Goal Setting

Do you feel the need to be more organized and more productive?
Do you feel a longing, a calling deep down inside for order?
Do you Feel you can be more then what you are displaying?

Well its time to join the ranks of the Jedi Order and consider all your past experiences up to now to be preparation for wielding the force with the mastery and precision of a Jedi master.

Time management is the weapon of a Jedi Knights,

Wielding the force of time is not as clumsy or as random as leaving your goals and tasks to chance. Time management is an elegant weapon form a far more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, The Jedi Knights were the guardians of the mysteries of personal management and The To Do list. Managing peace and justice in the Old Republic, Before the dark times, Before the Empire and Information overload, before corporate media and mind Dumbing TV.

Good Personal management equal’s good Time management.

I have something here for you, your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn’t allow it. He feared you might follow old Antony Robins on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It’s your father’s time management tips, they will help you increase your productivity and help you to stay cool, calm and collected as you face the empire.

Let’s start your Jedi training

1.Young Jedi understand you must, that the time is held in an intimate relationship with the force. The force and time are one and the same in essence, time is the observation of movement and movement or time is the force, of which you can manipulate.

2.“Good Time management is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s unites the Jedi to an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together, keeping the galaxy working like clock work…

3.Time and space are universal constants, you can’t change or stop time/motion, but you can influence the outcome of events in time and space by organizing your to do list wisely.

4.The Jedi use the power of the force to work with time, leveraging it to get favourable outcomes, be wise know when to use it, and when to go with the flow. Making minor adjustments to your plan, in order to compensate for new opportunities and things that pop up, be flexible, be mindful, use wisdom.

5. Practice the Jedi disciplines and develop what the weak minded call Jedi mind tricks it will serve you will. When a Jedi develop his ability to sit still calming mind, body and sprit the Jedi’s sense of perspective opens up, things become clearer, you may have heard of this technique as meditation.

In meditation a Jedi knight can shift his conscious perspective to a more objective state and make time stand still, at lease from his perspective, at this level of conscious awareness the Jedi can step out of the box and look at his activities from different angles, many great Jedi have found the solutions to their greatest successes using this technique.

6. Be still when the mind is clouded and confused, allow your mind to clear and trust the force to emerge with the correct course of action for events. With daily discipline you will develop greater wisdom and power of discernment. Remember your mind is the greatest tool of time management, good personal management equal good Time management.

7.The Jedi Paradox Be detached

The Jedi knows were he is going so he can stay happily detached. A Jedi is a one with his/her duties but not consumed by it. The Jedi maintain a deep desire and a passion for their work and duties but at the same time they are detached from it.

He does not lose his self in the chaos of events but he brings harmony to it in the present moment. This is important because the Jedi who exercise’s the force by way of business, Blogging or some other entrepreneurial endeavour often find themselves performing many different task during the course of a single day or week, month, year.

8. Time is the master teacher

Balance your duties young Jedi , pay attention to how the force is needed to complete each of your tasks in good time, its a learning curb, sometimes you my get it wrong, take those results as feedback which you can use to develop more wisdom in order to get it right. A true Jedi balance his/her duties wisely and learns from the results of their experiences. This consistent learning fills the Jedi with a sense of certainty, peace (he always knows he will grow stronger and wiser at the end of each decision and action).

9. Realize…

that time management is a myth created by the dark side. What I mean is that the Jedi aim for personal management in spirit, mind, body and in action. A Jedi see’s personal management as activity management… activity management starts in the mind.

10. Time Management Starts in the Mind

Time management starts with the management of your thoughts this is what is meant by personal management. Personal management can be further categorised as thought management and activity management, there’s a time and place for each. There’s a time for action and there’s a time for thought.

Step 1 of thought time… Is balancing the mind and force.
Step 2 of thought time … Is about Knowing what you want to achieve. (What is you intended direction what are your goals or outcome) Envision the direction you wish to guide the force and creation.
Step 3 of thought time … Is to review your current location (where are you in relation to your intended direction or outcome, what do you need to do to get yourself on the correct course to meet your goals).
Step 4 thought in action… repeat steps 2 & 3 but this time make them solid on paper.
Step 5 get to work, be joyful and have fun.

