Pleasure Slave Manual
Schedules and Time Management

Time Management

Having more time is one of the most precious and sought after resources we have.When you feel control over your time you have more confidence in your service with Me.

Everyone has the same amount of time. However, some seem to have more than others.

When you think about it - what is time? In its basic form it is that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.

Everyone has the same amount of time to do their "stuff". Yet a Great Pleasure slave knows what he has to do and when. he also doesn't get stressed out about things that happen which have an effect on the amount of time between tasks.

So, how can you get more time?
The 1st step is to perform a self assessment on how you are currently spending your time. Complete a diary for 1 typical week. Write down how you are spending your time.

It will look similar to the example below:

Time and Task

8:00 Got out of bed

8:30 Left for work no breakfast

9:00 Got to work, had coffee - chatted to colleagues

9:30 Started reading emails

10:30 Meeting

11:45 Emails

1:00 Lunch

2:00 Meeting

3:30 Coffee break - chat

4:00 General Admin

5:00 Left for home

6:30 Arrived home - changed, coffee, put dinner on - watched TV

7:30 Dinner

8:00 Watched TV

11:00 Went to bed

This was a typical day for one of My boys. he felt like there were not enough hours in the day to complete his tasks and duties, which caused him to feel uncomfortable and under pressure. you cannot serve Me properly if you are under pressure and uncomfortable with the amount of time you have or don't have.

After a week's worth (5 working days) of time data, total all of the hours spent on the various tasks and put them into one master table under specific headings.

An example of this is below:

Activity Hours spent

Sleep - 47 hours

Traveling to work - 3 hours

Arrive at work/coffee/chat - 2 hours

Emails - 14 hours

Meetings - 9 hours

Lunch - 4 hours

Afternoon break/chats - 2.5 hours

Admin - 3 hours

Traveling home - 4 hours

Prepare dinner/chilling out - 6 hours

Dinner - 2 hours

Watching TV - 23.5 hours

In this example, you can see how he grossly misused his time. he was spending 18 hours a week on just sending and answering emails, having coffee and chats.

I did not say he couldn't spend time chatting, etc - because it is simply not realistic. However, I did tell him to cut down on the amount of emails/coffee/chatting time to 12 hours per week instead of 18. Thus, he would gain an additional 8 hours to Please Me.

Also, he was waking up and rushing to work each morning. Often getting stuck in traffic for what was a 10 minute journey normally. Leaving for work at 8:30am, especially when the kids are in school, is asking for trouble with traffic. Then arriving at work all ticked off he would take 30 minutes to chill out, get a cup of coffee and have a chat to prepare himself for the day. By the time this was completed it was 9:30.

I told him to wake up 30 minutes earlier than normal, take a leisurely breakfast and have a cup of coffee, then leave for work relaxed and ready. This way he could actually start work at 9:00.

The difference in traveling time with regards to leaving at say 8:15 and leaving at 8:30 would decrease the amount of traveling time by 15 minutes each day and would account for another hour or so each week.

I also posed the question about the amount of TV he watched. A staggering 23.5 hours over a 5 day period! No wonder he didn't have a lot of time.

I asked him if he enjoyed watching TV or if he had nothing better to do. "i just put it on and watch whatever is on" he said.

Now I am not one to say that you shouldn't watch TV, far from it. What I am saying is, unless you are getting something out of it, like enjoyment or knowledge you are literally wasting your time by passing your time watching TV.

I told him to make a list of the alternative things he could do with the time, which included a sensible amount of time for the TV shows he enjoyed watching.

Alternative Activity? Benefit?

Alternative Activity? Gym/Workout Become healthy,
Benefit? have more energy

Alternative Activity? Read more - newspapers/books
Benefit? Gain knowledge/keep up to date

Alternative Activity? Work an additional 30 min at work
Benefit? Miss out on 5:00pm rush hour, cut traveling time by 15 min, get more work done

Alternative Activity? Go out in the week
Benefit? Get out of the habit of staying in during work days. Enjoyment etc

Alternative Activity? Computer
Benefit? Learn more about the Internet etc

Alternative Activity? Night School
Benefit? Get that qualification in first aid I've always wanted

Alternative Activity? Start a part time business
Benefit? Earn extra money!

So, from being a couch potato, all of a sudden he was writing down the things he wanted to do with his time and was getting pumped up and excited about them as well.

All this from saying he didn't have enough time to successfully complete the assignments I was giving him.

The next step was to tell him to put an action plan together for what he was going to do and when. Time is just a feeling, it is a feeling of pressure that you cannot fit something in.

By analyzing his time, he found out he was wasting a great deal of it and he could be doing more productive tasks.

I also described some of the most important elements of time management and some of the techniques that would enable him to organize, schedule and get the most out of his time, which in Essence, is My time.

Everything about you is Mine including your time. So, you see the importance in making sure you are caring for all that belongs to Me correctly.

I would like for you to look at some vital factors that you must consider when allocating your time.

There are 4 factors in total:

* Identify how you are spending your time in the present - both at home and at work.

* Write the task or activities you must do in order for you to achieve the objectives of your job or at home.

This could include work tasks such as meetings, appraisals, E-mails, documentation and the like. Home activities could include time with Me, cleaning, cooking, shopping and watching television. Write all of them down.

* Schedule your work activities.
First - you will need to know how long you will want to spend on a particular task

Second - you need to know how soon the task should be completed

* For successful time management, you must have an appointment book. Once you have worked out the tasks you need to do and their relative importance - the next step is to schedule the activities into your appointment book. In your appointment book, block out time for certain tasks. Let people know when you are available. Also allow time for reviewing and planning at the end of each day.

Scheduling time for planning is essential on a daily basis. This should be done at the end of the working day or at night for your home duties.

Within this time for planning you should draw up your schedule and also a To Do list for the next day using the techniques that I have already mentioned.

Schedule your activities in detail.

The day is also broken down more comprehensively into 15 minute blocks of time, giving you better control.

Cross out each activity as you complete them and make sure you complete them all.

Planners are an excellent tool to use. They illustrate, at a glance, the days that you are off, and any events that you have planned on particular dates - I would strongly recommend that you purchase one.

The last area to look at is time saving techniques, which are the things that you can do to give yourself more time.

I see so many people who are snowed under with their workload and agenda, these people never seem to have a minute to spare and just take on more and more work.

Let's have a look at some of the things you can do. The first and most important question you can ask yourself is: Can I delegate certain activities? You can reduce your workload by getting other people to do it for you.

you can also discourage unnecessary meetings, don't take work home, don't take responsibility for other people's problems and don't become bogged down with detail.

These are some of the things that you can do to free up some of your time, but one of the most important things you can do is say No to certain requirements and requests that are asked of you. It is such an easy word to say in theory, but too many people don't use it. (I am sure this goes without saying, but I am Not the one to say No to. This little bit of valuable information is for you to apply to others. Never Me)

Another excellent time saving technique is by working faster, and by reducing the time for particular tasks. Ensure deadlines are set and adhered to, keep your communications concise, and take on the most important tasks when you are alert - it is more time efficient and productive. Learn how to conclude meetings and conversations. Ensure meetings are run promptly and on time.

Another technique to reduce time is by working more effectively. Make sure that you plan your work, establish clear objectives, set priorities, be realistic, draw up To Do lists daily and weekly, make efficient use of a diary, plan meetings and plan agendas.

The time management techniques I have just described are simple and will start you off in your quest to gain more structure. Once you have structure over your time, you will perform more effectively and have greater enjoyment with Me. xoxo

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