If there is a resource that we all have counted, is time.

And time is a resource that we don’t know exactly how much we will have.

Time management could be a very subjective and complicated resource to have total control.

For sure, being in Germany had helped me to learn about a different cultural perspective about time.

If I compare between Mexico and Germany, time is a real significant difference between this two cultures.

Mexicans use the term “Ahorita”, which is a time adverb that can not specify actually at what time.

The normal adverb is “ahora”, which means right now, but saying “Ahorita” is were almost all foreigners will be confused, since there is no exact time to describe ahorita.

In contrast, german culture is more likely to be a more specific in time terms.

Although now different generations are having different aspects about time, specially in business, Germans are very good at planning their time.

I had plenty of german friends who actually had their Google Calendars fully scheduled, and sometimes setting up a get together with them had actually be considered with enough preparation.

Mexicans, and as well latin american cultures, might not be really specific when it comes out about time.

So is time a really crucial resource that countries like mine have to be more careful and really find a balance between the cultural “ahorita” and a specific agenda?

Personally, time management could be a useful skill to achieve any personal and professional goal.

Developing time management skills could be also a healthy aspect, to have the so called work-life balance, and know when to stop when you are a workaholic, or to know when to focus and be more productive if you are more of a distracted person.

Planning the perfect future would be impossible, but certainly following steps towards the main goal, could get you closer to become an achiever.

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