In school, deadlines were the motivator to get things done. Of course, for many of us, it was the night before or the morning of when we finally got moving. But, nonetheless, deadlines were that big motivator that made us suddenly productive. As adults we are mostly allowed to create our own deadlines, which some of us never do. Many people prefer to live carefree and get things done when we they feel it. I tried living carefree once. It didn't work. I didn't accomplish anything and I didn't move closer to my goals. Because I had set no deadlines for my goals, I felt no pressure to be productive, which was a disaster. I now look at it as time wasted and I have twinges of regret here and there when i think about how much closer I could have …show more content…
Whether it’s writing, researching, creating images, brainstorming, etc., I allocate a time-frame. It could be as little as 30 minutes or the deadline could be the end of the day. This keeps me focused, productive, and on track with time management. It can also stop me over thinking something.
My Favorite Way Of Creating Deadlines
Challenges. I am addicted to challenges. Just thinking about entering a challenge gets me excited and makes me want to plan out how I am going to win the challenge.
I do a lot of 30-day challenges. I view them as short-term goals, because I create challenges that, put together, will help me reach my medium-term goals.
For instance, if I want to create a certain amount of success with a blog in a year, I will give that success a definite number and deadline. Then I will create medium-term goals, which are usually just half-way points to the long-term goals. Then I will create challenges to help me meet my medium-term goals. For Productive Schedule this month, my challenge was to publish a daily post. I started March 1st, and my deadline to create 31 posts is March 31st. It's easy to stay motivated to do this challenge because I know what I have to do, when I have to do it by, and why I have to do
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Create Long-Term, Medium-Term, and Short-Term Deadlines
I really see deadlines as goals, so it's clear to me that creating short-term deadlines that help you meet your medium-term deadlines can help you meet your long-term deadlines.
For instance, if you are a blogger, your deadlines may look like this...
Short-term deadline: Finish writing post by noon daily. Medium-term deadline: Publish 31 posts by the end of this month. Long-term deadline: Publish over 200 posts.
5. Make The Action Clear
When you create a deadline, make sure the action is clear. If not, it could hinder your ability to get what you want. While most deadlines have a clear action required, some are not always that clear.
For instance, if you set a deadline to make $1000 in a month, you need to make sure you have actions in place that will help you reach that deadline. While you are taking action, you may be guided towards a different action, but if you don't take any concrete action at all, you will skip around from one thing to another never really accomplishing anything. That will make it hard to meet your
The act of creating a weekly list can prove to be effective towards my time management skills. However, I personally believe that a list can only act as a guideline. It is there to remind me of what important tasks are required attention. This is different than actually doing the task. Therefore, I don’t intend to make weekly to-do lists. However, as the article mentions, planning ahead in advance a few weeks makes it easier to put activities in context and see how daily goals can relate to long-term goals. With that in mind, I intend to develop more daily goals that contributes to long-term goals. Steps that will be taken include but not limited to: reading material before lectures, take
My life has been full of things that I have been putting off, just because it is not an official deadline does not make it any less necessary. There are so many things that need doing, and so little time to do them all, why does getting something done seem so difficult? I am consistently busy with things that have to be done, and yet I am truly incapable of doing what needs done. There are a number of reasons for procrastination that are truly valid reasons, but identifying the problem and taking control is a necessary evil, finding the motivation to do it is the real issue. That is the question of the ages really, the book Human Motivation by Robert Franken points out that motivation, what it is, where it comes from, how to encourage it etc.
Finally, time-bound is a time-restraint you establish to complete the specific goal. Furthermore, there is a section for intention, or in other words, the long-term goal (Tatt, 2012). By filling out this worksheet, I was able to first state my intention and then break it down further into smaller, specific goals that would eventually lead up to the final picture. By choosing just one specific goal at a time and achieving that success, it becomes much easier to complete your overall dream.... ... middle of paper ...
