If you’re interested in finding out about the kind of work that people do in the MyTimeDesign programs, take a few minutes to evaluate your skill at Capturing.

In a mere 13 questions you can use this new quiz to determine whether or not you have earned a White, Yellow, Orange or Green Belt in this essential practice.  It should take about 10 minutes to do the test, and I created some short videos to help you evaluate the results at the end of the exercise.

I’ll admit — I’m proud of it, as it’s the first attempt I’ve made to extract the self-assessment portion of my training programs so that they stand alone, and can be used by you to get some quick insights into your skills in this area, and how they can take them to the next level.

At the end of the quiz, you’ll get a good idea which skills you need to work on, if you’d like to take them up a level.

Simply click on the icon at the top right, or click here to be taken to the Quiz on Capturing.

At the moment, MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free will close for registration on Wed the 25th, so if you’d like to get a complete profile of all 11 fundamentals, act soon.

I just opened the registration for MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free for a limited time.
Unlike my other programs, this one is absolutely unrestricted in its registration, and the price could not be lower.

However, the class size is restricted.

Find out more about the program at this link for MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free

I have created a brand new Facebook page to help me answer the questions I couldn’t get to on the webinar last night (sorry about that guys!)  The technology just wasn’t cooperating at all, and I had to revert to a backup recording I made at the same time, in order to have something I could share.

After you listen to the clip, bring your questions over to my Questions page on Facebook.  You should be able to see it from outside Facebook by simply clicking here.  As you notice, I am now “The Time Management Guy!”

While this page will be advertised to the public eventually, I’m going to wait until we have gotten all the questions answered from the webinar.

Here is the recording of the webinar — just a warning, there were a couple of gaps when I realized that there was a problem with the connection. It’s an hour long.

After you’re done, remember to fill out the box on the right for early notification, and also to send me your questions to the Facebook page.

I was interviewed by Peter Gales of MoreVidaReview, on the purpose and content of MyTimeDesign.

Here are the 3 clips lasting about 10 minutes in total.

To keep abreast of the latest development in time management, come over to my research blog at http://2time-sys.com

On Friday morning I closed down the MyTimeDesign store, in time for the first MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional class to start on Monday. MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free is also underway, and those who signed up are receiving their lessons as we speak.

It was a great 2 week launch period and I got a great response from all who came to the site and took different actions.

Thanks for your support!

I am definitely going to have a re-launch — probably a MyTimeDesign 2.1.Professional after I make some modifications that I already have in mind, and those that are bound to come from the first class.

During this launch, I found that many of you appreciated hearing about the different discounts and bonuses ahead of time, so I am going to keep the early notification list current.

If you’re not already on my MyTimeDesign early notification list, then enter your contact information here and hit Submit. You’ll save quite a bit of money and time by picking up on the buzz before the general public does.

P.S. Come over to my research blog where you’ll find that I’m still working on the latest thinking on time management.

Somewhere in all the excitement of launching MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free and MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional I carved out some time to address an issue that I has been growing in my mind — the “Weekly Review.”

It’s a simple idea.

Take some time out of the week to survey all the time demands that are in your time management system.  Shuffle the items around until you’re happy with them, and start the week off on the right foot.

However the problem is that the weekly review has turned into a burden for many people, and a tedium that they find themselves shying away from given the smallest  excuse.

The problem isn’t their attitude, or lack of discipline as some would posit.  Instead, it lies in the way they do their “listing” and their “scheduling.”  Strange huh?

Well, it’s  a meaty subject that is well worth the effort to understand because the result is that if you take my recommendations to heart, you’ll want to start to upgrade the way you manage your schedule.

Follow this link to be taken to “Fixing the Weekly Review Permanently.”

P.S. Remember that I’m closing the doors to the store on Thursday, February the 12th at mid-day.  In the meantime, stay tuned to hear about the bonuses I’m putting in for those who register before then.

It’s now open!

MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional and MyTimeDesign 1.0.Free are now open for registration.

Click here to be taken to the information page and you’ll find a last-minute video I put together that takes you through both products.

If you encounter any technical issue in your registration, just let me know by leaving a comment!

How will I know that MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional is Effective?

