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"Time Flies, but it never goes backwards. Make the most of every moment." - Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple.

Time management is crucial. It refers to the process of planning, organizing, and controlling how you allocate your time to various activities and tasks. It involves making conscious decisions about how you spend your time in order to achieve your goals, meet deadlines, and balance different aspects of your life effectively.

Effective time management can be developed over time. It requires self-discipline and a willingness to make changes to your habits and routines. By mastering time management, you can optimize your productivity, reduce stress, and achieve a better balance between personal and professional responsibilities.

Nine Tips to Effective Time Management:

1. Setting Goals: Clearly define your short-term and long-term goals. Allocate time to tasks that contribute to achieving those goals.
2. Prioritization: Identify tasks based on their importance and urgency.
3. Planning: Create a schedule or to-do list with the tasks you need to complete. Allocate time blocks for each task.
4. Time Blocking: Divide your day into segments and allocate specific time blocks for different tasks.
5. Delegation: Delegate tasks that others can handle, freeing up your time for more critical activities.
6. Avoiding Multitasking: Focus on one task at a time to improve your efficiency and the quality of your work.
7. Eliminating Distractions: Minimize interruptions and distractions that can divert your attention from your tasks.
8. Time Awareness: Monitor and evaluate how you spend your time. Identify time-wasting activities and find ways to reduce or eliminate them.
9. Flexibility: Be adaptable and willing to adjust your schedule when unexpected events or opportunities arise.

AUG 8: International Cat Day is celebrated on August 8 of every year.

Remembering Salwa Aboul Naga on International Cat Day. Salwa Aboul Naga (1952-2015) lost her life trying to save her cats from house fire.

The Egyptian animal rights activist died on July 20, 2015 of smoke inhalation while trying to rescue over 30 cats she was keeping in her apartment in Zamalek, which she used as shelter for rescued cats.?

Salwa refused to leave her cats behind and tried to save as many as she could. She saved 15 cats before she lost her life.?

AUG 12: World Elephant Day | On August 12, 2012, the inaugural?World Elephant Day?was launched to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.?The elephant is loved, revered and respected by people and cultures around the world, yet we balance on the brink of seeing the last of this magnificent creature. How to help and conserve elephants?

AUG 13: International Left Handers Day?is an?international day?observed annually on?August 13?to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of?left-handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of Lefthanders International, Inc.

International Lefthanders Day was created to celebrate sinistrality and raise awareness?of the advantages and?disadvantages of being left-handed in a predominantly?right-handed world. It celebrates left-handed people's uniqueness and differences, a subset of humanity comprising?seven to ten percent?of the world's population.

40 OVER 40 CAMPAIGN IS BACK | We are excited to launch the 2nd Edition of "40 Over 40” Campaign, where we are committed to shed light on 40 diverse women over the age of 40 who have achieved significant success later in life, often by overcoming formidable odds or barriers.

We are looking for women on the inspiring side of 40s who are disrupting industries, breaking stereotypes, and inspiring generations.

Now it’s your turn. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a business owner, a member of a C-suite, a mother, a scientist, a world traveler, an athlete, or a yoga teacher, share your story with us—or the story of a woman you admire.

We welcome nominations from family, friends and colleagues. Please send your story to the following email:

womenofegyptmagazine@gmail.com

Email Subject: 40 Over 40 Submission

Join us as we bring powerful stories to life.

We want you to be a part of this unique project, which will come to life digitally and in a special article on WoEgypt magazine in October 2023.

2023 will be even better with the stories of Egyptian women across the world.

Submissions open until September 15, 2023

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki joins jury for Venice International Festival & Toronto International Festival.

Hoda Abdel Aziz Starts Filming Season Two of “Our Old Language” TV show to teach Ancient Egyptian Language and?Hieroglyphics.

Reham Al-Sahly Appointed President of DMC Network. During her career, Reham Al-Sahly conducted many interviews with renowned Egyptian personalities, including former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, politician Amr Moussa, former Egyptian Foreign Minister and former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States; in addition to celebrities , writers, creators and media personalities.

Dance is the philosophy of the soul,” | Meet Radwa Nasr, First Tanoura Dancer in Canada & Founder of Egyptian Dance Academy in?Calgary. Read article here

Breaking Boundaries: Women Pioneering the Rababa’s Melodies in?Egypt.

Safa El Helaly fell in love with the instrument, and became the first woman to play the Egyptian Rababa, and perhaps among a few female pioneers who play this instrument in the world.?Read her story here

Relationship Drama: When it comes to choosing Mr. Right, many women are often oblivious about what to look for in a relationship and continuously question the choices they make. How to Choose the Right?Guy?

Wonders of the Sea Mask, Azza Fahmy’s Animal Ball Creation Inspired by Hawksbill?Turtle | A mesmerizing creature that gracefully roams the vibrant coral reefs of the Red Sea. All about the mask here

Nadia Hashimi: A Novelist Searching for the Remnants of Afghanistan in the faces of her?characters

American Afghani physician and author, Nadia Hashimi, undertook the responsibility of transforming the harsh image of what happened to the daughters of Afghanistan into narratives. Her goal is to make words her most influential weapon in this battle against retrogression and backwardness.

Book reviews of her novels here

Making Homemade Tomato Sauce is A Journey Not A Destination | the Magic & Meditation of?Cooking | The journey & the recipe here

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