Time management is one of the most common problem of students. This lesson provides ideas that will improve the overall performance of a students on how to manage his time. the Guidance and Counseling office offers this group guidance program to help students develop self awareness and discipline.

1. TIME
M A N A G E M E N T

2. Objectives
Understand your own unique approach to time
management.
Identify the different ways to improve time
management.
Reflect on the given time log and reduce some
activity that will help you achieve your goal.

4. How do you feel after answering the questionnaire?

5. 1.From your questionnaire's result, what have
you discovered about yourself?
2.Do you agree/disagree with the result? Why? And
why not?

6. What are your realizations now?

7. WHA
TIS TIME
MANAGEMENT?
T im e m an ag e m e n t is o rg an iz in g an d m ak in g
t h e m o s t o f y o u r t im e .

8. G e t t i n g y o u r s e l f o r g a n i z e d and m a k i n g the
m o s t o f y o u r t im e in v o lv e s id e n t if y in g y o u r
goals,k n o w i n g w h a t you w a n t to achieve,
a n d s e t t in g t a s k s t o m a n a g e y o u r t im e .

9. WHYIS THETIMEMANAGEMENT
IS IMPORT
ANT?
E f f e c t i v e t ime m a n a g e m e n t a l l o w s
s t u d e n t s t o c o m p le t e m o re in le s s t im e ,
b e c a u s e their a tt e n t i o n is f o c u s e d and
they' re not w a s t i n g t ime on dis truc tions.

10. THE
CONSEQUENCES
OFPOOR
MANAGEMENT
M i s s e d Deadlines
Poor quality w o r k
S t r e s s
D e c lin in g a c a d e m ic
p e r f o r m a n c e
La c k o f S le e p
Poor diet
Risk of failing
c o u r s e or program.

11. TIPS INMANAGINGTIME

12. EFFECTIVEPLANNING
P la n y o u r d a y w e ll in a d v a n c e . Pre p a re a to d o Lis t
or '' a TA S K PLAN. Jot d o w n the important
activities that need to be done in a single day
a g a in s t th e tim e th a t s h o u ld b e a llo c a te d to e a c h
activity.

13. SETTINGGOALS
ANDOBJECTIVES
S e t targ e ts fo r y o u rs e lf an d
ma ke sure they are realistic
o n e s and achievable

14. SETTING
DEADLINES
S e t d e ad lin e s fo r y o u rs e lf an d s triv e
hard to complete t a s k s ahead of the
deadlines.

15. DELEGATIONOF
RESPONSIBILITIES
Le arn to s ay ''N O '' at th e w o rk p lac e . D o n 't d o
everything on your own. There are other
people as well. One should not a c c e p t
s o m e t h i n g which he k n o w s is difficult for him.

16. SPENDINGTHERIGHTTIME
ONTHERIGHTACTIVITY
D e v e lo p th e h a b it o f d o in g th e rig h t th in g a t
th e rig h t tim e . W o rk d o n e a t th e w ro n g tim e
is not of m u c h use.

17. APPLICA
TION
R e c o r d h o w m u c h t im e e a c h
a c t i v i t y t o o k e ach day.
Y o u m a y a d d a n y o t h e r it e m s
Y o u m a y t o t a l t h e n u m b e r o f h o u r s
for the week.
F in d t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f e a c h
activity.
Re f l e c t on your t ime log ask yourself:
Are s o m e a c t i v i t i e s t ak ing up m ore
t im e t h a n n e e d e d ?
W h i c h a c t i v i t i e s can be r e d u c e d in
order to help you b e tt e r m e e t your
g o a l s ?

18. CLOSURE

19. A s a p e e r f a c ilit a t o r, w e n e e d t o b e m in d f u l o f t h e t h in g s t h a t w e
c o m m i t to. We need to set our goals to a ce r t ain t as k and k n o w
h o w to handle w h e n c o n f l i c t i n g s e s s i o n s come. Thus, w e need to
d e v e l o p our o rganiz ing and planning skills to k n o w h o w to divide
b e t w e e n d if f e re n t a c t iv it ie s . W e s h o u ld g e t it rig h t , a n d w e 'll e n d
u p w o r k in g s m a r t e r n o t h a rd e r a n d t o g e t m o re t h a n in le s s t im e ,
even w h e n t ime is t ight and p r e s s u r e s are high. I n c u l c a t e this,
w h e n w e h av e T im e M a n a g e m e n t g re a t e r p ro d u c t iv it y a n d
e f f i c i e n c y will happen.

20. C onc entrate all your thoughts upon the w ork in and.
The sun’ s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
A lexander G raham Bell

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