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Time Management Principles

Time  Management  Principles      

Dr. Brandon Park | March 8, 2015

         Many   Many  people  think  that  time  management  is  about  cramming  more  and  more  into  y our  day.  Time   management  from  a  Biblical  perspective  is  not  about  doing  ____________  things; hings;  iit’s   t’s  about  doing   hat  time  management  is  about  life   the  _______________  things.    What  it  really  comes  down  to  iss  tthat   ife management.              Psalm  90:12,  “Teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  gain  a  heart  of  wisdom.”   f  we  live  our  life   isdom.” IIf   knowing  that  our  days  are  numbered,  we’re  going  to  make  better  decisions.  Whenever  you  think  that   you  have  more  of  something  than  y ou  need,  you  tend  to  waste  it!      

         JAR  AND  ROCKS  ILLUSTRATION:  The  key  to  getting  more  accomplished  in  life  is  not  simply  adding; dding;   the  key  to  getting  more  done  is  prioritizing  correctly.     __________________.  .  It’s  what  y ou  put  i nto  your  schedule chedule  first   first  that            Priority  determines  ___________________ ___________________ ____________ determines  y our  capacity  in  life.      

         Ephesians  5:15-­‐16,  “Therefore  be  careful  how  you  walk,  not  as  unwise  men  but  as  wise,  making  the   most  of  your  time,  because  the  d ays  are  evil.”            WORD  STUDY:  “Making  the  most  of  your  time”  (“redeeming  the  time”)  –  i n  the  G reek,  i t’s  a  word   that  means,  “to  buy  out  of  the  market.”  The  word  time  is  kairos,  which  means  an  appointed  time  i n   the  purpose  of  God.  It’s  a  window  of  opportunity  when  God  can  act.  When  we  manage  our  time   according  to  God’s  standards,  we  put  ourselves  in  a  position  where  God  can  act  through  us.      

THE  LAWS  OF  UNMANAGED  TIME:   LAW  #1  –  Unmanaged  time  flows  toward  my  _____________________.  The  majority  of   people  spend  the  majority  of  time  doing  things  they  are  second  best  at.     • LAW  #2  –  Unmanaged  time  comes  under  the  influence  of  ___________  _____________.     This  is  especially  true  of  those  who  are  “people  pleasers”  by  nature.  If  I  do  not  take  control   of  my  schedule,  there  are  people  in  your  life  that  will.  "Planning  your  day,  rather  than   allowing  i t  to  unfold  at  the  whim  of  others,  i s  the  single  most  i mportant  piece  i n  the  time   management  puzzle."  –  Alec  Mackenzie   • LAW  #3  –  Unmanaged  time  surrenders  to  the  demands  of  all  _____________________.   Don’t  be  governed  by  the  tyranny  of  the  urgent.    Not  everything  that  cries  the  loudest  is  the   most  urgent  thing.  Elton  Trueblood,  “A  public  man,  though  he  is  necessarily  available  at  many   times,  must  learn  to  hide.  If  he  is  always  available,  he  is  not  worth  enough  when  he  is  available.”     The  world  is  full  of  disorganized  people  who  have  lost  control  of  their  time.  Chuck  Swindoll  said,  "The   only  problem  with  success  is  that  the  formula  for  achieving  it  is  the  same  as  the  formula  for  a  nervous   breakdown."   •

 

Time  must  be  _____________________.  When  a  person’s  money  is  limited,  they  set  up  a  budget.     When  a  person  realizes  that  their  time  is  limited,  the  same  principle  holds  true.  The  saying  “time  flies”   is  true,  but  it’s  up  to  you  to  be  the  pilot.  You  must  make  a  conscious  effort  to  allocate  your  time.    

Proverbs  24:27,  “Finish  your  outdoor  work  and  get  your  fields  ready;  after  that  build  your  house.”  In   other  words,  do  the  most  important  things  first.  In  the  day  i n  which  Proverbs  was  written,  getting  the   fields  ready  first  was  critical  because  i t  meant  food  and  i ncome  for  the  family.  What  good  i s  a  nice   house  when  you  don’t  have  any  food  to  eat  or  income?     CHALLENGE:  Make  a  list  of  all  things  you  need  to  do  tomorrow.  Now  ask  yourself  this  question:  “If  I   could  only  do  one  item  on  this  list,  which  one  would  it  be?”  Mark  that  item  as  #1.  Go  back  through  the   remaining  items  on  the  list  and  ask  the  question  again.  Mark  that  item  as  #2.  Get  the  idea?  Once  the   items  all  have  a  number,  start  with  #1,  and  do  it  until  it  is  completed.  Cross  it  off  the  list,  pause  to  feel   the  endorphin  rush  of  accomplishment,  and  celebrate.  Then  go  on  to  #2.      

