The Road to Success | |
Time Management and Boosting your Efficiency | |
If most people are
similar, why are some more successful than others? Don't we all have
similar bodies, brains! How do we define success? Can success be defined
in terms of a set of attributes, with some parameters that defines the
degree of success? Many questions where the correct answers can shape or reshape our lives. |
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The three golden Rules | |
Rule #1: Organize your
time. Rule #2: Do not delay today's work until tomorrow. Rule #3: Attend on time. |
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The Golden Rules Pro | |
This requires a simple addition to the golden rules, which takes little additional time at first, and saves a lot of time later. This is the reading of the text before the class. You go to the class with your mind ready to receive the new knowledge. In this pre-reading, concentrate on understanding the key words and the key issues. Leave understanding the details to class. Make sure you know all the new terminology. This qualifies you for two things. First, you will follow the instructor very closely, and hence achieve a very high level of understanding. Second, if you do not understand an issue, you are qualified to ask the correct question. As a result, the time needed to read the text after class, and to solve the homework becomes less. The time “invested” in pre-reading is time well spent! Your use of class time is excellent. |
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The Golden Rules Pro Plus | |
This requires a not very easy addition to the Golden Rules Pro. As you study the material on a regular basis, read both the class notes and the text, possibly with additional references. Then, make your own summary. When it is time for a major or the final, it is only necessary to read your summary. This takes less time, and provides for better grades. An important element in any important job is concentration and the ability to think. Exams are important. And when you have confidence in yourself, and a high level of understanding of the material, you can sleep well. At the exam, your mind is really awake. You can understand the questions. Furthermore, you can think! Should there be a question that requires thinking and analysis, you are among those qualified to answer it correctly and completely. |
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Steps for Success | |
Proper planning, and using your resources is very important. One way to help: | |
The Strategic Table | |
When to budget your time, and how (Coming soon) Setting priorities (Comming soon) |
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Two Basic Values: Yourself, Your-time | |
If your life is important, and if your life
is the measured by time, then how long is your day? 1) 24 hours 2) 23 hours and 60 minutes 3) 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 60 seconds. Got the difference? |