Mr Time...

As cool, static and beautiful a number as the is PHI - 1.618, so is Time. 

Time runs on its own volition, constant to every human race, continent of Earth, social strata and so on; yet it is one of the most significant differences between the rich and the poor everywhere.

The significant difference "Mr Time" exudes between the rich and the poor does not include how it runs or how static it is. The difference is in how it is being spent!

There's a popular saying- "I don't have time" amongst every human race, age and continent. Yet, when given some consideration, you would discover that the amount of time that a very successful man has is not different to that of a mediocre.

Time Matrix

 As shown in the Time Quadrant above, there are four quadrants in which every human is said to spend his/her time.

In the first quadrant (Quadrant of Necessity), we have agenda such as:

• Crisis
• Pressing Problems
• Deadline Issues, Meetings, etc.

In the second quadrant (Leadership), we have:

• Preparations
• Presentations
• Value Classification
• Recreation, Exercise
• Relationship building, Career Development, etc.

In the third quadrant (Quadrant of Deception), we have:

• Listening to gossip
• Attending unnecessary meetings, presentations, and so on.
• Many popular activities
• Trying to satisfy other people's urgent issues

In the  fourth quadrant (Quadrant of Default), we have:

• Junk Mail, some Phone Calls we could do without
• "Escape" Activities
• Time wasters
• Lying on the couch watching a TV show you are not interested in, surfing the web, etc.

Ideally, as illustrated above, we should spend our time on Quadrants 1 and 2: on important (worth doing) things. Amazingly so, when more time is invested in the Quadrant 2 (Important and not Urgent) less time would be spent on Quadrant 1(Important and Urgent) Therefore, in order to derive positive results from our time we need to spend more time on things that are worth doing at the right time, rather than firefighting!

REFERENCES:

• Time Management Module 
• Powerful Time Management Skills by Franklin Covey