Finally, the results of my work changed in the definite meaning of improvements. With reducing the procrastination and keeping the interruptions to a minimum I was able to better concentrate on the task. And the final outcome showed it. Not only was my work at a superior quality, but I managed to learn more and better use and apply the knowledge I had gained by completing the task. All these increased my confidence in myself, which was soon obvious to my colleagues and teachers. I am now able to better interact with those around me and I have more self-respect.
4. Action Plan have implemented numerous time management tools and techniques; each personalized and adjusted to my particular needs. They all helped me achieve my final goals of increasing my efficiency and also the quality of my hand-in work. But these tools and techniques need to be further developed, customized and implemented in order to ensure the continuing success of my scholarly activities as well as an efficient preparation for my future as a marketing director within, I hope, an international corporation.
The action plan for the previously as well as future implemented time management tools and techniques can be summarized as follows:
Identifying the causes for delays and low quality tasks should first state that I love what I do, my marketing major that is, and I cannot wait to graduate and apply all the knowledge I accumulated during my years of study to the benefit of an organization. Therefore, even if the fact that we don't like what we do is generally a major cause for the failure of our actions, it is not the case for me.
The reasons for which my actions sometimes failed to retrieve the desired outcomes came from more personal approaches to the studying process. As such, as stated before, I generally approached the project from a timely stand point, considering that if I completed the assignment within the specified amount of time, it will all be good. Then, another reason for failure was the fact that I generally poorly organized myself. By this, I mean that I used to postpone the moment of starting work, and once I did start, I kept interrupting myself and procrastinating.
Establishing my personal goals
The major goal was to increase the effectiveness of my scholarly activities while in the same time improving the quality of my works. But in order to be achieved, these goals had to broken into numerous smaller goals, which are easier to meet. Among these smaller goals I included establishing a clear working schedule and sticking to it, reducing procrastination and other interruptions in order to be able to concentrate better, better organize my resources, such as reduce the amount of time spent on reading works I was already familiar with. Also, I learnt how to read between the lines in order to get the author's general idea. These goals had to be...
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