Combating a time deficit crisis is a daily challenge.

Are you often running a “time deficit”, wishing there were more hours in a day, pushing items on your to-do list from today to tomorrow?

Surprisingly, time management is often overlooked by people who have a lot to do. Even some of us with just a few obligations throughout the day end up feeling rushed and “out of time”.

Combating a time deficit crisis is a daily two-step process, relatively simple to create but very difficult to master.

Step 1: Get yourself a day-timer, journal or notebook that is small enough to carry around with you. In this notebook you’re going to create a list, each morning, of the day’s duties. Add chores throughout the day as needed.

Some of you are going to say you don’t have the five or ten minutes to sit and think of what needs to be done but I ask you “Have you been living your life as a headless chicken, rushing to and fro throughout the day?”

Step 2: At the end of the day take out your journal and check your list of chores and appointments. Cross off the items you completed and, if necessary carry the incomplete items to the next day, or move them to another day in the future. This will also shorten the amount of time you’ll need in the morning to prepare your day. This is most important!

When this is done give yourself 30 minutes of “time out” time to cool-down from the pressures of the day. Meditate, read a book, listen to music (no television watching!), do something restful for yourself. This should be the last chore of your day, then go to bed.

Managing your time deficit gives you time back to live your day. Starting the day knowing what you need to do and ending your day by marking your accomplishments and providing a cool-down period de-stresses yourself and ends the day on a positive note.

You owe yourself a time management regimen to better manage stress and life. Start today!

For your dating profile headline give this one a try:
“I have the time if you have the place.”

Have a great day!