Time Management Course Analysis

Time management skills are very important asset not just for students but for everyone. The ability to organize and prioritize tasks on a daily basis helps to utilize free time in addition to things done effectively. Establishing a routine and a timetable to assist with planning your week and all areas of your daily routine will allow you to actually see how you are using your time. Time management allows you to prioritize each task by its importance and you will be able to complete more tasks. This was most useful especially for schoolwork, projects and studying for exams. Having a calendar that can organize my schedule helped me never missed an assignment. Organization in general can help a student tremendously, organizing the clutter …show more content…
When we first started this course one of the assignment was to set short term goals that leads into completing our long terms goals. This strategy was very helpful for me because I had a visual realistic and tangible guide to follow in order to fulfill those goals. I set realistic goals such as how many classes to take each semester and what grade I wanted to earn in each of those classes. Setting goals also helped me on the personal level by setting weight goals, staying healthy etc. When I have these goals mapped out, it is easy to see where I am going and if there is an obstacle along the way, I can easily take a different route but still arrive at the destination. I am a competitive “type A” personality who needs to be the best, needs to have the highest grade, need to perform at her optimum. “Failure is not an option” has always been my mantra. Although this could be a good thing, without setting realistic goals, you almost set yourself up to fail. I’m learning that perfection does not exist but I will always still strive for it. Goal setting is important because it gives us a path and a step by step guide on how we can ultimately fulfill the ultimate goal. Goal setting also reminds that there are more than one way to arrive at our destination, so if one way did not work it does not mean you have to stop trying. A year ago today, I was fighting for my life, I was given pretty much a death sentence because of an illness, but I never stopped fighting and I prayed that if I was given a third or a fourth chance to live, my goal was to live my life by fulfilling all the goals I have set for myself but couldn’t achieve because of my illness. Getting and staying healthy is a daily goal and I will need to do it for the rest of the life I was so luck to