We’re all given the same 24 hours in a day. 

What you do with it, how you spend it, invest it, dribble and let it leak away is up to you. What most people fail to realize about time management is that it’s not about structuring your time, it’s about structuring your values and priorities. When you know what is important to you and why, and how to say “no” to one thing so you can say “yes” to another, then and only then will you discover how easy it really is to manage your time productively, wisely and easily. You can’t get everything done today and that’s okay as tomorrow will come.

Monique Lhuillier a globally leader among the fashion industry said the following about time management, “I am a perfectionist but I know how to live life.  When I’m working, it’s 100%.  When I’m with my friends, I put everything away and enjoy life.  When I come home to my kids, it’s pure joy and everything’s worth it.  Every time, I really focus 100 percent on one thing.  I’ve learn how to juggle my life and I feel like now I have the perfect balance.” 

– Be intentional about work.

Everyone has to do it so why not be intentional and passionate about it?

– Be intentional about down time.

People need it. Their families need it. Every week. Don’t skip on days off. Don’t skip vacations. Go on occasional retreats. Don’t lose your family by trying to save your 9 to 5.

– Be intentional about exercise.

“Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain and stress levels in terms of mood, memory, and learning,” says Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey, author of the book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. “Even 10 minutes of activity changes your brain and released tension.”

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