Nov 16 2008
Tip of the Week: The Importance of Time Management
I figured that probably one of the best ways to start this blog was with a word of advice, a word of advice that I should be following myself. That advice is to learn to effectively manage your time. You see, I’m a college student. I am also a small business owner, which is time consuming in itself, I’m currently helping someone else start her own business, I have to worry about the normal things associated with college, like homework and tuition, and on top of that I still need to make time for a social life and some “me” time, not to mention I do take some time out to blog from time to time. A lot of things don’t get done and I can be so scatter-brained at times that some tasks just seem overwhelming. How do I solve this problem? Well, since I am a business owner (admittedly, not a very successful one, but I just started a few months ago) I need to learn how to manage my time. Something that works for me is to-do lists. If I write something down, I’m more likely to do it. That, I’m okay with. It’s determining when I’m going to do them and which task is more important. Honestly, what usually happens is I put all of the things on my list off until later and ultimately at least one task is left undone. My advice to you, don’t make the same mistakes I make. I advise you to find some resources that will help you to develop better time management skills. I would probably be in the process of making money rather than losing it if I dedicated the amount of time to my business necessary to at least break even.
Time management is definitely a good skill to have! When things are getting hectic sometimes I think it helps to remember that it feels better to have too much to do than too little. Challenges help keep a healthy mind, or at least that’s what I think! Anyways, good luck with the business. I hear that getting off to a rocky start is not all too uncommon, but if your heart is in it than I’m sure things will work out! Nice post