15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management pdfdrive com

In Their Own Words…
Before I decide to take on a new project, I analyze it…How much of my time will this take, and what is
my financial upside potential. I create a “dollar per minute” analysis, hopefully a million dollar per
week upside.
–Kevin Harrington is the inventor of the infomercial, a bestselling author, an original investor on Shark
Tank, and founder and chairman of As Seen On TV, Inc.
Take a minute to think about the most valuable things in life. Really take a
minute to look up from this book, maybe even close your eyes, and come up
with a list of all the things in the world that you value most.
I’ll wait…
Did you really do this little exercise? Don’t just read this book and let it go in
and out! You need to do the activities to anchor the lessons. Changing behaviors
is hard and passively reading won’t get it done. Do it!
OK, if you are like most people, your list of the most valuable things includes
your spouse, children, friends, health, money, and of course, time.

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Highly successful people have a similar list—but they rank time as the most
important item of all.
Shouldn’t health be number one? You can be healthy, and then get sick, and
then regain your health.
How about money? You can lose all your money, and then you can make it
all back.
Friends? Friends are important, and yet, how many friends did you have back
in college that you no longer keep in touch with? Or even people who were
guests at your wedding, and that was the last day you ever saw them? Yes,
friends are prized, yet we lose them and make new ones all the time.
Yes, your spouse means the world to you. And 50 percent of married people
get a divorce, and many divorced people get a new husband or wife that is
suddenly the love of their life.
But time…
You can never lose time and get it back again.
You can’t spend time and go earn more of it. You can’t buy it, rent it, or
borrow it.
Time Is the Most Important Asset
Time is unique because it’s the one true equalizer. Some people are born rich,
others born poor. Some have Ivy League degrees, while others are high school
dropouts. Some are genetically gifted athletes, others physically challenged.
But we all have the same minutes in a day. Time is the lowest common
denominator.
Hold your hand to your heart.
Again, I need you to really do it. Hold your hand to your chest and feel your
heart. Beat, beat, beat.
Become conscious of your breathing. In. Out. In. Out.
You will never get those beats back. You will never get those breaths back.
In fact, I just took three beats away from your life. I just took two breaths from
you.
But it was worth it if it helped you to truly feel time slipping away.
You might be thinking, “Yeah, yeah, the importance of time. Of course,
that’s why I’m reading this. I get it!”
But are you living it?
Think about how much attention you give to your money. Working hard to
make money, tracking your money in your bank account, researching the best
ways to invest your money, reading about ways to make more money, worrying

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that somebody might steal your money.
You would never leave your wallet sitting out in the open. You’d never give
your ATM card and password to a bunch of strangers.
And yet we typically think little about our time. We routinely let people steal
our time, even though it’s our most valuable possession.
The magic number that can change your life is 1,440.
I encourage you to try it yourself. Just draw a big “1,440” on a piece of paper
and tape it on your office door, under your TV, next to your computer monitor—
wherever it will best serve as a constant reminder of the very limited and oh so
precious time you have each day.
Why Minutes, Not Seconds?
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. And if that number is more powerful to you,
by all means, put up a “86,400” sign to remind you of time.
But personally, I find focusing on minutes to be more powerful. Seconds can
slip away fairly easily. But minutes! Just think of all the ways you can spend just
one minute.
I
asked
the
members
of
my
Facebook
page
(
www.facebook.com/KruseAuthor
) how they could use a single minute. Their
responses included: •
Do 30 sit-ups •
Tell someone how much you love
them •
Do a yoga Breath of Fire •
Write a thank you note •
Introduce
yourself to a stranger •
Read a poem •
Have a great idea •
Water a
plant •
Pet your cat •
Have your heart broken or break a heart •
Sing a
song •
Write in a journal •
Eat an apple •
Drink a glass of water •
Send a text to someone you are thinking about •
Stand in the sun •
Write
three things you’re grateful for •
Make a decision to give up smoking •
Give feedback •
Give a donation •
Apologize •
Boil water for tea
•
Send a positive tweet •
Daydream •
Smile •
Take a photo that
will turn into a memory •
Plank •
Breath…in with abundance, out with
gratitude •
Journal •
Hug your mom •
Have one really, really good
kiss •
Recall a happy moment •
Meditate •
Pray Highly successful
people feel the passage of time. They know the potential that every minute
holds.