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As most people in business will tell you; time is money - so in order to make more money you need to use time effectively. Time management is just as important as money management but is often overlooked and people who have poor time keeping skills tend to think that it doesn't matter and that being a little late won't change anything - well they're wrong!

There are many simple steps that you can take to help you manage your time more efficiently. The first one would be to use a time management system, similar to the one used in Microsoft Outlook. Here you can access your emails, check the calendar, schedule alarms as well as make a schedule. Using a schedule helps you to know exactly where you should be at any given time. It maps your task for the whole day on a time basis - for example, you could allow ten minutes to check your email and then schedule to meet a client, the alarm will go off after ten minutes and tell you that you should be meeting someone. This is a great program as you can do many things with it and it will really save you a lot of time.

Ideally you should plan in advance, maybe just a day or two, but if you can plan ahead for a week then why not? Always knowing what to expect in the future is a great advantage and allows you to keep track of your time a lot easier. If something in your schedule changes, don't forget to change it in your schedule or journal and then use any spare space which may have been created to catching up on any work that you have fell behind on.

You could also carry a diary or journal which states where you should be throughout the day and also take into account how long it would take you to get to each location if you had to travel - this means that you shouldn't be late as your journey would already be planned out. Keeping a diary also allows you to look back and see if you could have managed your time more effectively, or if you were late on any given day. If you were late you can take a note and plan that journey or task more efficiently so that you are not late next time.

Always wear a watch or carry something which always allows you to see the time. Losing track of time is one of the main reasons that people are late or forget to do other tasks. If you set aside time for each task and stick to the schedule then you should be able to handle your work load a lot better and with more ease. Sometimes you might not have completed a task and think - 'ah I'll do a few more bits of paper work' - but deadlines are made

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