Participate wisely in social media

- Social media is a powerful tool.…It can help you grow your career,…it can help you reconnect with long-lost friends,…it has a tremendous impact on your focus,…and focus is the name of the game…when it comes to effective time management.…So we want to use social media carefully…and find balance in our life.…I'm going to share with you a few tips…to get the most out of social media…but not be distracted by it.…Number one is understand the purpose for which you're there.…

Each social media site, LinkedIn,…Facebook, has a different purpose.…For instance, if you walk into the LinkedIn room…you're there to build your career,…if you walk into the Facebook room…you're there to connect with friends,…but often people go into these rooms…of social media sites and lose their way,…they forget why they're there and it becomes…distracting so before you open up one…of these sites understand clearly what you're…there to do, that will help you maintain focus.…

Number two is schedule time…for yourself to use these sites.…Rather than constantly jumping in and out…