This is courtesy of Mr. Yawar Baig. May Allah bless him. Aameen.

1. Managing Time

2. What is Your Life’s Goal?
 Today is your last working day and you are retiring.
There is a farewell party for you and a friend of yours
is giving a speech about you and your achievements
 What would you like to hear in that speech?
What difference do you want to make?
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3. Some techniques for Life Goal
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Imagine someone is delivering your eulogy or
farewell speech on your retirement day. What would
you like to hear?
Imagine your picture on the cover of your favorite
magazine. Write a caption for it.
Think of those things in your past which gave you the
most pleasure. Recall the incidents in as much detail
as possible. What did you do? What happened? Why
did you enjoy it? This will point you in the direction of
your life goal

4. Time Log
Time
5.30
6.00
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
Activity
Record what you do every half hour for the whole day

5. Effective Time calculation
Actual Time – Maintenance Time
= Available Time
Available time used in Life Goal
= Effective Time (E T)
Is this enough to achieve your Life Goal?
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6. 4 – Keys for Effective Time
1. Prioritize: Effort versus Impact
2. Delegate: Urgent versus Important
3. Learn to manage the ‘Monkeys’
4. Learn to say the magic word: “No.”
Productivity is directly proportional to E T

7. INVESTMENT
20% of what you do, produces 80% of the results
Waste
Hard
Work
Do if
you
have to
Leverage
IMPACT

8. The 3 x 3 rule
1.
Everyday make a list of 3 activities you need to do
in order of priority according to impact.
2.
Then start on the 1st and continue until you finish
it. If you are interrupted, go back to it and
complete it. Then go on to the next.
3.
If any are left over, re-write the list the next day in
the same way.

9. URGENT
Urgent
but not
Important
Urgent
and
Important
Neither
Urgent
nor
Important
Important
but not
Urgent
IMPORTANT

10. Working with the Quadrants
1.
URGENT but not Important
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2.
Urgent and Important
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3.
Plan ahead and be proactive.
Neither Urgent nor Important
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4.
Delegate. Don’t do it yourself. develop others.
Say “No”. Don’t watch the electronic income reducer.
Important but not Urgent
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Therein lies your own development and growth. Plan and work
towards it.

11. Managing Monkeys
1. Deal with them as they happen.
2. NEVER say, “Leave it with me.”
3. Don’t collect monkeys. Return them to their
owners as soon as possible.
4. Feed them by appointment only. No drop-by

12. The magic word – “No!”
 Develop Assertiveness:
“Self expression through which one stands
up for one’s basic rights without violating
the basic rights of others.”

13. How to say ‘No!’
1. Develop a reputation for being goal
focused
2. Never ‘drop-in’ on anyone without notice
3. Never ‘Forward’ chain emails. Delete the
ones you receive, unread. And tell
everyone that you do this.
Make punctuality an obsession

14. Friends
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Is a role model for you
You learn something new every time
You can confidently introduce him to
your parents
Your can’t afford those
that don’t fit this model

15. In the Final Analysis
1. Remember it is not about Time at all.
2. It is about Life.
Your Life
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16. Managing Priorities
Start
• What do you need to
start doing?
Stop
• What do you need to
stop doing?
Continue
• What do you need to
continue?
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17. Watch Yourself – Others do!!
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Watch your thoughts, they become words,
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Watch your words, they become actions,
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Watch your actions, they become habits,
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Watch your habits, they become character,
Watch your character
for it becomes your destiny

18. People remember us not
by what we consumed
But by what we
contributed

19. For further information contact:
Mirza Yawar Baig
yawarbaig@gmail.com
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