Time Management

Element II: Family Management

The productive use of time through the day, the week, and the year, allow you to achieve the life that you want for yourself and our family. But if you constantly swing between periods of frantic and often useless activity and periods of idleness and procrastination, you must learn how to use your time more efficiently. Achieving even a modest level of craftsmanship in this one area will dramatically impact your practice of LIFECRAFT. Take "time" to learn this important life skill.

There are many fine organizations, books, seminars and tools available to help you get the most out of your day - and days make up lifetimes. We strongly recommend that you make use of a day planner system.

The Daily Planning Procedure
As used in the Franklin Quest
Increased Productivity through Effective Time Management Seminar.

1. Select an environment free from distractions.
2. Review Values & Goals.
3. Review prior day's Daily Task List for any incomplete activities.
4. Review prior day's Daily Record of Events page.
5. Review today's prescheduled events or appointments.
6. Review Master Task List for specific activites for today's Daily Task List.
7. Write appropriate activites in the Daily Task List.
8. Update daily schedule from Monthly Calendar.
9. Review next few days' schedules to see what needs to be prepared.
10. Prioritize the activities (A, B, C).

Remember the difference between vital and urgent when arranging tasks.

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