Time is finite. You are given 24 hours a day. The same is given to your neighbor, to your boss, to the leader of your country, to the pope and to everyone else. 24 hours to a day for all and sundry. It is the fairest deal of all.

Time is the only resource that you cannot recover. Once it is spent, it is gone for good. Time is the resource you cannot save. You cannot put in a bottle or a safe box in your local bank and use it when you need it. When people say they save time, what they meant is that they made use of time better. They accomplished a task without spending too much time in it, they were efficient.

No one can save time. It passes, waits for no one. It punishes those who waste it and rewards those who spend it wisely.

Every single day of our lives, we are given a choice on how to spend our time. To achieve our aim, whatever it may be, we must spend time wisely. We must make use of time efficiently. We must be an effective person.
Here are 10 ways you can be a more effective person.

1. Plan. This is essential. A lot of time and energy is wasted when there is no plan. In your professional life as well as your personal life, have a plan. You can have daily plan, weekly plan, monthly plan, yearly plan and a lifetime plan. This is the most important part of becoming an effective person.

2. St a deadline. Work fills the time it is allocated, so when you set about working your plan, set a deadline. And try to finish it within it.

3. Know yourself. Just as time is limited so is your energy. Know the best time of your day. Are you a morning person or an evening person? Schedule the hardest task in your daily plan when you are at your most energetic. When you are giving your best time for the most demanding work, you probably get it done faster . You are more effective.

4. Take care of your health. Don’t over indulge in things that are detrimental to your health. Cut alcohol, stop smoking. Have a balanced diet and work that body. A healthy person has more energy. A healthy body can go a long way in your quest to make you a more effective person.

5. Cut clutter. Don’t clutter your environment. Whether in your office or at home, keep things organized. Throw away items that you don’t need. Clutter saps your energy and distracts you, making you less effective.

6. Minimize interruptions. Learn how to say NO firmly. Don’t let that phone call or that colleague of your take your time away.

7. Delegate. This is vital if you want to be an effective person. If a task can be done by your subordinate then delegates it. Do not waste precious time doing things that can be done by someone else. Knowing to delegate is important if you want to be an effective person.

8. Deal once. Deal with paperwork and email only once. Get it done with rather than letting it to hang around and distracting you.

9. Get something done. There are many small things that you can do straight away rather than waiting for the right time. You might have schedule to make a 10 minutes call to a business partner at 3pm and you find you have 15 minutes to spare at 2.00pm, why not make that call and get it over with.

10. Establish a routine. Have a fixed time for your breakfast, lunch, you gym sessions. This helps you to be more effective.

Author Bio: A. Majid is interested in making the best out of himself and believes in helping achieve theirs. Visit Self Help 101 for more self help articles and resources

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