By: Fasansi Fatimah

Time is one of the greatest phenomena in life, if not the greatest. As time ticks, it creates a sort of consciousness for humans on pertinent things that should be done. Or didn’t an old adage say “time waits for no one?” Time is very essential and when used appropriately becomes a valuable asset. One who does not heed to time wastes it and discard its warning—and the result, detrimental! Time does not respect anyone; it is allocated to everyone. However, what matters most is how one’s time is judiciously used.

One important lesson to learn in life is the ability to manage one’s time appropriately; because if one fails to manage one’s time, one will be enslaved by another who has managed his time efficiently. A popular adage says, “A stitch in time saves nine”; this demystifies that whatever has to be done must be attended to immediately without any sluggishness, because time operates on a progressive train. And an unnecessary wastage of time could be costly. One major problem in life is the inability of people to manage their time appropriately; most people have great plans in life but for the lack of time management, their visions forever remain illusion.

Procrastination is a killer of a great future and it should be fought in every possible way because it is more poisonous than a snake’s venom. It is very common among individuals to prolong things that are meant to be done immediately because of the belief that there is still enough time for that particular task to be carried out. This however creates a wrong impression on individuals who procrastinate, and before such realize what is going on, the time is wasted.

In life, everyone should be able to use one’s time efficiently; whatever it is that should be done at certain moment, should be done! Time management is one of the greatest efforts ever. In academia, most students fail not because they are not brilliant but in their inability to manage their time which affect setting their priorities. Students who procrastinate in their academic studies are most likely to lose life-long opportunities in their career choices.

Furthermore, over-confidence is great killer of intellectual acumen. When individuals know that they have the ability to do something easily, they tend to relax and believe they can do it within a short period of time and in the process, they realize that the time is far spent and they are unable to achieve their aims on such tasks. Overconfidence does not only affect students in academics but in all aspects of human endeavors. A person who out of over-confidence disregards time will achieve nothing but failure in life.

For one to be successful in life, one should be able to learn how to manage one’s time effectively so as to achieve the best. Goal setting is the first thing to do in time management, every individual should be able to set a particular goal for himself and that goal should be achieved within the time span allocated for it.

Time planning is very important in life. Effective time management determines one’s success in life. One should plan oneself for ahead of time so as to be able to get a positive result. A goal that is set without proper time planning will account for nothing.

Working towards achieving one’s aim is paramount on the road to success. It is very important for one to work hard so as to achieve desired purpose in life.

 Finally, prayer is the key to every success story in life. One needs to be prayerful along with effective time management so as to achieve a good success story in life.