Are you "crazy busy"?

Just when you thought life couldn’t get any busier, consider these startling statistics. * There are over 200 billion emails sent every day. * There are 4.2 billion email addresses across the globe. * 15 petabytes (One quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) bytes) of new information is being generated every day. * There are over a billion instant messaging accounts worldwide. * There are over 12 billion mobile phones in the world – and only 6.8 billion people. * The number of text messages sent and received every day is greater than the world’s population. * The largest social networking site in the world has reported over 110 million users. If it were a country, it would be the 10th largest in the world. In the age of information, things are moving faster than ever before – and if you can’t keep up, you’ll find yourself obsolete. But how do you keep up when there are hundreds of emails, text and instant messages flying your way every day? There is a simple resolution to this feeling of being overworked and overwhelmed and you already know what it is. In fact, you’ll probably roll your eyes at how simple and seemingly “obvious” the answer is. Do you practice the discipline of personal time management? By being better organised and in control of your appointments, meetings, projects, tasks, activities and all important things in your personal life, you will ensure that you will not only survive, but thrive in this crazy-busy, all consuming, information-loaded world. Here are 3 questions to ask yourself before reading the remainder of this book. 1. What would you do with your time if you could find an extra hour a day? 2. What are you doing now that isn’t working? What tasks and activities cause you the greatest frustration and conce ? 3. Are you open to learning some new ideas and new ways of using your time? Are you willing to try something new? To learn more about managing your time and priorities, visit www.success.net.au or go to www.paulpuckridge.com