| 1 obvious
| It’s painfully obvious that in order to achieve your goals in life, you have to become a very busy person
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| tick
at the same rate
| Time however is ticking at the very same rate for everyone, for the rich and for the poor
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| entirely
precious
| It is entirely up to you how you invest your precious hours, minutes and seconds to achieve better health, wealth and happiness
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| assess [ə'ses]
whether
| Every evening you have to assess whether or not you have invested your hours wisely
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| major['meɪʤə]
| A- tasks are major priority tasks, which are connected with your life goals
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| to be related
| B-tasks are daily tasks that you must do, but they are not related to your life goals
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| morale [mə'rɑ:l]
| The more you do the tasks that support your life goals the higher will be your morale and attitude towards life and others
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| labor
rejuvenate
| C-tasks are the task which help you enjoy the fruits of your labor and rejuvenate
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| prosperity
| D-tasks usually add very little to your prosperity, family life or career
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| accomplish
| Have you ever felt busy but accomplished nothing?
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| precise [prɪ'saɪs]
estimate
|  Be as precise as possible when you estimate the time
you spent on each activity
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| 2 frequent
| The phrase 'I don't have time' is very frequent now
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| overwhelm
demand
| Many of us feel overwhelmed by the demands placed upon us
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| ultimately
| Ultimately, career success is likely to depend on your ability to manage your time effectively
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| urgent
| ….and the higher you go, the more urgent skill it becomes.
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| reflect
| you have to ask yourself: Does your time spent reflect your goals and priorities?
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| establish
| Every new week establish the minimum you must achieve in the next week
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| short-term
interim deadline
| You can also create short-term and interim targets and deadlines
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| measurable
achievable
| Your goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-based)
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| wide variety
| There are a wide variety of electronic planners and software packages to choose from
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| set aside
update
| Set aside 30 minutes at the beginning of each month to update your diary
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| compile
accomplish
| On a Monday morning compile a 'to do' list of everything you must accomplish
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| inevitable
| It is inevitable that you won't accomplish everything on your 'to do' list,
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| vital
optional
| Depending on whether your tasks are vital, important, or optional, you allocate blocks of time accordingly
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| application
scheduled
resist
| Shut down the e-mail application and only check it when scheduled. If you still can't resist, work in a meeting room or at an absent colleague's desk until you get out of the habit of constant checking your e-mails
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| clearly
| Clearly define priorities and goals and make them SMART
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| 3 identify frequently
| Identify activities that frequently waste your time and aim to reduce them
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| dependant
| Your quality of life is in many ways dependent on how much (or little) you enjoy your job
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| enjoyment
| The higher your job enjoyment, the more effectively you will be in getting things done
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| drastic
measure
| Changing your job is a drastic measure and should not be done without careful thought
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| threat
| The SWOT technique is a helpful matrix that helps you understand where your Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats are
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| interfere
| Get rid of everything that interferes with your goals
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| obstacle
| "THREATS" are considered to be specific obstacles that you currently face
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MAKE UP A STORY 1 part (looking at words only in the left column you have to make up sentences with them)
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