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Time management is basically about being focused. The Pareto Principle, also known as the ‘80:20 Rule’ states that 80% of efforts that are not time managed or unfocused generates only 20% of the desired output. However, 80% of the desired output can be generated using only 20% of a well time managed effort. Although the ratio ‘80:20′ is only arbitrary, it is used to put emphasis on how much is lost or how much can be gained with time management.
Some people view time management as a list of rules that involves scheduling of appointments, goal settings, thorough planning, creating things-to-do lists and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to developing a efficient personal time management skills. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.
But there are more skills involved in time management than the core basics. Skills such as decision making, inherent abilities such as emotional intelligence and critical thinking are also essential to your personal growth.
Personal time management involves everything you have or do not have to do every day. No matter how big and no matter how small, everything counts. Each new knowledge you acquire, each new advice you consider, each new skill you develop should be taken into consideration.
Having a balanced life-style should be the key result in having personal time management. This is the main aspect that many practitioners of personal time management fail to grasp.
Time management is about doing everything that are most productive in an effective way, not just about being busy.
The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in anyone’s life are physical, intellectual, social, professional, emotional and spiritual.
1.The physical aspect involves maintaining a healthy body with balanced meals and regular exercise, and managing stress and fatigue.
2.The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.
3.The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.
4.The professional aspect involves school and work in establishing your career.
5.The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires, and manifesting them accordingly.
6.The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning in life.
Thoroughly planning and having a set of things-to-do lists for each of the key areas may not be very practical, but determining which area in your life is no given enough attention is part of time management. Each area creates the whole of you; if you are ignoring one area then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.
Personal time management should not be so daunting a task. It is a very sensible and reasonable approach in solving problems big or small. A great way of learning time management and improving your personal life is to follow several basic activities.
1.Review your goals often whether it be short-term or long-term goals. A way to do this is to keep a list that is always accessible to you.
2.Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style. Each and every one of you have a peak time and a time when you slow down, which are your natural cycles. You should be able to tell when your most productive time of the days and nights are so that you can plan to do the most difficult tasks at those times.
3.Learn to say “No” when you do not what to be involved. You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.
4.Give yourself a pat on the back or just reward yourself with something nice for an effective time management result.
5.Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.
6.Don’t procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.
7.Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.
8.Have a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.
These are the few steps you can take in becoming a well-balanced individual. As they say, personal time management is the art and science of building a better life. From the moment you integrate time management skills into your life, you have opened several options that can provide a broad spectrum of solutions to your personal growth. It also creates more doors of opportunities for you to knock on.

Out of the 8.3 million considering suicide, 2.3 million Americans made a plan in the last year while 1.1 million adults had actually attempted suicide in the last year. Factoring into the risk levels was gender, age and history of substance abuse. Substance abuse, not surprisingly, increased the risk of seriously considering, planning or attempting suicide. It was found that people experiencing substance abuse disorders within the past year were more than three times as likely to have seriously considered committing suicide as those not battling substance abuse. Those with past year substance abuse were four times more likely to have planned a suicide than those without substance abuse disorders and nearly seven times more likely to have attempted suicide. These numbers are tragic but not altogether too surprising when taking into consideration the lifestyle of a person caught in the cycle of addiction. Most people tried a drug to avoid a problem and then continued with taking drugs instead of handling the problems in their life, finding them actually worse than at first and now finding themselves addicted to their drug of choice. Now their foremost problem is the cravings for the drug and the “how –to- get -more” of said drug. The lifestyle to keep the addiction fed brings on depression and guilt due to the activities to keep their cravings at bay. This of course increases the guilt where the only way out of this lifestyle to the addict is to commit suicide, which in the their mind will handle all their problems and do their friends and family a favor by them not having to worry over them any longer. Rebecca Pool, C.A.D.C.  (Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor) states, “We encounter many people entering our program stating upon arrival they had considered suicide because they had hit rock bottom and saw no other way to stop using drugs and in the process destroying not only themselves but their families. A person addicted to drugs can not see anyway out of this lifestyle. This is where Narconon steps in and is able to give that addict the tools and skills to overcome their addiction and to achieve their goals and dreams upon completion of the program, drug-free.”The Narconon international network of drug and alcohol rehabilitation and education programs was founded over 43 years ago. Narconon Arrowhead is the networks premier facility, located in southeast Oklahoma on 216 acres in Arrowhead State Park, is the perfect treatment environment for those addicted who are trying to regain control of their life. Since Narconon’s center opened in Oklahoma in 1990 over 3,580 people have graduated the full program. Over 70% of these graduates are enjoying sober and productive lives today. If you or someone you love needs help please call 1-800-468-6933 to speak to a counselor who can help you get started on the road to recovery or log on to www.heroinaddiction.com.

Bulimia is a psychological disorder that is caused by a skewed body image .Two forms of bulimia are recognized by the American Psychological Association, both of which can be devastating to a person’s health and after prolonged practice, may even cause death. An alarming rate of people suffer from the disease, many of them younger than 30. Peer pressure, the media and other mental factors may have an influence on adolescents who suffer from the disease. Other factors such as family and home life may play a role as well.

Symptoms of bulimia include a negative body and self image, binging and purging, which is the act of eating to the point where the stomach cannot handle anymore and forcing oneself to vomit, or the use of excessive amounts of laxatives to rid the body of food. Many of the foods that individuals with bulimia consume are high in fat and calories.

In many cases, people with bulimia start out with a diet and exercise program that is rather innocent and healthy for their bodies. The problem begins when the individual cheats on his or her diet, and then experiences a feeling of guilt or failure afterwards. This escalates the feeling of low self esteem and increases the severity of the situation, until it escalates to bulimia where the binge-purge behavior is exerted.Diagnosis of this disorder involves a psychological evaluation to determine if an individual exhibits traits of the disease. This involves asking rigorous questions about self and body image and getting a history of the individual’s weight issues, and any other family or home issues present. According to the American Psychiatric Association, the criteria for diagnosing a patient with bulimia includes binging and purging at least twice a week for three consecutive months, negative or unrealistic body image and weight loss attitudes, and the absence of anorexia.Individual and group therapy is a widely used treatment for bulimia. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is also used to try and change a patient’s perception to foster a more positive body image. Family therapy is one way to help bulimic individuals cope with their illness and change their behavior patterns. A solid, stable support system is important for any person suffering from a disease.Since bulimia is a psychological disorder, it is very important for family members to be supportive and help the individual using positive feedback. It is also important that family members talk about their problems together. Sometimes, people use this disease as a way to cope with other issues in their lives. Bulimia is a very serious psychological disorder that demands prompt treatment from both a psychologist and medical doctor.