TIME MANAGEMENT

Let me start off by telling you whoever said that "we all have the same number of hours every day" is NOT telling you the truth.

I would not go so far as to say they are lying.

To me, lying is ---correct me if I am wrong--- when Bill Clinton said that he did not have sex with Monica in the White House.

Do you know why I said Bill Clinton lie? Well, try selling his story to your grandparents and see if your grandparents buy his version of the story.

Now why would I say we don't have an equal amount of time per day?

I am one of those who need, on average, at least six hours' sleep every day. And I know there are people out there who can get away with two hours' sleep every day, 365 days a year, without any adverse effects.

Every day, these lucky people have four more hours than me.

Four hours is 25% of the day. This works out to be an extra three months every year. And an extra two and half years every ten years. This is a depressing thought.

Hey folks, with four extra hours every day, I could have been married by now.

For more of my personal thoughts on time management, see:

(1) time management speech given at a toastmaster international public speaking club meeting , and

(2) ice breaker speech given at three Toastmaster International public speaking club meetings.

Now can you see why I regard time management as an important skill?

There are so many things I want to do, so many books I want to read, so many people I want to meet….

Wherever I go, I bring along a book.

I read on the train. I read on the bus---this is why I prefer to take public transport rather than driving to work. I read when I am queuing for something. And I certainly read when I have to wait for somebody else.

People who frequently turn up late for appointments have no respect for time.