Motivation Monday Optimizing Time

Motivation Monday Optimizing Time Are you optimizing time? Do you invest your time doing the right things or are you mostly responding to emergencies? In this Motivation Monday, I want you to be more planful. Where do you want to be three-four months from now? If securing a new job is your plan, start optimizing time spent on the right activities now! It will take that long (or longer) to secure a new job. It is so easy to get caught up in the idea of planning yet never taking action on it. But, having a plan and taking the right steps to implement your plan is the secret to success. If you say that you dont have enough time to conduct a job search, please allow me to challenge your thinking. Maybe you need to consider if you really are doing the right things for the right reasons? Structuring Your Time I havent mentioned Steve Coveys matrix in a long time, so here goes! If you havent read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey, it certainly is worth it! (affiliate link) There are so many valuable parts to his book, but the one I find most relevant is his time management quadrants. So often, we manage our lives by what we think others want or whats easy for us to do; not by whats really important. Covey says that we need to spend more of our time in quadrants I and II. Optimize time and find a way to invest more of your effort in quadrant II. Quadrant I and II work Starting today, what will you do to move your job search activities into quadrant II? Capability improvement (both the job search process and your own personal improvement!) Relationship building (read Networking Is A Waste of Time- Or Is It) Recognizing new opportunities (keep your eyes and ears open- Looking For A New Job? How To Job Search Today) Planning, recreating (Find target companies, marketing materials, a Plan B) Are you ready? Go!