Time
Time is a continuum in which events succeed one another from past through present to future.
Webster's Dictionary
Time
The Babylonians developed a year of 360 days, divided into 12 lunar months of 30 days.
The astronomers knew the year really should have 365 1/4 days in it but their priests insisted on 360 days because of its magical properties.
How do you spend your time?
• Make a list of everything you do during a typical day.
– Email, phone calls, classes, before school activities, after school activities, sports, homework, FFA, Quiet time, TV, Radio, leisure driving, farm work, etc.
• Place these items in an Important/Urgent graph.
Live Above the LINE
Crisis
Pressing Problems
Deadline driven projects, meetings, reports
Preparation
Prevention
Planning
Relationship Building
Needless interruptions
Unnessary reports
Unimportant meetings, phone calls, email
Other people’s minor issues
Trivia, busywork
Irrelevant phone calls, emails
Time wasters
Excessive TV, Internet
Important
Not Important
Urgent Not Urgent
Time
• "Ordinary people think merely how they will spend their time; a man of intellect tries to use it." - Schopenhauer
Time
• "People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness." John Wanaker
No fair wind blowsfor a ship that has
no port of destination (Seneca)
Governing Values
• Identify your governing values– Values are your highest priorities, the
attributes and qualities you most want to develop (what matters most to you)
– Based on you and your beliefs, not on anyone else or their beliefs
Examples of Values
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Thriftiness
• Family Relationships
• Financial Independence
• Teamwork
• Service
• Good Health
Defining Values
• Identify the qualities, attributes and priorities most important to you
• Prioritize your list in order of importance
Defining Values
• Clarify each value by writing a few statements about how you will live each value.– Use the present tense
– Write as if you are actually at the level you want to be.
Record your values and clarifying statement on this page in your Student Planner.
Also record FFA Values
Values Examples
FitnessI am in excellent conditionI exercise regulary
AcademicsI make A’sI do my best on assignments
FriendsI listen to othersI help others who are in need
What is One Governing Value of These People?
Mission Statement
• A mission statement is your philosophy on how you want to live and captures what contributions you want to make during your lifetime.
My Mission Statement
• Be receptive and open to God’s will for my life as I follow His commandments. I also make a positive difference to everyone I come in contact with.
Dr. Moore’s Mission Statement
• I make a positive difference in the lives of individuals in agricultural and extension education by teaching, conducting research and serving the profession while maintaining a strong family life.
Record your mission statement on this pagein your Student Planner
FFA Mission Statement
• To make a positive in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.
Roles
• Roles represent your key relationships, areas of responsibility, and areas of contribution.
• Helps you see that life is more than a job.
Roles
• A natural outgrowth of your values and mission
• Try to keep roles to less than seven
Examples of roles
• Person 1 -– Companion, care giver, volunteer,
employee• Person 2 -
– Friend, church member, facilitator, account manager, leader
• FFA Roles– CDE team members, Officers, Committee
chairs, Service projects, Fun Things
Long-Range Goals
• Goals are dreams with deadlines• Goals must be:
– SPECIFIC– MEASURABLE– ACTION-ORIENTED– REALISTIC– TIMELY
Long-Range Goals
• Goals are based on:– Governing Values– Mission Statement– Roles
• Goals are the link between your governing values and your prioritized daily tasks.
Long-Range Goals
• Long-Range Goals are broken down into intermediate steps
• It is possible to have 10-15 goals
• There could be 2-3 goals for one value
Long-Range Goals - Examples
• I will improve the scores on the VoCATS by 10% over last year.
• I will lose 20 pounds by May 15.
• I will make all A’s this semester.
• I will make the basketball team.
• We will win the _______ CDE.
• We will achieve Superior Rating.
• We will have 100% membership.
You Can Do It!!!
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
1. Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win – Win
5. Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the Saw
Live Above the Line
• Focus on Important things– Especially Important / NOT Urgent
• Planning• Sharpening the Saw• Relationships
• Avoid Not Important things– Especially Not Important/ Not Urgent
• Excessive TV• Bad habits
How to Get IT Done
• Plan Weekly– 20 minutes at beginning of week– Review your Roles
• Sharpen the Saw - look at all 4 areas• Other Roles
– Choose Big Rocks• What is most important thing I can do this week
in this role?– Schedule the Week
• Big Rocks first
Get it All Done
Peter Drucker says:• Work where you are
the strongest 80% time• Work where you are
learning 15 % time• Work where you are
the weakest 5% time
• Plan Daily– 5-10 minutes
everyday– Check appointments– Make a realistic list– Prioritize (A,B,C
123)
From Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life
• You can make more money, but you cannot make more time. When you give someone your time you are giving something you will never get back.
• The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.