Do you feel overwhelmed with your workload?  In this day and age of doing more with less, we have too much to do in too little time.   How can we slow down our frenetic pace and achieve our job goals without sacrificing our own well-being?   Here are 10 tips to help you better manage your time and increase your productivity at work without stressing you out!

1. Have a clear understanding of your job responsibilities and expectations.
2. Know the priorities, i.e., which projects and tasks are most important.  If not, then have a discussion with your boss.
3. Take five minutes at the beginning of your work day to plan your day.
4. Make a realistic list of tasks to complete each day.
5. Prioritize your task list based upon importance and urgency.  Work on the most important things first.
6. Allow some flexibility in your schedule for the unexpected.  Things will come up!
7. When asked to take on an additional project and your “plate is full”, negotiate deadlines with your boss.  Ask him or her to help you determine where this project is on the priority list.
8. Set a deadline for yourself as to when you will leave the office each day.  You’ll find that you’re more productive, since you have limited time and are working toward a deadline.
9. Spend the last five minutes of each work day to review the day.  Check off completed tasks and forward uncompleted tasks to the next day.  By doing so, you’ll go home with a sense of completion and be able to leave work at work and not think about it.
10. Don’t take work home on the weekends.  You need that time to spend on other activities (household, family, friends, and relaxation).  You’ll feel more refreshed when you return to work on Monday.