1. Worksite Wellness Lesson
Time Management
Worksite Wellness Lesson

2. Household responsibilities Meal preparation Laundry Family
How do we spend our time?
Work
Household responsibilities
Meal preparation
Laundry
Family
Additional responsibilities
Leisure activities
Social media
Television/Movies/Gaming
Additional areas?

3. Time management quiz Do you often: (Answer Yes or No)
Feel there is just not enough time in a day?
Start to work on a project and realize it is going to take twice as long as you thought?
Feel like you rush from one thing to another but never accomplish a thing?
Over-extend yourself socially and/or volunteer wise?
Handle a piece of paper more than 2-3 times?
Know you have a million things to do but can’t get any of them done?
Feel constantly time-pressured?
Set goals and never achieve them?
Put off difficult or disliked jobs until last minute?
Spend a lot of time doing things you don’t enjoy?

4. Meaning of quiz
Count the number of “yes” responses. Compare your number to the following: Score: If your total number of Yes answers was:
0 Great. You are highly organized, know your limits, and plan your time accordingly.
1-3 You manage your time pretty well now but may be slipping in some areas. You usually stick to a schedule but sometimes over-extend yourself. You need to polish your scheduling skills.
4-6 Watch Out! Your time is slipping away from you. Your time management schedule is sporadic, and before you know it things are piling up so fast you can’t keep track of them. You definitely need to organize your time more carefully.
7-10 Uh-Oh! You are the typical “where did the time go” candidate. It is time for you to learn some time management skills and get control of your life.

5. Effects on personal life
Detriments of not Managing Time:
Frustration and Stress
Poor self esteem
Not enough time to accomplish goals
Spend less time with family and friends
Play less
Benefits of Time Management:
1. You will have less stress in your life
2. You will have more time for the things that you want to do
3. You will be able to spend more time with family & friends
4. You will be able to play more
5. You will feel better about yourself

6. Goal of time management
The goal for effective time management is to positively affect your quality of life. If you manage your time well you will have feelings of effectiveness and accomplishment.

7. Brainstorm tips for managing time

8. Tips for time management
Make a plan for each day
Learn to say “No” (and don’t feel guilty) to nonessential tasks
Keep a time diary or schedule to determine how personal time is spent (use handout)
Inventory your time at work and make a schedule to show how you spend your time (look for time wasters)
Revise the schedule as needed
Focus on the important things
Keep a “to-do” list with the time to be spent on each item
Consider a “to-do” list for work, home, and personal
Prioritize the items on your list
Delegate if possible whenever and wherever you can
Do things right/well the first time
Limit distractions as much as possible when working on projects
Don’t procrastinate
Organize and de-clutter your workspace
Try to handle pieces of paper only once…
Get 7-9 hours of sleep to improve your focus
Take a time management course
Take breaks when you need to decrease your stress
Use your computer to decrease clutter and stay organized
Try not to be a perfectionist
Schedule time to eat healthy and exercise for better health
Reward yourself for improving your time management skills
Assess how you are spending your time so you can use it wisely

9. Time management activity
Over the next week you can track how you are spending your time (or even a Thursday – Saturday).
Use the time management worksheet to track how your time is spent each hour.
Next use the “This is how I spend my time” sheet to transfer from the time worksheet grid to see which areas take most of your time.
These tools will help you identify areas that you allow to “steal” your time away.

10. Which areas took up most of your time? Were you surprised?
Next steps
Which areas took up most of your time?
Were you surprised?
Would you like to change that? How?
Make a plan for how you will move forward to take control over your time.

11. Time management is really self management.
remember
“Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of”
—Benjamin Franklin
Time management is really self management.