“I have to do a lot of things, accommodate dreams, add new features in my hat, and manage life in such a way that steal time for doing my favorite things.” We all weave dream for a better future, but sometimes amidst busy schedules and endeavor to manage everything in the right way, derail from the main path and bog in a mesh where it becomes hard to find what to do and what to leave. Most of us encounter with this situation somewhere in life, but very few fence off from it. Is it really difficult to manage everything in life? No! And we can learn this from Naomi D’Souza, who is not just juggling between a full time job, Masters in Engineering, blog and personal life, but also fulfilling her dream of showcasing her writing talent to the world through her articles on Dubai’s food, lifestyle and travel and suggestions over the social networking sites and app, etc. She is a successful blogger, earned a black belt in karate, passed 4 grades of Trinity Examination in Music and incorporated in Top 100 UAE’s biggest influencers. How she does all these things? With the right use of Time Management.
Let’s take glimpse in her life and know how she manages time effectively –
a) Do whatever you want, but with full passion – Passion is the buzzword for Naomi S’Douza. Be it her work, blogging, study or enjoying life, she does everything with full passion. This gives her a natural boost, which she utilizes in her work. Like everyone, she has also a penchant. Penchant for blogging. Blogging works as a stress buster and a way of flaunting her talents. She believes that by doing what you want, you get more motivated. What a thought!
b) Love your job – First job is always special and makes unique place in our memories and experiences. When Naomi got a first job of consultant, she steps ahead with this philosophy –‘love your job’. Being a consultant is not just interesting, but challenging too. By working on three different projects with relaxing mind, she earned a wealthy experience. How can keep mind relaxing? You can learn this from this line that ‘every new thing seems hard in the beginning, but its last gives a lot of knowledge which is very precious’.
c) Getting exhausted from a work is not new. So, take a break and join the same job with full passion. You will experience the change – Naomi D’Souza is a mechanical engineer, which means dealing with various blue prints, drawings, formulae and software are her daily grind. According to her, everyone experiences a point when the mind says ‘it’s enough now’. It doesn’t mean that you leave that thing. Take a break and recall knowledge which your work gave to you and suddenly, you will feel like you want to learn more because nothing is more weighty than the amount of experience.
d) What to do when an important event clashes with work? If you are not on an important project and can take leave, take leave and enjoy.