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www.i-am-magazine.com40Make time to plan, make time foradmin, make time for creating, andmake time for reviewing progress(always remember to celebratesuccess when you do this). Thiscreates balance and focuses on whatyour aims are.Know how your time is spent - if youare unaware of where the time goesor what you have achieved, trykeeping a time log for a week or two,to track how you are spending yourtime about every 10 - 30 minutes (ifyou engage a lawyer, they track yourbill every 6 minutes!). This helps youreally see how long tasks are taking.Notice if tasks are expanding in timetaken, simply to avoid doing otherthings, or due to lack of energy ormotivation. Adjust your plan orchange your actions. Tackle urgent &important things when you have themost energy.Break for lunch away from wherethey have been working, to properlyrest and refresh.Make %u2018to-do%u2019 lists and prioritizebetween things that are trulyimportant (goals) and urgent(deadlines) and find a balance totackle the important things beforethe deadlines.Finish each task and make time toreview.Try These Time Realist Challenges:%u2026 Today, say NO to someone orsomething that you know you shouldhave said no to before. We often say %u2018yes%u2019to what we should be saying %u2018no%u2019 to. Onlysay %u2018yes%u2019 to what serves you best.What are some things you could say \to today?%u2026 Make a %u2018Not to Do%u2019 By doing thingsthat don%u2019t serve us (helping people servesmany of us, but only to a point where welose track of what we need forourselves), we are robbing ourselves ofthe precious time needed for our goalsand experiences that fulfill what we aremost passionate about.