I will share with you some testimonials of people who have used this approach to good effect.

However, I’ll be honest — the research shows that there is no standard way to measure the effectiveness of ANY time management program.

(Anyone who promises to double your profits or triple your productivity with their program isn’t being completely honest.)

Instead what you will do in Pro is set your own hard and soft goals.

You learn to measure the hard goals by making observations about your  habits, and where there is a visible, tangible change.  The soft goals are measured by how you feel about your progress at the end of the day, week or month, and how satisfied you are with your progress.

At the end of it all, you are both the referee and the player, and I’ll help you to avoid fooling yourself about your progress, and show you how you can rely on the input of others (which you’ll receive a lot of, but only if you want it.)

Believe me, my blog will show you that I have been looking at this question of measurement for several years, and I am always scanning the most recent research to find a breakthrough in this area.  As the answers become more solid, they’ll be incorporated into MyTimeDesign 2.0.Pro as soon as they are tested.

If you have a concern that the program won’t work for you, or work at all, then here is some good news.  I am providing a full 6 week guarantee.  You’ll receive a full refund if you withdraw from the program during that time, without any questions being asked.

How Will This Fit In With the Current System I’m Using? e.g. “ACME Time Management”

If you are already using a time management system developed using someone else’s ideas there’s no need to worry.

I’ll show you how to use what you learned even more effectively, and more importantly how to implement it more effectively.

The reason I can promise to do that is that I trust your choice of ACME Time Management, and I am sure it has some good ideas.

In MyTimeDesign 2.0.Pro you’ll learn how to take the ideas that you have learned and turn them into habits, practices and rituals that can be put into play in a planned and peaceful fashion.  This varies from the expectation of most of these systems, which is that implementation will be a straightforward, all-at-once matter, and that no understanding of your current habit-pattern is required.

But at the end of the day, I don’t care what you call your time management system — just as long as you know that it’s yours, and not ACME’s, or MyTimeDesign’s.  If it works, or doesn’t work, you are the one who is responsible.

What Can I Expect if I Upgrade My Time Management System?

The biggest result should be an increased peace of mind, as more things fall into place in your life, and fewer things fall through the cracks.

You should also be more productive in the traditional sense: have the sense of having more choices, and be in command of more of your time.  You’ll be able to deal with interruptions better and be less of a procrastinator.

You’ll be better able to deal with and avoid the everyday stresses related to time management.

People around you will notice that something is different – they’llsee you acting differently and may even see you more in charge of your life as you achieve more of a balance.

But enough broad-brushing on my part.  At the start of Pro, you actually craft a set of goals that are important to you and you’ll be successful when you achieve them. Period.

You can actually start seeing results IMMEDIATELY in this program — as soon as it starts.  All that we have to find is a way to support you in changing your habits quickly.  I’ll provide you with a number of ways to help make that happen, and how fast you go will depend on how quickly we can find the “secret sauce” needed to change your habits.

Will This Be Easy?  Is it for Everyone?

I’m going to be honest here.

If you’re looking for quick solutions, fast tips and aren’t interested in working hard then the Pro version is not for you.

The Pro version is simply not for everyone.

There are other programs that promise effortless results, and if you believe that they are possible, you should pursue them!

If you don’t believe the hype, however, then you may have found a home in a program that won’t insult your intelligence with inflated promises.

I want everyone to read through the content of this site carefully, because what I am offering is quite different from anything I have encountered in the public domain.  A decision to apply to the Professional program should be a careful one.

How Much Time Will Be Needed for the Pro version?

The Pro version includes 15 weeks of core lessons, and each user receives full access to the learning community for another 15 weeks.  Users can decide to use the support provided in the classrooms to continue to upgrade their systems for the entire period.

I can’t say how much time I’d recommend that you spend each week working on your habits, but I doubt that most participants will be able to produce much of a change without at least a couple hours per week of study and application.  That’s about 20 minutes per day…

Are There Other MyTimeDesign Products Being Offered?

There are.  I offer MyTimeDesign 2.0.Executive for those who require individual on-site attention.  I also offer MyTimeDesign 2.0.Coaching for professionals who want to hire me as an individual coach to work with them over the phone and internet.  For more details on these offerings, send me email from http://ReplytoFrancis.info

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OK, I am a bit excited about this!

