Control Your Life With Self Management Skills

By Author: Vandana singhal
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To become successful in life, it is important to have a few excellent self management skills. You cannot control others without controlling your own behavior and without self discipline.
However, what is self management? Self management is the control you exert over your personal self including - your time, your achievements and your personal growth.

Self management is important for your well being and it is a skill that has to be “learnt”. Self-discipline is the key to better self-management. For instance, people tend to avoid those tasks which they do not like to perform for any number of reasons – since they are unpleasant or difficult. They keep on putting off those tasks and become depressed. In fact, completing those tasks is far easier than handling the thought of completing those tasks.

Tips on Self Management
Everything can be resolved and you can make your life as controlled as you want. The important thing is to organize yourself and the environment around you. It is important to develop self management skills if you want to perform to the full to your potential.

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... #1: Manage your thought process

One of the most important areas of self management is controlling your thought process and be mindful. Controlling your inner dialogues is important to bring change in your work process. You need to control your thoughts whenever you think that they are going to drift away to any unpleasant topic.

Tip #2: Manage your Emotions

Try to understand your true feelings and start working on them. Do not let your emotions take control of your behavior and actions. It is important to think - before you start taking any action. For instance, someone has said something to you which might have hurt you. And you might have feelings of anger/hatred towards them and want to hurt them as revenge. But, hold on! This is not the right behavior as anger begets anger. Control your emotions and let the things settle down. Do not act on the spur of the moment, allow time for things to cool down. Your reactions not only impact you but also others.

Tip #3: Time Management

Time management skills are one of the most important skills that need to be learned if you want to learn self management skills. However, time management does not at all mean manipulating time. In fact, it means managing your priorities; what is important and what is not. Learn to prioritize your tasks and roles you are responsible for.

In the entire day, you may have to play many roles at different times. However, it becomes overwhelming to manage all without prioritizing them according to their importance. To manage time, you can use a checklist, calendar; try to recognize time wasters like watching too much television.

Tip #4: Manage and maintain your energy level

As all of us have a few “high energy times “of our day. You have to recognize those high energy times of your day to utilize your full capacity. For instance, if mornings are the best time for you and you feel most energetic at that point, complete your important tasks in the morning.

Moreover, it is important to revitalize to recharge your energy levels otherwise you would be exhausted soon.

Tip #5: Managing your relationships

In the entire process of self management, you cannot ignore your relationships because they are very crucial in your life. Since all of us depend upon each other either physically or emotionally, it is important to maintain healthy relationships with people around us. A bad relationship definitely affects the flow of your life.

Conclusion

With a little attention and lots of organization, you can make your life happy and happier. Start working towards it today.

This is an article by Vandana who blogs on wisdomtimes.com at http://www.wisdomtimes.com/author/vandana.singhal/