Define Life Goals

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Step 6: Time Management

Define Your Life Goals

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Systematic Stress Management:

Step 6 - Define Your Life Goals

The first step in time management is learning to set goals – and reach them. Writing goals on paper helps clarify what’s important to you. This activity provides both a clearer view of your priorities and an organized approach to handling daily events. Unwritten goals tend to be vague and easy to forget. Identify your goals and then write them down in each category. Consider the following areas when writing goals:

Stress Management Quick Links

STEP 6: Time Management

• Personal

• Career

• Family

• Spiritual

• Leisure Time

• Education

Introduction

Does Time Get the Best of You?

Defining Your Life Goals

Activity Worksheet

Activity Log

1. Long Range

List your lifetime goals and prioritize them.

Time Management Techniques

2. Mid Range

List and prioritize your goals for the next 3 - 5 years.

Action Plan for Improving Time Usage

Procrastination Quiz

How Do I Procrastinate?

3. Short Term

List and prioritize your goals as if you had just six months to live.

Dozen Ways to Overcome Procrastination

Should You Delegate?

Delegation Caddy

Step 1: Understanding Stress

Step 2: Stress Management at Work

Step 3: Type A & B Behavior Patterns

Step 4: Biofeedback Training & Relaxation

Step 5: Thinking Differently

Step 6: Time Management

Step 7: Communication & Stress

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