Very often I hear that people are busy and have no free time. Nowadays it's everywhere, we're dependant on our work, relatives, tasks and technologies. We forget about ourselves. It can be very difficult to follow your interests in a real life, unless you have work that you really like. In other cases, our everyday routine work devours all our interests and desires.

Having a strategy for free time can help.

Here are some tips:

1. Stop being a slave to technology.

Turn off your cell phones, pagers & emails etc. Is it really necessary to be on call all the time. Give yourself a break.

2. Stop working when it is time to stop.

Work will never cease no matter how much time and energy you put into it. A tired employee will not produce exceptional results. If you have a creative profession, this rule applies even more. The reason is that we always need new impressions and knowledge to produce good work. To get them we need some free time to do what we want.

3. Delegate, delegate, delegate.

Outsource those tasks that you don't like executing. Delegate those chores that you're not proficient in to somebody else. Free up some time. Use it to focus on what you do well and most importantly, enjoy doing. Even if you're a top manager, there's no need to do everything yourself. Just divide the work between other people and control the process. It'll save a lot of time.

4. Make free time a goal. Plan for it.

It's like that old saying "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Make it a goal to have some free time. Just write it down! List down your daily responsibilities. Make time to enjoy your life. Take action and enjoy your free time!