Values Of Time Management

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Our life is like a bubble, a short morning dream. Therefore, we should take good care and make the best use of it. In other words, we must respect the value of time. Time management is basically planning and dividing one's time in a productive way.

For instance, we have a number of activities that have to be taken care of in a particular period of time. So we should be able to plan our activities in such a way that we are able to complete all the work on time as scheduled.

It is a fact that if man takes care of his minutes' then the ‘hours' and ‘days will take care of themselves. It is said that ‘Time is more precious than money'. This is because money lost in business or otherwise, can be gained or earned again, but time once lost, can never regained.

We all grow in time, live in time and ultimately, perish in time. There may not be an exact definition of time, but we all know what it is and its great value in a person's life. A man has a lot of wants. We all want fame, success, money, happiness, love, etc. There is no end to our desires. However, only a few are successful, prosperous ...
... and happy. These few are the ones who realized the value of time. They made the best use of their time and attained desirable position in the society.

People, who made effective usage of time at their disposal, got the best from time. But those who forgot the value of time found to their utter dismay that it was harsh on them later.

In other words, successful persons use time in the best possible manner to achieve their goals. Most of us waste our precious time in unnecessary things such as gossips, roaming-aimlessly, grieving over the past blunders or day dreaming. It must always be kept in mind that, Time and tide wait for none. Time can be spent wisely or foolishly. The choice is ours and so are its consequences.

Life is not a bed of roses. Each and every one of us has to face a number of problems in life. We have to be bold and courageous enough to face them. Problems are faced by men of courage only. Escapist always avoids problems, had times teach us a lot. They prepare us for a prosperous and glorious future. If difficult times arrive, they would prepare us for a better life. We would be able to handle problems in future with more maturity, stability and courage.

Basically, time and opportunity once lost can never be recovered. The flow of time is ceaseless and eternal and we all are like small insignificant particles in this endless and continuous flow. Time is eternal and endless but human life is very limited, finite and short-lived. Therefore, successful people make the best use of time in their lives. A word done is time earned. A decision taken at an appropriate moment can work wonders. Hence, let us strike the iron when it is red hot.

We must make the best us of good times. We must make arrangements for the bad times during the good times. When the bad times knock at our doorstep, we should face them bravely with determination. That is how a rational and strong man is supposed to fight his battles of life. Ultimately a seasoned and an experienced human-being would be able to master time with his resources, skills and careful planning.

A proper use of time means the right use of an opportunity. As a very popular saying goes - ‘A stitch in time saves nine'. As opportunities in life are few and far between, so is time precious and limited. Those of us, who miss an opportunity or waste time, have to regret all our life. This implies that we must be punctual, disciplined and regular in our work-schedule.

One should instill the habit of early rising as one can complete a number of takes before the day has even started. For this, one must never be plagued with lethargy and bad habits. Some of them are sleeping late at night, laziness, passivity, remaining glued to the television or addicted to certain drugs etc.

To conclude, it is foolishness to think that we can make up for the lost time. There is a popular saying that ‘the past is dead and the future is unborn'. There are no tomorrows and yesterdays. It is ‘today' which is important. Time is very powerful. So, we must ensure that we make the best use of time in our limited span of life. All greaten are the great economizer of time. They have left their foot-prints on the sands of time. We should try to follow the greatest and learn to make the best use of time.