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Finishing Fully, Finishing Well

Managing Your Time and Schedule for Productivity

and Health

Presenter:

J. Michael Godfrey, D.Min., Ph.D.Executive Director, True Course Ministries, Inc

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Owner and the Manager

God owns it allWe manage it

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Example for Managing Time

After 3 years of active ministry, Jesus said:

I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do.

John 17:4

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Know theBenefits of Good Time Management

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Good Time Management Can Yield

Increased productivityGreater enjoyment of workGreater satisfaction with work

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Good Time Management Can Yield

Improved interpersonal relationshipsDecreased anxietyMore discretionary time

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Good Time Management Can Enhance

Spiritual passionCompassionate CaregivingCharacter Building

Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale House, 1998).

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Good Time Management Can Enhance

BalanceAchievement of PurposeTeamworkAdaptability

Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale House, 1998).

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Good Time Management Can Enhance

Soul CareGrowthHope

Adapted from Gary R. Collins, Breathless: Turing Your Time-Starved Days into a Life Well-Lived (Tyndale House, 1998).

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EvaluateYour Mindset

There are two master stories at work in our world today. The theme of one is, “I am a victim.” The theme of the other is, “I am responsible.”

Wesley Eades

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“I am too busy.”

May be a sign of poor planning.May be used as an anesthetic

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“I don’t have the time.”

This is usually the refuge of the small, inefficient person. It is never the supremely busy person who “has no time.”

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Evaluate Your Behavior and Personal Resources

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

Thomas Carlisle

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A ClueA clue that you may be managing time poorly is when you find yourself asking,

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Indicators of Poor Time Management

Working OvertimeConstantly fighting “brushfires” and tying up loose ends

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Indicators of Poor Time Management

InterruptionsMissing deadlinesPersistent irritability

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Helpful Personal Traits

A good memory, good filing system, or bothFlexibilitySelf-Confidence

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Helpful Personal Traits

Harmonious relationshipsSpeaking the truth in lovePhysical vitality

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Negative Personal Traits

Making Excuses, blamingIndecisivenessPerfectionism

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Negative Personal Traits

Negative emotionsExcessive tensionInsecurity

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Finishing Fully, Finishing Well

Managing Your Time and Schedule for Productivity

and Health

Presenter:

J. Michael Godfrey, D.Min., Ph.D.Executive Director, True Course Ministries, Inc

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For More Information

For mentoring and coaching for effective time management contact:

www.truecourseministries.org