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Time Management Secrets for Working Women

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Time Management Secrets for Working Women

Getting Organized to Get the Most Out of Each Day

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Time management hammers working women: now, maximize your hours, ease your stress and match your time use to your values.

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Many working women awake to the figurative sound of a starter pistol and race against the clock until they lie down to sleep at night. Author Ruth Klein understands the unique challenges that time management presents to working women. The demands of home, family and work always compete for their attention, and they get almost no personal time. She divides women into three "Personal Motivational Lifestyle" categories and explains that a woman will feel unbalanced and unfulfilled if her time investment is out of sync with her lifestyle. She encourages women to nurture a clear understanding of their own personalities so their time use aligns with their values and beliefs. Klein offers many useful, practical timesaving tips, strategies and techniques for the home and workplace. The book jumps from subject to subject with little regard to flow, but the advice is solid and actionable once you find it. getAbstract believes Klein can help you organize your time. Just give her a minute.

Summary

Tick Tock Tears

To many women, time is an adversary. The ticking clock prevents them from accomplishing all they need to do. Society expects working women to perform optimally at work, and to manage their homes. Men, on the other hand, are only required to manage their time at work. Women who feel pressured by time also feel guilty, overwhelmed and anxious. Learning how to manage your time according to your values will help relieve most of this stress.

Track the source of your stress: 80% of it probably results from time management dilemmas. Take time to relieve your stress instead of letting it build into an insurmountable problem. Take a long bath, window shop or visit the gym. Mental activities that help relieve stress include letting go of things that cause continual tension, taking time for recreation, trying not to rush and maintaining a positive attitude. When possible, give yourself a little treat like a facial or a movie.

Three Kinds of Women

How do you alleviate the time pressures you feel as you try to meet your work, family and personal needs? Choose which "Personal Motivational Lifestyle" category best describes your way of life, and use ...

About the Author

Ruth Klein is president of a company that provides time management solutions for professionals, moms and students. She is a frequent public speaker, an active civic volunteer and the author of five books, including Where Did The Time Go? and Manage Your Time/Market Your Business.

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