Part of that is wanting the outcome to be excellent, the other part is concern about imposing on the individual’s time. I deal with this by being clear about the goals and expectations of the task; setting criteria but leaving enough freedom for the individual to be creative and find some satisfaction in the task.
The first philosophy “One Minute Goal Setting” makes tasks assigned to the individual clear and precise. The manager first expresses goals that need to be accomplished. Once an agreement is made, each goal is written down in 250 words or less. It is strongly held that it should take no more than a minute to read. You should reinforce each goal throughout the day. Also take time to look at your performance and see if your behavior matches your goals.
"Goal setting is actually a formal process for personal planning. By setting your goals on a routine basis (at the start of the year, every month, etc.), you propel yourself closer to achieving these goals." (Fowler, 2004) With that thought in mind I have set my first educational goal as a long term goal to earn a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree. This will open up my ability to strive for a career in my field of passion of computers. To overcome the issue of time management I have dedicated my self to using my Yahoo calendar and the calendar in Outlook Express more in-depth and more up to date than in the past. I will print out these calendars and post them on my bulletin board in my home office where I can reference and utilize them properly. My second educational goal is to complete every course for the University of Phoenix BSIT requirements with the best possible score for each class. I have the same issue of time management in relation to this goal. For this problem I have decided to create a semester (course) calendar with co-curricular activities so I can concentrate on completing my requirements for each course without being distracted with personal scheduling conflicts. My third and final educational goal is to complete the requirements for earning a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). This is considered one of my long, long range goals. The only issue related to this goal is that I don't know what is required for this certification. I'm sure with obtaining the requirements from a web source I can overcome this goal with no problem.
The definition of procrastination is: the action of delaying or postponing something. Tim Urban, who conducts a speech called Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator for TED in 2016, explains that every human is a procrastinator- some more than others. I agree with everything he says in his speech because I can connect with every piece of evidence he claims, mostly including that there is a “Panic Monster” that pops up in your brain when you are close to a deadline and haven’t gotten anything done, especially when it comes from why I’m always so stressed out about school. There are two different kinds of procrastination: deadline and non-deadline. (Urban, 2016) Everyone that I have ever met is a procrastinator
There are many obstacles that I may encounter that are both internal and external. A huge potential barrier between me and my meaningful and significant life is my internal struggle with time management. Procrastination is something I am very good at. I know it's nothing to brag about but sometimes I feel like I just can't help it. Even when I actually am focu...
Goal setting is key in motivation; goals need to be clear, sharp, and realistic. To make these feel more achievable it is better to break these down into smaller medium-term goals and medium-term goals into short-term goals so that you have a clear connection between what one does every day and their long-term goals.
Makes you more effective: Being in control of time makes one think clearly and able to make good decision which allows one to be more productive.
Goal setting is one of the most important tasks that anyone will complete because it helps measure your progress for your life. There three types of goals, short, intermediate and long term. Short term want to be obtained anywhere from 1 day to 3 months, intermediate goals reach from 3 to 6 months and long term goals are set for 6 months and beyond long term is anything that wants to be accomplished.
In setting a goal, you set up a grand goal and then you break it down into smaller goals. This helps you to further monitor your progress on a smaller scale and helps you stay motivated and focused because each time you achieve one of the smaller goals, it keeps you inspired to achieve the grand goal. Set goals that are definite with a well-known target to achieve, always giving yourself a specific time-stamped to achieve your goals. However, ensure that your goals and time lines set are realistic otherwise you will end frustrated chasing castles in the
Time management is the key to success, it allows you to take control of your life rather than following in the footsteps of others. You accomplish more, you make better decisions, and you work more efficiently; this leads to a more successful life. It can be the key difference between getting projects done and ultimately failing.
Put all of the projects you have to have done on the top of the list. The things that can wait can go on the bottom of the list. Make sure you know out of all your tasks which ones you have to accomplish. Then set the goal to how far you have to get on the list for each day.
“Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment.