How to Make the Most of Your Workday

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Today, many people feel overworked, overwhelmed, over-committed and over-stressed. The problem is having so much to do in too little time and dealing with information overload. To work smarter and more efficiently, use the "Strategic Organizing and Managing Process." It will show you how to set goals and prioritize, how to plan and analyze so you can reach your goals, and what actions to take now.

The key to gaining balance in your life is self-management. A major component of this process is controlling your time in order to control your life. To gain more time, identify any time wasters and personal inefficiencies so you can eliminate them. Rather than trying to put in more hours, find ways to more effectively and efficiently use the hours you have.

To make this self-management process work, make a serious commitment to regaining control over what you do based on your priorities. Eliminate old habits and develop new ones. Major improvements require taking these critical actions:

• Clearly define your mission and goals. Prioritizing requires a sense of purpose.
• Establish and communicate your priorities, so you follow them every...