CORNERSTONE: Building on Your Best for Career Success PRESENTATION SLIDE INDEX FOR CHAPTER 3 PRIORITIZE Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

PROCRASTINATION Why is it so easy? n Superhuman Expectations n Fear of Failing n Emotional Blocks Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

FACTS ABOUT TIME FACTS ABOUT TIME n Few People Have Enough n Everyone Has All There Is To Have n Time Cannot Be Stockpiled n Time Flows at a Fixed Rate n The Real Issue of Time Is Not How Much You Have, But What You Do with It Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

WHAT “ TYPE ” ARE YOU? n Lethargic in the Morning n Schedule Classes after 10:00 am n Feel Down around 5:00 pm n Pull “All-Nighters” n Wake Up and Spring Out of Bed n Hard Time Being Productive after 5:00 pm n Impossible to Concentrate after 10:00 pm n Love 8:00 am Classes Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

LEADING TIME WASTERS LEADING TIME WASTERS n Friends Who Show Up Unexpectedly n Television and Telephone n Trying to Get Organized (Never Doing It) n Being Distracted by Equipment n The Weather n A Messy House or Residence Room n A Hobby or Pleasure Activity n Procrastination Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

TIME MANAGEMENT at Work TIME MANAGEMENT at Work n Organize your materials n Write directions down n Do paperwork immediately n Study cautiously “on the job” n Leave the office for lunch n Plan your work carefully n Keep a Rolodex or Palm file n Do difficult or unpleasant tasks first n Allow for unexpected problems n Practice “detached concern” Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

PRIORITY MANAGEMENT at Home n Organize your home n Divide the chores n Plan a rotation schedule for chores n Pay bills twice monthly n Practice money management techniques n Plan your trips to and from school and work n Keep yourself fit n Get out of the house… take a walk, visit a friend Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Hints for CUTTING Your Expenses Hints for CUTTING Your Expenses n Control impulse buying n Carpool or take public transportation n Eat at home as often as you can n Use coupons and buy during sales n Live more simply – get rid of unnecessary items Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Minimizing Identity Theft Minimizing Identity Theft n Carry only the ID that you need at the time n Sign credit cards in ink (and write “Check ID” on the back of them) n Use only secure web sites n Do not write you PIN # anywhere n Memorize passwords n Have a trusted friend check your mail when you leave home n Destroy all carbon copies n NEVER put your Social Security # on anything n Check your credit reporte at least twice a year Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Quotes for REFLECTION n “Live mindfully of how brief your life is.” Horace n “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the year.”Spanish Proverb n “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.”Parkinson’s Law n “You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.” H.D. Thoreau Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved