PART TWO
Using Your Time to Good Effect
Let every man be master of his time
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, III. i. 48
If you wish to achieve personal success in your profession or field, you do need to become a master at managing your time. For time is your scarcest and most precious resource. In a sense, it is your life.
There are two simple aspects to being a good time manager. First, you need to ensure that your time is going on the right things. Is it ‘turning wheels and making things happen’? Secondly, you should avoid wasting time. As you know, there are plenty of ways in which that can happen.
Equally importantly, you should respect the time of other people. People may work for you or with you, but that doesn't give you a licence to waste ...
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