Cum se face ca unii sunt mereu ocupati fara sa se vada in urma lor ceva concret, in timp ce altii realizeaza lucruri monumentale parca in record de timp?

Secretul se afla in randurile urmatoare si se numeste bugetizarea timpului sau o asezare corecta a prioritatilor. Cine nu invata sa spuna „Nu“ lucrurilor importante pentru ca sa aiba timp pentru lucrurile cele mai importante va fi mereu prins in capcana activismului fara rezultate. Este important sa stim ca Dumnezeu nu ne da niciodata mai mult decat putem face in 24 de ore. Diavolul  seamana insa confuzie oferindu-ne peste ceea ce ne da Dumnezeu exact lucrurile care ne vor impiedica sa implinim voia lui Dumnezeu. Se cere disceramant si disciplina.

Ce lor care imi vor reprosa ca n-am tradus aceste scurte paragrafe in limba romana le raspund asa: Va iubesc prea mult ca sa nu vi le trimit, dar sa le traduc, n-am timp!

O pteti face insa voi. Daca mi-o trimiteti inapoi, o afisez pentru cei care nu inteleg engleza.

(Excerpted from Come Before Winter and Share My Hope, Copyright © 1985, 1994 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc)

In a book I was reading, The Time Trap (I told you I was a sucker for such volumes), I came upon a list of the most popular time wasters. They helped pinpoint some specific areas of frustration I must continually watch.

– attempting too much at once
– unrealistic time estimates
– procrastinating
– lack of specific priorities
– failure to listen well
– doing it myself—failure to delegate
– unable to say no
– perfectionism—focusing on needless details
– lack of organization
– failure to write it down
– reluctance to get started
– absence of self-appointed deadlines
– not doing first things first

Who hasn’t heard the true story of Charles Schwab and Ivy Lee? Schwab was president of Bethlehem Steel. Lee, a consultant, was given the usual challenge: “Show me a way to get more things done with my time.” Schwab agreed to pay him “anything within reason” if Lee’s suggestion worked. Lee later handed the executive a sheet of paper with the plan:

Write down the most important tasks you have to do tomorrow. Number them in order of importance. When you arrive in the morning begin at once on No. 1 and stay on it until it is completed. Recheck your priorities, then begin with No. 2 . . . then No. 3. Make this a habit every working day. Pass it on to those under you. Try it as long as you like, then send me your check for what you think it’s worth.

That one idea turned Bethlehem Steel Corporation into the biggest independent steel producer in the world within five years.

How much did Schwab pay his consultant? Several weeks after receiving the note, he sent Lee a check for $25,000, admitting it was the most profitable lesson he had ever learned.

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