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Know what’s important and make time for yourself! Below are helpful tips on how to manage your time better:

• First and foremost, get your rest! The more rested you are, the more you can accomplish in a shorter period. If you’re tired, you’re usually slower, rework more and end up even more exhausted. Take care of yourself!
• Become a champion at minimizing the work you take home. Leave enough time to recharge your battery.
• Go to lunch at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM to save time both in the line and the time that it takes to get your food. Going to lunch at noon will conservatively cost you at least 15 minutes a day.
• * Start our day the night before! Update your task list and calendar and put items needed for work the net day in your car the night before.
• Accomplish tasks electronically. Pay your bill, buy your postage, order groceries online.
• Worry is a time and energy robber. It’s natural to worry, but you can shorten the time between when you start worrying and when you begin doing something about it.
• Turn off the TV. (Yes, really turn it off!) Ask yourself “Does this program really contribute to my personal or professional goals?” If not, you may want to turn it off.
• Listen to podcasts and audio books on the way to work. Pick one day every week and learn something. The average person spends 500 hours per year in their car. Why not use some of that time to grow personally or professionally – or to just be entertained. You deserve it!

How do you manage your time? Any time-saving ideas you want to share?

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“Time is a natural resource – like fuel. When it is abundant, we take it for granted; when it becomes scarce, we search for that extra gallon, regardless of cost. Wouldn’t you give anything for another gallon of time with some of your friends who are gone? Time is a precious gift – every second, every minute, every day – use it wisely. You cannot pay the cost of losing time.” ~Sonny Gann