Implementing your personal management plan.

Think of this as an extension of time management step 1 to 5 the objective is to use the force and momentum to change your behaviours over time to achieve the mission objective you’ve set for yourself. Such as increasing your productivity with the use of the force and decreasing your stress to increase your effectiveness. So you need to not only set your specific goals, but track them over time with a Jedi diary and journal.

11. Jedi Law of Cause and Effect – How to Influence Events

A Jedi is forever mindful of the great law of cause and effect, this is because cause and effect are at the source of the force. Which is the essence of the Jedi power?

Use the law of cause and effect to stay ahead of the dark side you most prioritize ruthlessly. Setting your performance benchmark is necessary in order to direct the force progressively,

12. Start each day, month and week with a time management session prioritizing and category the tasks for the month and days ahead. If you have 30 tasks for a given month, have a look at delegating it to a Padawan or outsourcing it.

13. Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible. Over time your routines will become habitual. Its all about persistence you are one with the force, choose a direction and the force will do the rest.

14. Take a break

Plan for a well disserved rest break or change of scenery as apart of your personal management routine to bring balance to the force.

Many Jedi have been lost to the empire, disillusioned by the magnitude of their duties which cause’s a blockage in the force and weaken a Jedi’s self confidence and productivity. Overwhelmed by fear and worry, which leads them on to the path of the dark side.

This can be a result of lack of variation, so leave room for good relationships, fun and spontaneity. To move everything into a totally mechanical order is to flirt with the dark side.

If you have younglings you can use play time with your kids Chill out or give yourself a workout, younglings love jumping, dancing doing rollie pollie cart wheal and stuff. Younglings have tons of energy. Be creative, relax have fun doing art, acting, singing or some other creative form of expression.

15. Jedi journal first step to effective time management.

Keep a Jedi journal and dairy… organize the day ahead. It adds structure and builds routine. Look out for leakages in the force if you’re really serious about wielding the force productivity, journal of your activities , so you can better gage what you’ve done and make better judgments the next time around.

16. Be sure that you’re systems are organized.

Are the files on your computer slowing you down? If it is redo it, so it’s organized to the point that you can quickly click, click on what you need.

If you work in multiple locations? Online data storage makes it easy to access your files any time, any where, weather you’re on the bus on holiday or training at Yoda’s swamp.

17. Use droids

Here are some of the more modern weapons of the Jedi nights to help you get more organized and productive: Droids makes it easy to work wherever you are and they come in many different shape and sizes R2 units, PDA’s laptop’s, mobile phone’s will help you stay connected.

18. Use the force to combined tasks

How much of your tasks can you combined into your recreation or travelling time, for example you can drive half way to work and walk or jog the rest of the way, you can use you commuting time to read, relax or review your day.

19. Personal time-wasters are Agents of the dark side,

Remember, the focus of time management goals is actually about managing the tasks activities and routines in your life. A good place to start managing your time is to look at eliminating the agents of the dark side, your personal time-wasters. For one week, for example, set a goal that you’re not going to watch videos, TV or sports when you could be studying developing your self, working on a project planning your life.

20. Where do you leak force?

Find out where you’re wasting time and the force on fool hardy crusades. Do you waste too much force on you tube, face book or watching videos, reading emails, making personal calls? Listening to shitty waste man music, where can you leverage your time better.

21. Set a time to move on.

For instance, Relaxing, reading and answering emails doing research for a project, may be necessary but it can consume your whole day if you let it. Instead, set a time to move on.

22. Use time wisely be creative with the force

From Dentist appointments, to travelling at light speed in hyper space on your way to Alderon, it’s impossible to avoid waiting for someone or something. But you don’t need to just sit there and twiddle your thumbs, put a pen in your hand, do some pen spinning, practice your breathing excises, have a bit of a stretch and relive some tension, blindfold your eyes, get your lightbsaber and practice deflecting blaster attacks from hovering training droid . Always take something to do with you, such as a report you need to read, or just a blank pad of paper that you can use to plan your next marketing campaign, project ,article, DS brain training take control of your time feel and use the force.