I am almost at the end of pulling together the MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional classroom.

It was custom made by my team, and is intended for one thing only:  to make it easy for participants to upgrade their habits during the course of the program.

The key word is DURING the program… and I offer a variety of options to help participants devise their own habit support structure.  But here… take a look.

What do you think?  (The video is just short of 10 minutes long.)

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Here are a few of the questions I have been getting about MyTimeDesign, based on the information I have shared so far with the general public:

How Does MyTimeDesign Compare to Other Time Management Approaches?

I once explored a time management system that insisted that each person who followed it needed to “discipline themselves” into adhering to its precisely prescribed habits.

Needless to say, it only worked for a handful of people… the few who were lucky enough to have habits that happened to line up with those described in the program.

For the vast majority, however, it failed to work for them.

I can’t imagine what the creators were thinking.  Did they really believe that all people in all countries, regardless of age, culture and background would end up marching to the same tune, and using the exact same personal habits, practices and rituals?

Instead, people do “that thing they do” when, in their thousands, they sit in time management classes, read books or scour the internet for tips.  That is, THEY DO THEIR OWN THING!

They ignore the advice of the gurus (who tell them to “march harder”) and instead they  devise their own time management systems, using a bit from here and a bit from there.

ARE THEY CRAZY???  (Obviously, they’re not supposed to do that…)

I started creating MyTimeDesign starting with this fact.

Instead of trying to change people’s character, I have assumed that they
are all different, and require different solutions and that trying to get them all to march together in the same way won’t work.

MyTimeDesign is built on the idea that each working professional can follow guidelines instead of prescriptions, and end up with a unique time management that works for them.

(There are some who disagree…)

But it’s a little like the approach used by a good art school.  They don’t tell you how to be an artist, but instead they teach the fundamentals and allow each person’s creativity to flourish from there.

MyTimeDesign is about teaching each student the fundamentals and allowing them to upgrade or craft  their time management system in a way that makes sense to their goals, personality and culture.

It’s the very opposite of one-size-fits-all.  And it’s not like marching in goose-step at all.

How Does the 1.0.Free Version Compare with the 2.0.Pro Version?

I answered this question at a high level in two prior posts: What Will it Look Like? (part 1) and What It Is (part 2.)

Here are some more details, however in the form of a side-by-side comparison.

Also, “Free” will be ad-supported.

The MAIN difference is in the support, and in the role that I play.

In the Free version, participants bring their own support, and they receive no direct coaching.  They have full access to many of the core ideas of the MyTimeDesign programs via a series of emails that direct them to each lesson.

Success in completing the 6 week program requires a certain amount of self-discipline as no-one will be monitoring student progress on an individual level.

In the Pro version, participants receive assistance in building their own habit support structure.  There are weekly events of different kinds that include myself and other students — in fact, I’ll be working on my own upgrade alongside the participants in the first cohort or group.  I’ll personally help students to make it through all 16 Lessons, as I join in the fun.

The Pro environment provides for a great deal of sharing of successes, insights, issues, challenges and breakthroughs.

I’m still tinkering with the pricing of the Pro version, but “Free” does mean free.

I have to limit the number or participants in both programs in order to provide the kind of experience that I want, and once the registrations hit a certain number, I’ll be shutting down registration.

Oh, and by the way…  there will be an application required for those interested in MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional.

Will MyTimeDesign 2.0.Professional be Practical or Philosophical?

A regular reader of my 2Time blog would know that I spend a lot of time on the philosophy of time management – trying to fix the underlying assumptions that seem to be so confused.  For that reason, I call it a “research” blog.

However, Pro is designed to make habit change easy, and to make it happen as quickly as possible while the course is in session.  The reason it stretches over 15 weeks in time is to give participants a chance to tinker with their habits in order to see real changes happen.

This is hands-on work.  I honestly don’t care if people agree with the ideas or not… the classroom environment is designed to help people make sustained changes in their habits, and that for me is the only sign of success.

Anyone who likes philosophy should either stick to reading the blog or take the Free version.  The hands on nature of the Pro version program will probably become uncomfortable for those who are shopping for cool ideas.

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