5 STEP GUIDE TO
SUCCESSFUL TIME
THE BLUEPRINT
MANAGEMENT
THE
TRANSFORMER
These tips will ensure nothing gets in the way of succeeding with your
workout goals.
By Kris Gethin
I
n this day and age, there are
countless distractions attempt-
ing to steal precious time from
our day. Cell phones have made
us more reachable and account-
able than ever before and social
media has the ability to suck us
in for hours at a time. My daily
mission is to eradicate any unneces-
sary communication or distraction
with the outside world. To become as
62 SEPTEMBER 2017 | ironmanmagazine.com
successful as possible, I need to make
optimal use of every available minute
of the day. In order to do this, I have
very strict criteria to keep distractions
at bay.
1. Analyze
The average individual is said to spend
four hours a day on social media,
needlessly scrolling through other
people’s personal lives. It’s one big real-
ity TV show and something you cannot
aff ord to partake in if you’re aiming to
increase your productivity.
The first step to successfully managing
your time is to analyze where you are
spending it. This is exactly the same as
keeping a food diary to assess where
you’re overeating. Once you discover
where your time is being spent, you
have useful information about your