Remember young Jedi

you can’t

control time with your to do list, but you can guide what happens in time by using the force. Not to use the power of the force wisely is to let this great power held in time slip through your hands into the hands of the dark side, as a Jedi you have a responsibly to use time and the force productively because prioritisation, productivity and wisdom are the secrets of the force.

Understand the power which is held in the moment,
Understand the power in a plan,
Understand the power in action…

Understand that you can accomplish wonderful things in the moment or at least sow the seeds for wonderful things, Jedi who use and understand time, understand the force, their overstand the art of Creation. Time waits for know man or Jedi, do with it as you wish.

“The galaxy does not stay the same…

It changes from day to day,

and we must change and grow to meet new challenges. As Jedi, we must never allow ourselves to become stagnant or self-satisfied. We must be ever vigilant, aware of what is happening around us, and ready to adapt to changing circumstances.

“May the Force be with you, always?”

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Where Time management starts… Part 2 of the Time Management series. Part 1 The early bird gets the worm

Every one has 24 hours to play with… Some produce wonderful works of art in 24 hours, some move forward in there Personal or business development in this time… Others produce nothing. some lay the foundations for great empires, others wallow in mediocracy. some make great personal successes, some make great spiritual successes, some are fighting, some are loving, some are seeking greater overstanding of life’s mysteries, some are wondering, some are just contented and then their are some people who are schedule freaks. People who over schedule, trying to jam as much in to the day as humanly possible… People who live each moment with one eye on the clock hell bent on completing all the tasks on the to do list, rushing to work rushing back home, rush to do this and rushing to do that, I must admit I was one of those people, until I learnt to” just chill out and operate on a more conscious relaxed pace.”

Forgotten key one… Plan free time

Ok you’re aiming to be a professional at managing your time, maximising your productivity and making the most out of your time by jam packing your waking hours with tasks. It’s all good planning this and doing that, but you’re, Not a human doing machine you’re a human being… Plan some play time.

Forgotten key two… Plan time to just Be

Stop buzzing around for a bit. Take some time to be, enjoy sitting in your skin. It’s important to plan to do Nothing . I am not talking about neglecting large portions of your day or week, but a couple of hour’s or even a day’s depending on your life style and responsibilities. Failure to take time out can lead to burn out tiredness laziness, irritability delusion… take time out to go for a walk , take time out to meditate, take time out to sit in your skin and breathe.

Forgotten key three… Get out and have fun

Give yourself permission…

to have some fun and relax, Be responsible, be adult what ever that means… don’t use this time as an excuse to misbehave, that’s would be just silly. Be responsible don’t misbehave you’ll just be moving backwards. Keep to your code but don’t make it so ridged that you restrict your Spontaneity and creative energises.

Forgotten key four… Set time aside for better Personal management

Set time aside to balance and gaining a better understanding of your feelings, drives goal for a greater personal connection and vision. This is crucial to continued growth, development, wellbeing goal attainment - so make time for this period, in the and long/short term it is of vital importance, because you are the centre of your world. If you are not working and positively connected inside (knowing where your going) you can’t possible make things positively work outside to the best of your ability, your performance will suffer – Be a pro and make time to manage yourself. Put pen to paper and review your personal world… its all about Self-renewal by renewing your vision.

More Me time in the day time…

Plan breaks in between your day time working schedule this is an important part of time management, its like giving yourself a mental and emotional defrag , this helps you organise or reset your mental and emotional self. I find that a daily dose of meditation is fantastic for sorting and arranging my mental files. Check out How to use Meditation to enhance your performance .

The more clear and settled you are, is more productive you’ll be… You won’t be walking around with tons of mental baggage. A simple walk can help to De-stress (Check out feeling pissed)

You are the centre of your world,

forgotten key five… Be conscious be in the moment

At different time in are lives we all travel or pass through various modes or expressions of conscious Awareness, experiencing different feelings and mental states which shapes and influences our usage of time. When your sole mission is to get things done, attempting to fit ever thing into a mechanical order, you can run the risk of missing those magical moments with our children, friends and family and yourself.

Take some time to connect with people, your family, friends people you meet in passing. instead of just giving a quick hello… ”how are you”… I’ve got to run… good bye as you may sometimes do, have a little chat. if you Do rush around, do you even know why your rushing around, sometimes its just habitual – stop and think about it, Be conscious be in the moment, your not a robot… live with feeling, live with passion.

