An interesting article on CNN talked about how some people viewed being laid off as something close to a gift. That is really coincidental, because in one of my other blogs I said that the ax didn’t fall on me, it fell on a tether that was holding me down.

The challenge remains in the realm of time management. This is my second go round with trying to manage life without a job. I can reflect on the last time and see how I let the freedom of self-employment rule and I let the real opportunity to succeed slip through my fingers. This time I can see something similar, but I know what I have to do and it all has to do with managing my time.

An excerpt from a PEOPLE Academy Inc bulletin on time management:

Time management is a way of life – it affects our lives both at home and at work. Each one of us is responsible for our own time management. It is heavily influenced by our attitude. A positive attitude will affect the quality of how we experience time and our attitude will affect those around us, who in turn influence the effectiveness of our time management.

The advantages of good time management:
• You achieve control over your activities rather than them controlling you
• You start to achieve a work, life balance
• You develop a proactive lifestyle rather than a reactive one
• You can deal with most problems as they arise
• You will reduce stress
• You will have time for others both at work and at home

All of those points apply just as easily to self employment as anything else. Don’t let the freedom distract your drive. In my opinion, focus and time management are the keys to entrepreneurial success.

Oh, yeah, the link to the CNN article.

And here’s something else to help clarify goals and targets.