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E
XPERIENCE
5: T
IME
, P
LANNING
,
AND
P
RODUCTIVITY
130
L
EARNING
TO
L
EARN
: B
ECOMING
A
S
ELF
-G
ROWER
C
HALLENGE
Star performers are able to find enough hours in each day to accomplish things that others can’t seem to find
time to do. How is this possible? Star performers know that there are four critical steps: 1) good planning,
2) following the plan closely, 3) using the planned time productively, and 4) assessing the performance on
a monthly basis. Now that you have learned these steps (along with new ideas and additional tools), you
have what it takes to
double
your daily performance by focusing on the most important things, becoming
more effective with each hour, keeping balance in life, and assessing performance.
T
OOLS
/W
ORKSHEETS
Blank calendar
SII Self-Assessment worksheet
My Life Vision worksheet
P
REPARATION
1. Assess your past time management practice to identify your strengths and areas for improvements.
Use an
SII Self-Assessment worksheet
.
2. Do as much research as needed to find critical dates at your school (e.g., last day of classes, holidays,
etc.)
3. Obtain all your course syllabi and analyze them too, identifying important dates and deadlines.
P
ROBLEMS
TO
S
OLVE
Plan out the rest of the semester using a calendar you design for the term, placing in the due dates for
papers, special assignments, exams, finals, and other key events. Be sure your plan addresses your areas
of improvements. (
Blank calendars
are available in this experience.)
Criteria:
1. Completeness of items
2. Balanced
3. Aligned
4. Wellness
5. Prioritization identified
6. Contingencies
M
Y
L
IFE
V
ISION
Select four goals: two long-term (six months or longer to accomplish) and two short-term (a day to six
months to accomplish). Write about each of them, using the
My Life Vision worksheet
. Follow all the
criteria from the Reading on Goal Setting, and devote at least one full page to each goal.