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Assess your time management skills:

My time management and the ability to track, control and prioritize projects and tasks is excellent.

I selectively read when the situation presents itself and fully read when required such as the case of highly technical or a legal interpretation.

I often make and reassess a list of tasks and accomplishments with date due or assigned and who is responsible for the outcome.

I accomplish the most technical and time consuming tasks either at work in the early morning or when the situation presents itself when I work from home or during air travel when there are several hours of un-interrupted time to review and analyze a project or situation.

I keep a clear workplace, computer files including tractable versions to avoid lost data and in-turn allows me to keep a clear head and vision to complete tasks on time or ahead of scheduled.          

Evaluate how these skills have increased your locus of control:

By definition, the Locus of Control is the extent to which people believe they have power over events in their lives. A person with an internal locus of control believes that he or she can influence events and their outcomes, while someone with an external locus of control blames outside forces for everything.

My personnel definition is that of an internal locus of control. I assume responsibility for my actions and decisions based upon sound and prudent decision-making processes after weighing the facts and available data.

The items identified in item one have allowed me to be timely, accurate, analytical and the ability to acquire the skills needed to make sound and prudent decisions and recommendations to both superiors and subordinates alike. This has allowed me to quickly become a trusted member of a team allowing my colleagues to rapidly understand and       appreciate my position on topics of relevance and importance.    

Identify three new areas in which improved time management skills would reduce stress:

Since I am a Type “A” personality. I believe three new areas that would benefit from improved time management skills would be a benefit and in- turn reduce stress:

Getting ahead and obtaining the professional goal of Director of Safety.

Feeling guilty when relaxing or do nothing for several hours.

Schedule time during the day for just myself to read for pleasure, shoot    pool or listen to music.

My action plan to integrate these into your daily routine:      

Create a timeline of milestones needed to accomplish goal one would be to map it out for reference and review to benchmark items accomplished and those still needed.

  

      Look and learn how my family members are able to be content with simply reading of watching a TV show and try to follow their lead of only doing that one thing and not multitasking.

As I get up at 0400 daily to exercise and walk the dog, I could start  listening to music or an audio book during my 45 minute commute to work in the morning and home in the evening.

Scheduled some rainy day time for shooting pool.