in your mind that it's still a waste of company money, diplomatically consider how, when, where, why, and with whom you should question the expense. If you have a clear understanding of personalities, consider the product or service from a different personality type and see if you gain additional understanding.
If you are questioning someone else's decision, make sure that you have all the information, that you look at all the possible alternatives, and that you've considered the different personality perspectives, and then approach the situation with much humility. If you are right and remain humble, you will be loved. If you are right and become proud, you will be despised. Even if you're wrong, if you remain humble, you will be admired, but if you're wrong and have a prideful attitude, you will lose favor with those around you.
Building Blocks of Organization
No matter how well organized your day may seem at the beginning, there are always one million things you will want to do, two million things others will want you to do, and ten million things you could be doing. THEY ARE ALL GOOD THINGS! Finding good things to do isn't hard for a productive person, but it is essential to prioritize those
For some personalities, how you do a task isn't as important as just plain doing it. One of the best methods to ensure completed tasks is to "block schedule" your day. It's almost impossible to make block scheduling work for the first three to six months. It might appear at the beginning that none of the tasks you assign yourself for each day is reaching completion, and estimating how much time is needed for each task may not come easily. It could take one to two years before you begin to see success in reaching your goals, so don't get discouraged.
When people make schedules, they sometimes think the quantity of completed actions is most important. Remember that if you complete the top two GREAT actions, it often is better than completing eight of the GOOD actions.
Remember that block scheduling doesn't have to be 100% effective to help! Going through the exercise of scheduling what you would like to do each day will help bring focus into your work day. Most of your scheduled activities will not happen, so don't get frustrated! Examine what caused you to change your focus, and jot it down. At the end of the week, review what hindered you from following through with block scheduling. Can you do anything about the interruptions? If not, don't worry about it. Talk to someone who has the authority to do something about it, and show them what you've compiled. Ask for their advice, input, and suggestions. They may show how impressed they are with your concern for company time, or they may view you differently without showing it.. Either way, they will remember your efforts toward success.
How Much Talk is Too Much?
"Good morning! Did you have a good weekend?" "Oh, it was great Let me tell you about it!"
Sound familiar? Let's say that you stop and talk to three people a day—on company time—about non-business issues. How much does that cost your career? Over a ten-year period of time, it will cost 29 weeks of lost work. Since you are talking to another employee, it will cost your company 58 weeks of lost work. At $34 per hour, that's $78,880 in lost productivity.
On the other hand, it must not be assumed that time spent talking to other employees is wasted time. A comfortable, friendly work atmosphere is as much to be desired as an increased bottom line. Building and maintaining this atmosphere through high levels of communication—even getting to know other employees better through chatting—can have as profound an effect on productivity as spending time with clients or selling.
However, if wasted time detracts from the 20% of time that produces 80% of the results, the cost to the company will be $1,183,200 in lost opportunities. The true cost of lost productivity is impossible to measure. If that ten minutes was invested into talking to or supporting a client or into an additional sales effort, it could result in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for the company. That ten minutes of extra focus and discipline could result in many great accomplishments, opening the door for a raise or a new opportunity within your company. Don't ever underestimate what a little wasted time will cost you.
Even time-wasters that seem minor add up. They cost you, the team, and the customer. In the end, they can cost someone a job or a promotion. Most people never know on a
nagging feeling that they aren't living up to their full potential but don't know why. The difference between achieving your full potential and failing to achieve it may be that ten minutes of wasted time after work, the fifteen minutes it takes you to get started working in the morning, or your 4:55 departure at the end of the day.
Look for the wasted time in your day. Take that extra time to learn something new that would help you to advance to the next level, either of financial success or of interoffice communication. You will be happy you did.
Mapping Out Your Life
It's often said that people put more time into planning their vacations than they do their lives. Vacations are certainly important, but having a written life plan has many more benefits. It will help to provide direction and motivation to get where you want in life and in your career.
Think of your plan like a map; while you may be able to get to your destination by just getting into the car and driving, it probably wouldn't be a very effective or efficient trip, and the likelihood of getting there would be greatly reduced without a plan.
Have you ever heard anyone say that they spent too little time with loved ones and friends? Too much time at work? Too little time alone? What's the answer? The answer is to
determine what you should be doing in each area of life and then do it. Areas may include your spiritual life; time with spouse, children, parents, and friends; your career; and your community.
What does time management have to do with your career? You will probably spend more time in your career than in any other area of your life. It really helps if that part of your life makes a major contribution to your life dreams and goals. To look back at life and say: "I wish I had...," "I should have...," "I could have..." is very poor stewardship of one of the most important things we have to manage— our time. We can save our money and spend it later, but our time can never be saved and spent at a later date.
You may not be a planner. You may be more of a freespirited person who dislikes the thought of writing down what you would like to do in life. You probably have a number of
life dreams and goals that mean a great deal to you and, with a small amount of planning, you could accomplish much more in your life and in the lives of others.
Write down what you would want to do if money were no object. Then ask yourself if you were to do that for thirty years, would you really be happy at the end of your life? Once you have written out your goals, ask yourself what the necessary steps are to get there. The "trickle principle" states that if you do just a little work toward something every day, over time you will achieve great things. This is true in finances, relationships, education, love, and career advancement.
