Brian Tracy explains time poverty, the stress of having too much to do and not enough time. He recommends six actions: master time management, stay open to learning, set priorities, focus on one task at a time, constantly ask what's most valuable right now, and start each day with your top tasks.
There's never enough time to do everything, but there's always enough time to do the most important thing. Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about a problem that plagues many people in their personal and professional lives, and that is time poverty. This month, the most common form of stress that we experience and the feeling of being overwhelmed with far too much to do and having too little time to do it. In fact, time poverty is the biggest single problem facing most people in America today. We simply do not have enough time to fulfill all our responsibilities. Because of the competitive pressures of the workplace and having to balance our personal and professional lives, individuals are forced to take on more and more work, all of which appears to be indispensable to the smooth functioning of our company or department. So if you feel yourself overwhelmed with the sheer amount of tasks you have to do on a daily basis, here are six things that you can do to combat time poverty. The first thing is to Become an Expert the solution to the problem of work overload is for you to become an expert on time management. There's probably no other skill that you can learn that will give you a bigger bang for the buck than to become extremely knowledgeable and experienced in using time management practices. The second thing is for you to be open to new ideas. The most foolish person of all is either the person who feels that he has no time to learn about time management or even worse, the person who, while being overwhelmed with work, feels that he already knows all that he needs to know about the subject. The third thing is to never stop learning. The fact is that you can study time management and take time management courses for your entire business life and you'll still never learn everything you need to learn to get the most out of yourself while doing your job in the most efficient way. Today, before I came down to do this shoot, I received a 673 page book on time management, one of the newest books out which I now have to plow through in the next few weeks. And these books are coming out every single week so you have got to keep current with what's happening. The fourth thing is to learn the keys to time management. The two indispensable keys to time management are 1 the ability to set priorities and 2 the ability to concentrate single mindedly on one thing at a time. Since there's never enough time to do everything that needs to be done, you must be continually setting priorities on your activities. Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat over and over is what is the most valuable use of my time right now? And make sure whatever your answer is, that's what you are doing right now. The fifth thing you can do is to ask yourself the best question of all this what is the most valuable use of my time right now? Will do more to keep you on track hour by hour than any other single question in the list of time management strategies. You see, the natural tendency for all of us is to major in minors and to give in to the temptation to clear up small things first. After all, small things are easier and they're often more fun than the big important things that represent the most valuable use of your time. So the final thing is to start with your top tasks. The self discipline of organizing your work and focusing on your highest value tasks is the starting point of getting your time under control and lowering your stress levels. So if you enjoyed this video and you feel it was valuable in teaching you how to manage your time, share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information. Before we wrap up, I'd like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. Here it is. There's never enough time to do everything, but there's always enough time to do the most important thing. Now. I'd love to hear from you, so I'm My question today is what one skill will you use to effectively manage your time from now on? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thanks for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action. And take action now. If you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in helping you achieve your personal or professional goals, subscribe to my channel like this video and share this video with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information.