Get to know your patterns and triggers

Keep equilibrium in mind. It’s good to be focused, yes, It’s good to have a plan and defined goals yes.

As you learn and grow, As you gain a deeper awareness of your emotions and drives you will see patterns emerging. Patterns and habits, Thoughts and feeling you will be more aware of your behavioural triggers. Triggers are the cartelist of your behavioural responses, the more time you set yourself to know yourself is the better control you have over your time and productivity. It starts with awareness and with awareness you will be more able to recognise, navigate and influence the periods change and growth in your live.

Forgotten key five Use time to your advantage

When you’re aware of are own periods of change, you will and can plan more effectively, doing what needs to be done, as the game of life demands. Sometimes you may find yourself in a stage of pondering… feeling a bit lost, as to your direction. This stage may persist for days, weeks, months or even years; it’s a natural process that can and will benefit you, if you use period to your advantage. It really means that you must define and direct your direction or at the very least define and know who you are.

“Do some thing with yourself” find a hobby give yourself over to new experiences… aid in your conscious growth. It is pointless running around doing things without regrouping to review your mission or direction – give yourself direction and clarity it feels great to be clear on where and what your doing.

I remember Anthony Robbins…

saying something like; In our pondering we make our greatest breakthroughs or some thing to that effect. we’ve all had periods of deep pondering, periods of thought or mental isolation, it can be positive if you look for the lessons, its like some kind of a foetal stage, where you can transform from one state to another – make it a positive transformation by doing the necessary introspection, planning, along with growth orientated activities and hobbies injecting positive material into your head and you will certainly emerge stronger.

The problem with a ridge diary

Allocating time for the UN manifested or the not yet born, take the time to explore the moment, take the time to communicate and interact with people. Sometimes we are “so on plan” that we miss countless moments of connections with other people, countless unborn smiles, un received gifts, creative thoughts and moment of inspiration when running around like a headless chicken.

Take the time to just go for a walk; we often discover things or events that we could never have planned for, things that just come out of the blue though divine providence, right into your lap especially if you are looking for it on some level.

I’ve found that when I over schedule and fill in every hour of my day with things to do, I get a lot of things done but I feel like a human doing machine, I feel that I have miss out on what I call that unplanned gifts. These unplanned gifts and moments of creative insights or knowledge that may be found in the unplanned moment but have connection to goals and wider vision or things that just enrich your life in general. Information on the web or in a book, spontaneous moments of fun, gifts that are received and given in conversation with a friend or a friendly face you just happen to bump into in the supermarket, a interaction that leaves both of you walking away feeling for filled, which you would of missed when doing the headless chicken act.

Mysterious forces of time and space

Their are environmental forces inside and around us, some people call it the hidden hand some people call it the force some people just call it good old fashioned god, whatever you want to call it there’s some kind of spiritual force behind things that seem to just come together out of the blue, connecting people and places at the that time, if you cant feel it just continue to call it a”co in side dence”!.

Anyway this force seems to guide our minds to people and places. Sometimes we may feel that longing for solitude I believe it’s a time to connect with this force, opening your heart and mind reading positive and inspirational works. In and amongst these drives we still have to make our lives work. By doing the outer maintenance jobs so to say such as going to work, getting up to date and completing projects, maintaining relationships.

Final thoughts – it’s a bit deep

Use meditation to just let go, look for that space where their is No time /movement, No thoughts.

Food for thought

Today is yesterdays tomorrow so use your movements wisely it’s said we are swimming the sea of creation in a never ending present as life/movement unfolds herself before our eyes, we humans have the power to splash or make ripple or even waves in the substance of potentiality. What do you call time…? Time is really the observation of movement, if theirs no movement, theirs no time.

Put pen to paper

It’s time for the compiling and organising of your thoughts, which aids in the reflective process? Allow what’s in your head to flow. Consider time alone to write in your journal, as being a priority, because clarity is power.

Read positive inspiring material, material which will enrich you, helping you to get where you’re going. when you go to bed, dream the brightest of dreams and upon awakening, live your dreams.

Where Time management starts… Part 2 of the Time Management series. Part 1 The early bird gets the worm

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