Wasted Time
Studies have concluded that an interruption costs an individual an average of 20 minutes in productivity. Most individuals don't understand the cost of 10 minutes of wasted time. Let's say that you stop and talk to three people a day about non-business issues. How much does that cost your career? Over a ten-year period of time, it will cost 29 weeks of lost work. Since you are talking to another employee, it will cost your company 58 weeks of lost work. At $34 per hour, that's $78,880 in lost productivity.
On the other hand, it must not be assumed that time spent talking to other employees is wasted time. A comfortable, friendly work atmosphere is as much to be desired as an increased bottom line. Building and maintaining this atmosphere through high levels of communication—even getting to know other employees better through chatting—can
have as profound an effect on productivity as spending time with clients or selling.
However, if wasted time detracts from the 20% of time that produces 80% of the results, the cost to the company will be $1,183,200 in lost opportunities. The true cost of lost productivity is impossible to measure. If that ten minutes was invested into talking to or supporting a client or into an additional sales effort, it could result in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for the company. That ten minutes of extra focus and discipline could result in many great accomplishments, opening the door for a raise or a new opportunity within your company. Don't ever underestimate what a little wasted time will cost you.
Even time-wasters that seem minor add up. They cost you, the team, and the customer. In the end, they can cost someone a job or a promotion. Most people never know on a conscious basis what they have lost. They just have this nagging feeling that they aren't living up to their full potential but don't know why. The difference between achieving your full potential and failing to achieve it may be that ten minutes of wasted time after work, the fifteen minutes it takes you to get started working in the morning, or your 4:55 departure at the end of the day.
Look for the wasted time in your day. Take that extra time to learn something new that would help you to advance to the next level, either of financial success or of interoffice
communication. You will be happy you did.
Irrational Obstacles
Irrational: that which goes beyond reasoning; illogical; senseless; the adjective employees apply to results expected of them when they do not understand the purpose behind their actions. Irrational. It's only a word, but it has the power to keep your company from reaching its goals. After all, if an employee does not understand the rationale behind a task, chances are it won't be done as well as it could have been.
IRRATIONAL. This word can strike even when employees think they understand why they are assigned certain tasks because they misunderstand the purpose of those tasks. They don't see the "big picture." For instance, someone in the New Product Development Department may approach a new project without considering the profitability potential.
These definitions for irrational may seem petty, but they could mean the difference between the success or failure of a project. However, there is a way to counter the consequences this one word bears. First, anticipate that employees may not see the true value of their work as it applies to the company. Knowing that they may be thinking merely in terms of paychecks and benefits, take the time to establish the purpose of the project. Discuss with them the benefits this project will bring to the company as well as the individual employee. Show them the short and long-term opportunities that will arise due to the success of this
project.
Once you have done this, develop a plan for the project as a means of assuring that all of your employees will be moving in the same direction on the project. Your plan should have
five major steps, the fifth one tying back to the desired result. Let employees see the plan in its entirety so they know where they fit in. Although this process may take additional time, the time you take to plan now will save you time in the future, especially if this is to be an ongoing project, or if other projects will spin off of it.
In order to develop the necessary momentum to carry you and your employees through those big projects, planning is essential. An increased sense of responsibility will accompany the increased understanding your employees will have toward the project and will eliminate the irrational.
The company that fails to set aside time to help its employees understand the purpose behind their tasks is being irrational. When you plan your projects, you build in understanding. What could be more rational?
Job Description: CEO
Your company's two greatest resources are money and time. Proper use of these and every resource will advance your career in new and exciting ways. As you consider your own
resources, remember this: Most CEOs will agree that the best employees are those who view their positions as a sort of ownership of their own company. It's human nature to be
more cautious and concerned about our own money than someone else's, so thinking of your company's resources as your own leads to effective stewardship. This, in turn, will benefit you as well as the company.
Ask yourself, "If this were my money, would I invest it in this manner?" This same thought process is powerful when working with clients, too. Look at what the customer is paying for your company's products and/ or services, and then ask yourself, "What can I do within the scope of my job to help the client receive more value for his investment?" The client will love you, and your attitude will spread to those with whom you work.
The perspective that everyone around you is a client brings a whole new attitude of service and team building. By serving those around us as clients, our attitudes adjust to
new levels of service and assistance.
The following are some great questions to ask yourself as you look for ways to increase the effectiveness of your (and your co-workers') time and resources:
1. Is there work for which you are responsible that could be completed by a lower-cost resource?
2. For the work that is completed, what gains the best results? The worst results? Can you reallocate resources so you then can focus on tasks that gain the best results?
3. What tasks take the most time and get the worst results? What can be done to fix those situations?
4. What do clients value the most?
5. When did you last have your clients complete a client satisfaction survey?
6. List two or three small actions that you could take to create a WOW experience for your client.
7. Which of your and your team's specific skills are not being fully utilized by the client?
8. Are there actions that were successful in the past that you could start doing again? It might seem unrealistic to view your job as an ownership position, but the better you use your company's resources, the greater the benefit to you. A successful company means successful employees!
