I know that I am not supposed to have a "favorite" but I have to admit, this system is close to being just that, my favorite. One of the principles of the Power Time Management System, PTMS, is that you always want to find maximizers in your operations. You want to find activities that will give you back more benefit than the effort and energy you put into them.

For example: you want to spend 2 hours working on a new procedure to you help you streamline your ordering procedures. By spending these two hours once, you will benefit every time in the future when you use the new streamlined ordering procedures. Over the next month, you could save an hour each time you have to order something. If you use the new ordering procedure 5 times, that is a gain of 3 hours. Every time in the future you use the ordering procedure, it's a pure gain of an hour.

In the next year, you could save 100 hours or more, all originating from an initial investment of 2 hours. Starting and developing your own Power Life List, PLL, you will be profiting from the maximizing benefits gained from using this Power system. It's simple to use, easy to start, and a very powerful tool you will not want to be without.

If you are looking for a way to ease into the Power Time Management System (PTMS), this is a great place to start. A simple definition of the PLL is this; think of it as an In-Box for the rest of your life. You want to start to write down, either in hard copy, or on your computer, everything and anything that you want to do, from today forward. The number one rule is this: there are no rules, and anything and everything gets dumped into your PLL. This system has been designed for you to literally dump your brain into your PLL.

Go to the Home Page of this site; go to the bottom of that page and see the flow of information, it all starts with the creation of your own PLL. Listen to the audio file there. There is also a mass of information on any of the index pages, under the Power Life List, or the Power Living Life List, same system. (We are in the continual process of updating our systems with new data, will have the name changed complete shortly) You have enough information on this site right now to start working on your own Life List.

Why is this system one of my favorites? The reason I like it so much is because it does so much for those that use it. I probably get more positive feedback on this simple aspect of the PTMS than on any other part of it. People like it because it has a powerfully calming effect on you. It helps to reduce stress, makes you infinitely more organized and, most of all, helps bring order to chaos. I know that sounds like a sales pitch, but in this case, it is all true.

Time Management deals with helping us decide what to do, and then when to do it. Your Power Life List is going to be the start point for all of the what's in your life. Up to now, all of the what's have been swirling around in your head, and when you keep trying to keep track of them, all that happens is that we get more overloaded and stressed out. The start of the process of gaining back control of your time is to get all of that information out of your head, where it is doing you no good, and putting that information and data in a place where it will start to do you some good, your Power Life List.

One last point, do not let the simplicity of this system fool you; it packs a huge positive impact on those that utilize it. Make sure you are one of them.

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Your Power Life List, if used properly, will become an indispensable guide to you in mapping out your future. This system is one that, the more you use it, the more value and benefit you will derive from it. I personally can say that at least some time in each day, I make a reference to the material that is in my own Power life List.