HOW  TO  ADD  SOME  S.P.A.C.E.  TO  YOUR  SCHEDULE:   S  -­‐  _________________.  If  the  devil  can’t  make  y ou  BAD,  he’ll  make  you  BUSY!  Take  s ome  time  every   day  to  think  not  only  about  what  you’re  doing  but  why  you’re  doing  it.  Whenever  I  study  the  life  of   Christ  one  thing  always  amazes  me:  he  was  never  ever  hurried.  He  never  had  to  play  “catch  up,”  and   he  was  never  taken  by  surprise.  Read  Mark  6:30-­‐32.              STRANGE  PARADOX  TIME  MANAGEMENT:  W hen  I  ___________  down,  I  go  _______________!  

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         We  all  need  to  develop  margin  into  our  schedule.  Margin  i s  having  breathing  room.  It’s  keeping  a   little  reserve  that  you’re  not  using  up.  It’s  not  going  from  one  activity  to  the  other  with  no  space  in   between.  Margin  is  the  space  between  your  ____________  and  your  ________________.    When   there  i s  no  buffer  between  our  load  and  our  limit,  exhaustion  is  sure  to  take  place.      

P  _______________________.  Jesus  said,  “For  which  of  you,  d esiring  to  build  a  tower,  does  not  first  sit   down  and  count  the  cost,  whether  h e  has  enough  to  complete  it?”  (Luke  14:28).  Even  when  things  go   wrong,  planning  ahead  can  help  us  pick  up  the  pieces  and  keep  moving  forward.  If  you  don’t   proactively  write  God’s  priorities  into  your  schedule,  life  will  always  live  you  instead  of  you  living  life.    

A  -­‐  __________________________.  Attitude  is  focusing  on  the  good  in  the  situation.  Attitude  is  not   about  facts  i t’s  about  focus.  Psalm  90:12,  “ Teach  us  to  number  our  days  that  we  may  gain  a  heart  of   wisdom.”  The  great  saints  of  old  learned  the  wisdom  of  having  only  two  days  on  their  calendars:  today   and  that  day  (the  day  they  would  be  with  the  Lord).  If  we  want  a  heart  of  wisdom,  we  will  learn  to  live   each  day  in  light  of  that  day.      

C-­‐  ___________________________.  Multi-­‐tasking  causes  our  attention  to  become  fragmented.     Experts  tell  us  that  when  we  do  two  things  simultaneously,  we  take  about  30%  of  our  attention  off  the   primary  task.  What  about  interruptions?  Efficiency  experts  say  that  it  takes  four  minutes  to  recover   from  an  interruption  and  “get  back  i n  your  zone.”    

E  -­‐  ___________________________.  Engage  in  energy  renewing  activities,  which  energize  you  rather   than  drain  y ou.  L ive  your  life  by  this  principle:  Divert  ______________,  withdraw   _________________,  and  abandon  __________________.  Ecclesiastes  10:15,  “Only  someone  too   ignorant  to  find  his  way  home  would  wear  himself  out  with  work.”  If  the  bow  is  never  unstrung  it   looses  its  power.  Exodus  20:9-­‐10,  “You  have  six  days  in  which  to  do  your  work,  b ut  the  seventh  day  is  to   be  a  day  of  rest  dedicated  to  Me.”  The  difference  between  SPACE  and  STRESS  is  the  difference   between  your  LOAD  and  your  LIMIT.      

