Are you managing yourself?

Yesterday, I heard a few complaints from my friends that they feel as though they cannot find time to get everything done. Feeling overwhelmed because of too much workload can result in stress and sense of helplessness. But, sometimes, we need to figure out, what is the key problem, do we feel under pressure at work because of an excessive workload or we are mismanaging ourselves?

One of the reasons why we face problems at work and with our time is due to our inability in managing ourselves. For example, our purpose could be to develop staff individually, train others, contribute the best we can to the organisation, increase the productivity of staff, ensure that our staff manage their time much better, improve the working environment, achieve department objectives to ensure that the company is profitable. People, however are not normally aware of everything that they want. 

You could be currently experiencing these symptoms which indicate that you are mismanaging yourself.

You feel  that your career has no coherent direction. One, you feel that you are on the right track and the next you want to change line immediately. What you need to do is to set yourself objectives, where do you see yourself in 5 years from today? What kind of career goals would you like to achieve in your life? You must also think of your own development. What are the areas you would like to see yourself develop? What weaknesses which you currently have, would you like to change? It is very important that you know what you want to achieve in a day at work. Otherwise, you will not utilise your time well and always find excuses to do non-essential task.

Effective and successful self management will lead to the increase of productivity, less stress, faster progress towards our goals and a better balance between work and home. If we are able to master the technique that simplify life and make work more effective, we will have time for leisure, family, hobbies and other personal pursuits and still be able to produce results at work.

So, figure out now! Are you stressed out because of your workloads or you need to be organised? Be in control of your life and enjoy the sense of accomplishment by having an effective self-management! You can change it now!

The better you organise your time, the better you can use your time for attaining your personal and organisational goals and you will have time for leisure, family, hobbies and other personal pursuits, I choose to have my time for leisure with family!