Time Management Tips Free For The Taking
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Friday, 27 April 2007 |
7 time management tips free for you to use right away:
1 - Place a cash value on your time.
How much is one hour worth? One day? Then break it down to one minute. When you realize that your trip to the coffee machine just cost you 4 dollars in time besides the cost of the coffee, it will be easier for you to spend your time more wisely.
2 - Schedule reading times for when you cannot perform other tasks
As much as possible, read when you are waiting. Waiting for the bus, for an appointment, but not when you could be using your hands and mind for other things.
3 - Keep a timer by the phone
Start the timer when you initiate a call or when a call comes in. You'll be amazed at how much time you can save by just being aware of those minutes ticking away rather than kicking back in your chair and running on about less important matters. If you know the average time of your regular calls. Set a countdown timer to a time a little short of that and start it when you start the call. Finish before the time dings.
4 - Measure your time
Keep track of how much time you have, how much time it takes to complete specific duties, how much time to travel from one place to another throughout your day.
5 - Protect your time
Don't let others hog your time or keep you tied up when you could be being productive. Close your door. Turn off the phone. Turn off the light by the door in your office (this is a great way to keep people from even knocking on your door :-)
6 - Set, and most importantly, keep a schedule
Not just for meetings, arrivals, and departures. Keep a written schedule for as many things as possible.
7 - Turn off everything on your computer but what is necessary for you to do your work
Gadszook, I cannot begin to tell you how much time is lost checking your email, peeking at your inbox when those notices sound off, or pesky instant messages. Your computer will also run faster, helping you to work better.
The best thing you can do is track your time, set time goals, and constantly work to beat your last time. It doesn't have to be painful. Think of it as your own personal little battle or sports championship.
It also doesn't hurt to reward yourself when you set a new world record for yourself either! |
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Master Time Management
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 |
Good time management is an essential key to creating and maintaining a successful personal and professional life. So why is poor time management one of the top reasons people do not reach their goals?
Prioritize and Plan: Create a time management plan. Try clarifying your priorities, your strengths and weaknesses, and your goals on a personal and professional level. Have an ongoing, categorized Master List including all the “to do” items in every area of your life. Write these down and place a star by the ones which are the most important. Get those tasks “out of your head and onto paper” so there is no worry about forgetting something. At the end of each day, refer to the Master List and cross off the items you accomplished. Then identify the most important items you will do tomorrow. Write these items on a Daily Accomplishment List.
At the first of each month, set aside an hour to plan your month. Use a Month-At-A-Glance calendar to block off your personal/family obligations with a colored highlighter. Then use a green highlighter to block off time for interviews, shows, office time, networking, and attending team events.
Making the most of your time: Being effective means doing the right job for the right reasons. Remember to stay focused on what will bring the greatest return on your time and energy. A good rule of thumb is to spend 80% of your "Business" time on income producing activities and 20% on management activities.
The following example is for a part-time career of twenty hours per week: Sixteen hours on income producing activity (selling products, booking and holding shows, and prospecting/holding interviews with new Consultants), four hours on management activity (office administration, self-improvement, etc.) Again, focus 80% of your time on activities that promote sales and 20% of your time on management.
· Improve the quality of your time by evaluating when you feel most alert. Try to schedule your appointments or make phone calls for your business during the times you are at your best.
· Monitor the way you spend your time by using an activity log. Take a few days to write down daily activities and the time it takes you to accomplish them. Based on the information you gather, make the necessary changes.
· Create extra hours for yourself by getting up early. This is an easy way to create more time. If you get up 1-hour early for a year, you will create approximately 10 additional working weeks.
Set yourself up for success by sticking to your schedule and not taking on additional obligations that will take away from your personal/family time or your business. Learn to say “NO!” Time Management and planning work hand in hand for the success of your business. It gives you a sense of peace as well as a feeling of order. |
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Work At Home Tips To Getting Things Done
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Friday, 16 March 2007 |
One major hurdle working at home is going to provide you is how do you get things done. I'm talking about accomplishing things everyday working for yourself just like you would if you were a job with a boss to answer to. Here are some tips to help you get things done everyday while working at home.
1. At the end of the day write a list of what you need to get done tomorrow.
It is understandable that things change everyday, but this should be your starting point. Writing it down and reading it before tomorrow offers some sort of magical formula for success. When it is written down you know it needs to be done. No excuses.
2. Try and run office hours for yourself.
Granted working at home offers you the ability to come and go as you please, but if you do not work a set number of hours every week you will not make any money. This may change from day to day, but take a look at what demands are on your time from friends and family in advance and then stick to the work schedule you set up in for yourself.
3. Control distractions as much as possible.
If the television pulls you away from getting thins done turn it off. If your home office has a window that you find yourself staring out all day, maybe you should close the blinds.
4. Have a set of yearly, monthly, weekly and daily goals for your business at home.Work towards hitting these whatever they are. Break them down into things like make a certain amount of money today. Work 30 hours every week. Spend 10 hours on promoting or networking myself and my business.
5. Crank up the fun o'meter a little bit.
Do you know how many people wish they were you. You do not have to battle traffic everyday on your way to work. You have no boss looking over your shoulder telling you what to do all day long. You may not realize it right now, but you are living the American Dream of being self employed. Have fun!
These are just a few tips to help you get more done everyday. Working at home offers so many good things for you if you do it right. Surprisingly many people fall into the trap of just plain not working enough. To avoid that try and follow all of these tips. Disciplining yourself to get things done and knowing what you need to do is important to your success. You can do it. |
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