What You Will Learn in this Chapter

  • To explain how procrastination increases your stress level.

  • To follow the six steps for combating procrastination.

  • To lower your stress level through effective management of time.

  • To describe Covey's system for managing your time, including the role of importance and urgency.

  • To use Covey's system to lower stress and heighten your effectiveness.

  • To write your own personal mission statement for facilitating short- and long-term decision making and coping with stress.

Maintaining faulty assumptions is not the only factor creating stress on the job. Sometimes we create stress for ourselves as a result of procrastination. If you are one of the rare individuals who is very self-disciplined and motivated, tackling all ...

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