Look at the time. What time is it? Certainly not enough, of course. You hasten the pace, trying to get done whatever it is you're trying to do, but before you know it...time's up! You have to turn in what you're doing by the deadline or stop to go do something else requiring your immediate attention, as other duties call.

How often do you find yourself in such a predicament, where you feel pressed for time, not able to get much done and get things done on time? Plus solely increasing the pace is not any better because then you are compromising quality for poor work.

The key is that you have to know how to manage time. Your time that is. Time management is a lot simpler than it seems, but many people are oblivious to it. All it takes are some simple time-management strategies and techniques and yourself.

The real secret behind time management is that you have to be properly organized and managed yourself because you can't control time. Time cannot be controlled; it will keep going no matter what. Only you can control yourself to work with the amount of time you have by management of it.

In fact time is the only commodity you can't get back. Time is invaluable, more so than anything else.

If you ask successful people what is the one they would like to have more of in their everyday life, it's not money, it's time — the time to do all the things they need, like work...then the time to do all the things they love, like spending time with family and loved ones or having fun and enjoying life.