'Mindscaping' for career building 9

'The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business - or almost anywhere else for that matter'

Lee Iaccoca

In a well designed garden, every tree and a plant will be in their most appropriate place. There will be regular weeding out and watering. The gardener will take care of the manure and water requirement. The landscaping expert will take care that the available space of the garden is fully utilised.

So will be a person focused on his career and future. He knows how to use his available time for productive use. He will focus on how effectively use his time. He knows the link between the 'available time' and 'productive time'.   

We all have 24 hours. If we divide this into 8 - 8 - 8 modules, we have three slots. We should have clear plan for these slots like a well laid out garden. We should spend 8 hours for working and eight hours for resting and sleeping leaving a balance of 8 hours.

Most importantly, the 'precious 8 hours' from 5 am to 9 am and 5 pm and 9 pm are very critical. The quality of how these 'precious 8 hours' are used will decide the quality of our career and thus our life. These 8 hours should be intelligently invested for reflecting, developing and planning.

NC Sridharan

www.thetimefoundation.com

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