Worse, it is no longer effective to send the company's training manager to one of these programs and cascade what he learned to the employees. Doing that is like handing out documents that have been carbon copied several times over. The conviction will be lacking, the integrity is nil and the message lost. Using our recognized coping mechanism that is helpful is a good start towards stress management. An example of our coping mechanism is how we change it by our actions. Signs of stress are headaches, indigestion, shortness of breath, change of appetite, fatigue and exhaustion, sleep interruption restlessness, decreased sexual activity, etc. It is the ability to categorize what need to be done immediately, what has to be done next and so forth, in a realistic time frame. It is the ability to discipline the self against too many procrastination and entertaining excuses that results at best to delaying what is unavoidable. Time management is to recognize what time of the day where one is most effective and taking the opportunity to take advantage of these most productive hours. When attending seminars, the attendee has very little control on the choice of the speaker especially if the time management course is sponsored, not so with time management books. There is a wide array of these books online and in your bookstore. As with any other bookstore, you can scan the contents and have a peep at the book with previews and can make a selection depending on what suits your personal preferences. Assigning work time frames for each task, even if it is not so realistic at first can give you a good idea later on regarding the a more realistic approach. The idea is to start it off and stick it out. Be flexible. It always happen that when you are trying to do a good job or start on a significant one that will have a drastic effect, sooner or later something crops up to derail your effort. - Written objectives and activities defining the right tasks at the right time must be reinforced. It may be worth the while to observe realistic cycle plans and cyclic time frames. - Identify time wasters to use time more effectively. - There are routine problems and there are the unexpected problems.