94. The Law of Sequentiality

Time management enables you to control the sequence of events in your life.

A positive mental attitude, an attitude of optimism and confidence, increases your energy, your creativity, and your capacity to get greater results. And a positive mental attitude is rooted in your feeling that you have a “sense of control” over your life. This sense of control is the key issue in peak performance.

When you have too much to do and too little time, you can start to feel overwhelmed. You begin feeling that you are losing control of your time. Time management, however, is the tool that you can use to control the sequence of events and thereby take complete control of your life.

You are always free to choose what you do first, ...

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