1. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management

2. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day. You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town. Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun. –Pink Floyd

3. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Time Demands School projects Exams, term papers, SAT’s Band, clubs, sports Troop commitments Order of the Arrow responsibilities Family commitments Jobs Relationships

4. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Effects of Stress Sleeplessness Indigestion Overeating Irritability (being a jerk) Damage to relationships Ulcers High blood pressure Heart disease Lots of other health problems leading to an early death

5. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Weekly Tasks Wash car Study for history test Band practice Troop meeting Football game Book report Movie with girlfriend Lodge Executive Committee

6. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Weekly Tasks - Prioritized Study for history test (test is on Tuesday) Band practice (Tuesday afternoon) Book report (due Wednesday) Troop meeting (Tuesday night) Lodge Executive Committee (Wednesday night) Wash car (parents expect it done by Friday) Football game Movie with girlfriend (sometime this week, but could attend game together instead)

7. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Lodge Service Day Obtain council permission Obtain necessary permits Notify lodge members Have plans drawn Develop list of needed construction materials Obtain materials Develop list of tools needed Obtain necessary tools Identify specific expertise required Secure the necessary expertise Arrange for lunch

8. Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www.oa-bsa.org Basic Time Management Time Management Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time. Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines. Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way. Time is gone; the song is over. Thought I’d something more to say. –Pink Floyd