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.