 

 

10  TIME  MANAGEMENT  PRINCIPLES:     If  you  implement  some  time  management  tips  that  save  you  10  minutes  a  day,  at  the  end  of  the  year,   you’ll  have  two  and  a  half  extra  days!  If  you  were  to  save  an  hour  a  day,  you  will  have  an  additional   15.2  days!  Here  are  10  Time  Management  Tips:   1. Plan  your  day  the  _________________  before.  Brian  Tracy  says,  “You  save  ten  minutes  in   execution  for  every  minute  you  i nvest  i n  planning.”  Take  Sunday  evenings  to  plan  your  week.   Don’t  start  the  day  until  you’ve  planned  the  day.   2. Develop  a  “_______  _____  __________”  of  things  to  do.  Make  a  list  of  the  top  six  most   productive  activities  that  you  c an  do  with  your  day.  80%  of  your  effectiveness  is  in  20%  of  your   to-­‐do  items.   3. Eat  the  ____________.  Do  the  most  difficult  thing  to  do  first;  then  the  other  activities  will  not   weigh  on  y ou  that  much.     4. Get  up  one  hour  ______________  every  day.  Some  of  the  most  effective  people  throughout   history  have  been  early  risers.  Daylight  Savings  Time  proves  you  can  do  this.     5. ___________________  as  much  as  possible  –  tithe,  bill  pay,  etc…  I  automate  once  and  I  watch   regularly!     6. Arrive  ______  __________________early.  Arriving  early  prepares  you  and  lowers  your  s tress.     The  fear  of  being  late  is  one  of  the  most  stressful  things  in  our  lives.  Do  something  about  it.   7. Always  start  _______  ____________.  Learn  to  be  the  type  of  person  who  i s  always  where   they’re  supposed  to  be,  when  they’re  supposed  to  be  there.     8. Set  an  __________  time.  For  every  appointment  and  to-­‐do  list  item,  have  an  end  time.  Things   tend  to  expand  to  fill  the  time  allotted.    If  you  have  two  hours  to  complete  a  project,  it  will  take   you  two  hours.     9. Work  all  the  time  you  ______________.  During  an  eight-­‐hour  day,  the  average  person  actually   works  less  than  two  hours!   10. Learn  to  pray  this  prayer  –  “God,  what  is  the  best  use  of  my  time  ____________  __________?”   The  Bible  says,  “If  any  of  you  lacks  wisdom,  you  can  c all  upon  God  and  He  will  give  i t  to  us.”  God   can  literally  direct  the  minutes  of  your  time  if  you  allow  Him  to.  Our  goal  ought  to  be  to  do  the   best  possible  things  at  the  best  possible  time.        

   

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Time Management Principles

Time  Management  Principles      

Dr. Brandon Park | March 8, 2015

         Many   Many  people  think  that  time  management  is  about  cramming  more  and  more  into  y our  day.  Time   management  from  a  Biblical  perspective  is  not  about  doing  ____________   hings;  iit’s   t’s  about  doing   more things; hat  time  management  is  about  life   the  _______________   things.    What  it  really  comes  down  to  iss  tthat   ife right management.              Psalm  90:12,  “Teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  gain  a  heart  of  wisdom.”   f  we  live  our  life   isdom.” IIf   knowing  that  our  days  are  numbered,  we’re  going  to  make  better  decisions.  Whenever  you  think  that   you  have  more  of  something  than  y ou  need,  you  tend  to  waste  it!      

         JAR  AND  ROCKS  ILLUSTRATION:  The  key  to  getting  more  accomplished  in  life  is  not  simply  adding; dding;   the  key  to  getting  more  done  is  prioritizing  correctly.     __________________.   chedule  first   first  that            Priority  determines  ___________________ ___________________ ____________ .  It’s  what  y ou  put  i nto  your  schedule capacity determines  y our  capacity  in  life.      

         Ephesians  5:15-­‐16,  “Therefore  be  careful  how  you  walk,  not  as  unwise  men  but  as  wise,  making  the   most  of  your  time,  because  the  d ays  are  evil.”            WORD  STUDY:  “Making  the  most  of  your  time”  (“redeeming  the  time”)  –  i n  the  G reek,  i t’s  a  word   that  means,  “to  buy  out  of  the  market.”  The  word  time  is  kairos,  which  means  an  appointed  time  i n   the  purpose  of  God.  It’s  a  window  of  opportunity  when  God  can  act.  When  we  manage  our  time   according  to  God’s  standards,  we  put  ourselves  in  a  position  where  God  can  act  through  us.      

