TIME RESPECT PRECEDES TIME MANAGEMENT

There is time for everything but, there is no time for time. It passes easily and both the successful and unsuccessful pass away with it. However, Some refuse to pass simply because of their acts when they had the chance to be part of time. ~ Richard E. Ebhota.

Over the years, it has been one training or the other from "experts" on the subject of TIME MANAGEMENT (particularly on the African continent) both in the corporate and individual spheres. There is no doubt as to the usefulness and importance of these time management principles. The results have been seen to be effective in some organisations and personal lives, confirming that it actually works. However, in other to have a greater impact across board, I believe there has to be this basic foundational principle upon which the time management principle is taught.

Where this is not known, a greater damage is bound to be done to self, an organization, and other relevant parties. This basic foundational principle is TIME RESPECT! Yes, time respect. It is an established fact that one cannot successfully manage what they do not KNOW, UNDERSTAND, and RESPECT. Hence the need to educate ourselves on the concept of TIME RESPECT before engaging in TIME MANAGEMENT skills.

Well know in the black world and beyond is the saying, "...African time" or "Coloured People's Time". I think it is shameful for a people to allow such adjective to qualify them with respect to events involving time because of the little value they place on it.

Timing is everything, I make bold to say, it is the original basis for life. Most Holy Books acknowledge the importance and superiority of time in our daily lives. For example, the Bible says profoundly, "there is a TIME for EVERYTHING" and the Koran emphasizes the proper use of time and its importance.
Until we as a people begin to understand time and respect same, it is very likely that we remain stagnant.


Speaking at an interview, the leader of the UAE spoke profoundly of the need for his people to have the best of amenities available to them with regards to TIME. In a recent progressive initiative on efficient transport system, he mentions how time respect and management can enhance the society.

To be continued...