You're the Boss
Put yourself in your boss's shoes. Does that sound too far-out to be a practical business tip? You might not feel like you have much in common with your boss, but you do... if you view your position in the right light.
Try treating your job as if you were the president of your own company. If you are in operations, consider yourself an operations company; if you're in marketing, consider yourself a marketing company. How you would run your company? If you feel pain when you make a wrong decision and benefit when you make a right decision, you learn
quickly to adjust and gain the most from your current position.
This attitude will give you energy as you strive to make your "company" more profitable. Any great employer will not only value this attitude but will give you many opportunities for growth and advancement.
Whenever you make a decision, think, "Did that decision increase or decrease my personal financial resources?" Figure out how much your time is worth (based on your goals for your next level of income), and then figure out how your work could be done with a lower-cost resource. Identify what activities generate the most value for your company, and then focus on those activities. Don't allow the low- level activities to draw away your energy and focus, as is so often the case. People who live in the past think that they can protect their positions by not allowing systems or lower-cost resources to take over their jobs. With the
world economy, the Internet, and technology, the only protection you can have is the ability to move to new levels of understanding, knowledge, wisdom, and application.
If you can go into a position and put systems in place that require a lower-cost resource, you become very valuable to a company. If you leave the company, they will continue to
benefit from your time with them. The real benefit still lies with you as you take your valuable knowledge to your next position. There always will be top positions available
for people who know how to transfer their knowledge to others or put systems in place that lower company costs to complete a task.
Think of a mistake you made at work and how you'd feel if you had to pay for that mistake directly out of your pocket. That mindset will help you grow much faster, and you will
learn a great deal more because you are treating company resources as though they were your money being spent on your choices.
The Year of the Cat
Wouldn't it be nice to be a cat—to be able to re-"new" your life and retain the knowledge from your past nine lives! Just think of the many ways this would make life
easier. By the ninth time, you'd be a pro.
We may not get to carry our knowledge into a new life, but we do get to carry it into a new year. Have you already made your New Year's Resolutions, developing business and
personal goals to better your life? If so, you probably feel pretty good about the goals you've set and are confident that you will achieve them. But take a moment and
ask yourself one more question: what is your plan to achieve these goals that will make your life better?
You see, resolutions and goals are wonderful springboards for maximizing both your personal and business potential, but this is not where your New Year planning should end.
You need to use the knowledge you've gained over the past years and come up with a plan of action that will bring you to the goals you've set for the new year ahead. This part
can be tricky because it isn't always easy to choose which actions will be the most effective.
When the time comes to ring in the new year, don't forget the past—use it.
Let's Get Organized
You are successful. You have a home, a spouse, a family, a pet, and a career. And, you are ready to have a nervous breakdown. The time has come to get organized. Take a moment to sit down and divide your life into major categories: such as family, home, self, career, friends, etc. Beginning with your "number one category," write down your goals for each area. They may be something you want to accomplish on your own, or they may be something to work on with the rest of your family.
Once you have your goals down on paper, imagine one day as a giant pie sliced into pieces of pie—blocks of time. Now allocate an appropriate amount of time to each category for one day. You may want to get a daily planner and break up your day using time increments. Include time for yourself, and for sleep. And remember, you do not have to classify each day with the same time allowances and activities.
During the times you have allocated for certain areas of your life, work towards that area's goals. You may want to ask someone to help you review your progress monthly as incentive to follow your plan.
You are successful and now you are organized. Now nothing can stand in your way.
Time Is On Your Side
Do you find yourself racing to appointments, skipping your lunch since you have so much work to do, and coming home later than you'd like because you had to push back your last two sales calls into the dinner hour? Does your family say, "Sorry, she doesn't live here anymore," when people call for you? Even if there were 30 hours in a day, would you still not get everything done? While we cannot change the length of the day, we can change how we manage the time we've got. Here are five suggestions you can use that might help you
regain control of your time and your life.
1. Create a visual reminder of your goals by writing them down on paper. This will help you identify which ones deserve your attention first, preventing tasks with less priority from getting in the way. Prioritize them and stick to the order you designate for them.
2. By investing in a DayTimerr or other time management system, you will be able to keep tabs on daily goals by estimating how much time should be delegated for appointments, calls, meetings, and other duties. It's like a budget for minutes instead of dollars, and you can see where you're spending them and if they're being spent wisely. It also allows you to see what's on tap for the whole month at a glance.
3. When using an appointment book to schedule your day, it's a good idea to set extra time aside for unexpected crises that might occur. If you notice that the same crisis seems to rear its head daily or weekly, take a proactive approach and see what you can do to prevent it from happening in the future.
4. By hiring an assistant to handle paperwork or marketing for you, you will be able to devote more of your time to high-priority projects and tasks. Think about it. It's not as outlandish as it may seem.
5. By designating certain times of the day when you will use the phone, not only will your day be better planned, but your clients will know when you can be reached. Let co- workers know your new schedule so you're not bothered unnecessarily.
Time does not have to be your enemy, ruining your best-laid plans or restraining you from reaching your goals. All you have to do is learn to control and manage time, and it will work for you.