THE  LAWS  OF  UNMANAGED  TIME:   LAW  #1  –  Unmanaged  time  flows  toward  my  _____________________.   The  majority  of   weaknesses people  spend  the  majority  of  time  doing  things  they  are  second  best  at.     • LAW  #2  –  Unmanaged  time  comes  under  the  influence  of  dominant ___________  _____________.     people This  is  especially  true  of  those  who  are  “people  pleasers”  by  nature.  If  I  do  not  take  control   of  my  schedule,  there  are  people  in  your  life  that  will.  "Planning  your  day,  rather  than   allowing  i t  to  unfold  at  the  whim  of  others,  i s  the  single  most  i mportant  piece  i n  the  time   management  puzzle."  –  Alec  Mackenzie   • LAW  #3  –  Unmanaged  time  surrenders  to  the  demands  of  all  _____________________.   emergencies Don’t  be  governed  by  the  tyranny  of  the  urgent.    Not  everything  that  cries  the  loudest  is  the   most  urgent  thing.  Elton  Trueblood,  “A  public  man,  though  he  is  necessarily  available  at  many   times,  must  learn  to  hide.  If  he  is  always  available,  he  is  not  worth  enough  when  he  is  available.”     The  world  is  full  of  disorganized  people  who  have  lost  control  of  their  time.  Chuck  Swindoll  said,  "The   only  problem  with  success  is  that  the  formula  for  achieving  it  is  the  same  as  the  formula  for  a  nervous   breakdown."   •

 

Time  must  be  _____________________.   When  a  person’s  money  is  limited,  they  set  up  a  budget.     budgeted When  a  person  realizes  that  their  time  is  limited,  the  same  principle  holds  true.  The  saying  “time  flies”   is  true,  but  it’s  up  to  you  to  be  the  pilot.  You  must  make  a  conscious  effort  to  allocate  your  time.    

Proverbs  24:27,  “Finish  your  outdoor  work  and  get  your  fields  ready;  after  that  build  your  house.”  In   other  words,  do  the  most  important  things  first.  In  the  day  i n  which  Proverbs  was  written,  getting  the   fields  ready  first  was  critical  because  i t  meant  food  and  i ncome  for  the  family.  What  good  i s  a  nice   house  when  you  don’t  have  any  food  to  eat  or  income?     CHALLENGE:  Make  a  list  of  all  things  you  need  to  do  tomorrow.  Now  ask  yourself  this  question:  “If  I   could  only  do  one  item  on  this  list,  which  one  would  it  be?”  Mark  that  item  as  #1.  Go  back  through  the   remaining  items  on  the  list  and  ask  the  question  again.  Mark  that  item  as  #2.  Get  the  idea?  Once  the   items  all  have  a  number,  start  with  #1,  and  do  it  until  it  is  completed.  Cross  it  off  the  list,  pause  to  feel   the  endorphin  rush  of  accomplishment,  and  celebrate.  Then  go  on  to  #2.      

HOW  TO  ADD  SOME  S.P.A.C.E.  TO  YOUR  SCHEDULE:   S  -­‐  _Stop ________________.  If  the  devil  can’t  make  y ou  BAD,  he’ll  make  you  BUSY!  Take  s ome  time  every   day  to  think  not  only  about  what  you’re  doing  but  why  you’re  doing  it.  Whenever  I  study  the  life  of   Christ  one  thing  always  amazes  me:  he  was  never  ever  hurried.  He  never  had  to  play  “catch  up,”  and   he  was  never  taken  by  surprise.  Read  Mark  6:30-­‐32.              STRANGE  PARADOX  TIME  MANAGEMENT:  W hen  I  ___________   slow down,  I  go  _______________!   faster

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         We  all  need  to  develop  margin  into  our  schedule.  Margin  i s  having  breathing  room.  It’s  keeping  a   little  reserve  that  you’re  not  using  up.  It’s  not  going  from  one  activity  to  the  other  with  no  space  in   between.  Margin  is  the  space  between  your  ____________   and  your  ________________.    When   limit load there  i s  no  buffer  between  our  load  and  our  limit,  exhaustion  is  sure  to  take  place.      

P  _Prepare ______________________.  Jesus  said,  “For  which  of  you,  d esiring  to  build  a  tower,  does  not  first  sit   down  and  count  the  cost,  whether  h e  has  enough  to  complete  it?”  (Luke  14:28).  Even  when  things  go   wrong,  planning  ahead  can  help  us  pick  up  the  pieces  and  keep  moving  forward.  If  you  don’t   proactively  write  God’s  priorities  into  your  schedule,  life  will  always  live  you  instead  of  you  living  life.    

