How To Make Your Weekends More Meaningful

Who wouldn't like to get more done in less time?  It seems today that there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish all that we would like to. You may be able to improve your personal productivity by following the examples of highly successful people who leverage their weekends to help them accomplish more in less time.   According to a recent article in Success.com, highly successful people don't sleep in on the weekends.  Instead, they wake up early because they realize that time is precious and it should not be wasted lounging in bed regardless of what day it is.

Reading is fundamental to success.  Reading helps anyone keep their fingers on the pulse of what's going on in their industry and to also discover new things that competitors may not discover.  Weekends are the perfect time to read because they help increase your knowledge and improve your approaches for tackling the challenges of the coming week.

Highly successful people use the weekends to plan for the coming week while also taking time to pursue their interests.  Weekends are the time to decompress, pursue your passions and do whatever it is that you prefer to do in your spare time.

Weekends also are the perfect time to give back to the community in which you work and live.  According to Thomas Corley's book, Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals, 70% of successful people are involved in charitable or community related activities at least 5 hours per month.

Giving your smart phone a rest on weekends is a habit that can be extraordinarily effective.  Take the time to get away from it all by putting away your smart phone for several hours and avoid the temptation to constantly check your emails.  This also helps highly successful people to connect with their families, exercise and build momentum.