In my second company, every Monday, after the morning flag ceremony, employees would go out to the lobby of their respective floors to listen to a credo 1. Basically, the employees would occupy all sides of the lobby while the person assigned to deliver the credo would stand in the middle.
As far as I remember, all employees were scheduled to give a credo. The secretary would inform you one week before your moment. She would also give you the topic that you would write about on your credo. I don’t know if anyone was really sincerely listening to the speaker, but I admit that sometimes I wasn’t listening. My brain still couldn’t process English that well, especially on a Monday, early in the morning. But when the secretary told me that I was assigned for the following Monday, I made time to write my credo. I was thinking that even if no one would listen to me, at least I will learn how to write in English =p
So on January 12, 2004, this was my credo about time management:
Lose an hour in the morning and you’ll be haunted by that single hour for the rest of the day. It could have been an hour spent resting, learning something new, having a fruitful conversation, or finishing a task. Whatever it may have been, we cannot turn back the hands of time to take another shot at that elusive hour. Instead, we can only wonder what might have happened had we managed our time properly. And wondering only adds to that wasted time.
Time management is the key to keeping oneself in order. By methodically outlining the course of our everyday lives, we can allot ample time for ourselves and perform, and even accomplish, as many tasks as we wish. We can start by giving priority to our main concerns and goals. You have to find a good balance among all the things you want to do within a given amount of time.
What should be the first task? The last? What should come in between? Should you follow a difficult task with a tougher one, or a lighter one? After setting a time frame for everything you want to accomplish, you’ll be surprised to find that there is still plenty of time for things you rarely had time for when you weren’t managing your schedule properly. You can now enjoy a blissful rest, learn something new, visit your loved ones, or finish a job ahead of its deadline.
Yes, nobody wants to be rushed. We all hate deadlines, don’t we? But these are realities we all have to face. Realities that can be lessened if we put our time in order.
Time management can bring a sense of ease, even enjoyment, while working on tasks. Implementing it into your daily routine will help you wake up each morning with a clear mind, ready to think of something new and worthwhile to do. Unlike before, when everything felt piled up too high and you didn’t even have time to think, managing your time can feel like an oasis in the heat of an upcoming presidential election.
This credo wasted more than an hour of my time.