A  -­‐  Atti __________________________.   Attitude  is  focusing  on  the  good  in  the  situation.  Attitude  is  not   tude about  facts  i t’s  about  focus.  Psalm  90:12,  “ Teach  us  to  number  our  days  that  we  may  gain  a  heart  of   wisdom.”  The  great  saints  of  old  learned  the  wisdom  of  having  only  two  days  on  their  calendars:  today   and  that  day  (the  day  they  would  be  with  the  Lord).  If  we  want  a  heart  of  wisdom,  we  will  learn  to  live   each  day  in  light  of  that  day.      

C-­‐  _Concentrati __________________________.   Multi-­‐tasking  causes  our  attention  to  become  fragmented.     on Experts  tell  us  that  when  we  do  two  things  simultaneously,  we  take  about  30%  of  our  attention  off  the   primary  task.  What  about  interruptions?  Efficiency  experts  say  that  it  takes  four  minutes  to  recover   from  an  interruption  and  “get  back  i n  your  zone.”    

E  -­‐  _Engage __________________________.  Engage  in  energy  renewing  activities,  which  energize  you  rather   than  drain  y ou.  L ive  your  life  by  this  principle:  Divert  ______________,   withdraw   daily _________________,   and  abandon  __________________.   Ecclesiastes  10:15,  “Only  someone  too   weekly annually ignorant  to  find  his  way  home  would  wear  himself  out  with  work.”  If  the  bow  is  never  unstrung  it   looses  its  power.  Exodus  20:9-­‐10,  “You  have  six  days  in  which  to  do  your  work,  b ut  the  seventh  day  is  to   be  a  day  of  rest  dedicated  to  Me.”  The  difference  between  SPACE  and  STRESS  is  the  difference   between  your  LOAD  and  your  LIMIT.      

 

 

10  TIME  MANAGEMENT  PRINCIPLES:     If  you  implement  some  time  management  tips  that  save  you  10  minutes  a  day,  at  the  end  of  the  year,   you’ll  have  two  and  a  half  extra  days!  If  you  were  to  save  an  hour  a  day,  you  will  have  an  additional   15.2  days!  Here  are  10  Time  Management  Tips:   1. Plan  your  day  the  _________________   before.  Brian  Tracy  says,  “You  save  ten  minutes  in   night execution  for  every  minute  you  i nvest  i n  planning.”  Take  Sunday  evenings  to  plan  your  week.   Don’t  start  the  day  until  you’ve  planned  the  day.   2. Develop  a  “_______   of  things  to  do.  Make  a  list  of  the  top  six  most   Top _____   6 __________”   List productive  activities  that  you  c an  do  with  your  day.  80%  of  your  effectiveness  is  in  20%  of  your   to-­‐do  items.   3. Eat  the  ____________.   Do  the  most  difficult  thing  to  do  first;  then  the  other  activities  will  not   frog weigh  on  y ou  that  much.     4. Get  up  one  hour  ______________   every  day.  Some  of  the  most  effective  people  throughout   earlier history  have  been  early  risers.  Daylight  Savings  Time  proves  you  can  do  this.     5. ___________________   as  much  as  possible  –  tithe,  bill  pay,  etc…  I  automate  once  and  I  watch   Automate regularly!     6. Arrive  ______   Arriving  early  prepares  you  and  lowers  your  s tress.     ten __________________early.   minutes The  fear  of  being  late  is  one  of  the  most  stressful  things  in  our  lives.  Do  something  about  it.   7. Always  start  _______   Learn  to  be  the  type  of  person  who  i s  always  where   time on ____________.   they’re  supposed  to  be,  when  they’re  supposed  to  be  there.     8. Set  an  __________   end time.  For  every  appointment  and  to-­‐do  list  item,  have  an  end  time.  Things   tend  to  expand  to  fill  the  time  allotted.    If  you  have  two  hours  to  complete  a  project,  it  will  take   you  two  hours.     9. Work  all  the  time  you  ______________.   During  an  eight-­‐hour  day,  the  average  person  actually   work works  less  than  two  hours!   10. Learn  to  pray  this  prayer  –  “God,  what  is  the  best  use  of  my  time  ____________   __________?”   right now The  Bible  says,  “If  any  of  you  lacks  wisdom,  you  can  c all  upon  God  and  He  will  give  i t  to  us.”  God   can  literally  direct  the  minutes  of  your  time  if  you  allow  Him  to.  Our  goal  ought  to  be  to  do  the   best  possible  things  at  the  best  possible  time.