Write!

The first thing to do in order to manage your time effectively is grab a pen and paper and start writing every thing you do in a day. Start with the mandatory things of your day, like work, school, practices, and other events that you cannot miss. Then start writing the smaller things out, such as, meals, naps, homework, and you can even put down face-book, and video games! Because with this list we are going to prioritize, and organize! And remember doing these two things are not going to knock out all of the fun things you do, but hopefully will make more time in your day.
           So now that we have a list of events and activities of your day. We need to establish which things are your priority. Obviously,  the mandatory issues which were discussed above, are going to be at the top of your priorities. Other priority events might be, Church, devotions, homework, family time, friend time, the list goes on, but looking at your paper, circle or highlight the things which are most important for yourself and those closest to you.Now that you have your priorities down, you will need to get some type of weekly scheduler. Here is a schedule that you can download as a word template, Weekly Schedule, which you will be able to change every week. If you do not want to mess with a word document, another idea would be to just buy a planner, with daily hour slots, or simply buy a white board, and have a schedule you can always erase and change. Next post we will look at the importance of maintaining a weekly schedule and also introduce the next idea to save you time!