Let’s face it, no matter who you are, chances are you could use more time. Have you ever found yourself wishing you could walk on down to the local super store and buy an extra two hours of time? Well, maybe it’s not as simple as that, but it’s pretty close. With the right time management skills, anyone can gain up to two hours a day of lost productivity. What would you do with two extra hours a day?

Joe Cirillo, author of It’s Your Time, has discovered the secret to gaining time by developing time management skills that will not only gain you up to two hours a day, but also reduce stress in you life. Cirillo is recognized as an Organizational and Time Management Expert across the Nation, he has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, on Success Radio, Essence magazine and many more.

“It’s not necessarily the time management skills, but the way you incorporate them into your life,” says Cirillo. “You gotta’ have fun.”

Cirillo’s have fun attitude shines through in his book, his seminars and the way he lives his life. Cirillo has been honing these skills for more than thirty years. He started his first company in 1972. Joe and a partner developed and pioneered the mail-order inserts in bank and oil statements. A decade later Cooper Rand has become the premier firm in a very competitive marketplace.
“I started sharing my time management skills with my employees,” says Cirillo. “It was such a positive experience that it inspired me to write It’s Your Time.”

It’s Your Time will walk you through your home and office and teach you the time management skills you need to get organized and save time. One of his secrets is setting realistic priorities.

Time management Skill #ONE from Cirillo’s weekly Time Saving Tips Newsletter: Create a realistic task schedule! A daily to do task schedule is like a road map. Driving without one in unfamiliar places takes longer and loses time. You’d never think of driving from the east coast to the west coast without a map, right? So why would you start your day without one? A day without a task list schedule will become a day of losing time. You have a series of work and home projects but you don’t know which one to start on first. This is what your to-do list task schedule is for – it is your most important time management skill. It’s YOUR time. A task schedule begins with a blank sheet of paper. A sheet of paper is like an empty box. It has limited space. The number of items you can put into a box depends on the size and shape. If objects are organized properly, they will fit. A daily task schedule must be organized, but the key to making this successful is prioritizing, so your task items not only fit into your day but also run smoothly. An overloaded task schedule is an unrealistic task schedule that will create unnecessary stress, pressure and an unfulfilled day. Don’t overload your day! An overloaded to-do list will only lead to discouragement. And most of all: be sure to cross off items as you complete them. Research shows there’s a positive psychological effect that crossing items off will give you; plus it will help you gain momentum to move through the rest of your items and most of all, it will give you a sense of completion and reinforce the fact that you are taking control of your time. Remember, it’s never to late to hone those time management skills. More Time, Less Stress, Be happy.