Two Simple Ideas To Get More Time From Your Day
Most people agree that time is much more important than money.
Most effective people think so. Effective people know how to get
more out of the twenty-four hours we are all given each day.
Effective people have learned the art of using time more
effectively to do productive things that help their progress or
success. Here is how many of them do it.
More time idea #1 - This one is simple but not easy for some,
it's delegation. They delegate and assign simple routine tasks
to others so that they can have more time to do the things that
they find more important or that have higher priorities in their
lives.
This is not a revolutionary idea but can have a major influence.
If you can afford to, hire people to do the cleaning, shopping,
the fixing, and even some of your office jobs. Hiring people to
do research or repetitive tasks. If your business earns you
fifty dollars an hour doesn't it make sense for you to spend an
hour going to the dry cleaners twice a week? But of course, you
have to pay them well enough so that they will be happy to
perform these services again.
Then you can concentrate on the more important things in life,
like deciding what your priorities are and managing your
activities.
More time idea #2 - Effective people tend to plan very
carefully.
The more that you have to accomplish, the more important it is
for you to plan carefully and seriously. By taking planning
serious, you'll be able to manage your time better and avoid
costly errors that eat up even more of your time.
If you think that you're so busy you don't even have time to
plan, You 're in for a treat when you make a habit of regular
planning. You will certainly find more time to do more things
that you didn't think that you had time for.
You should get into the habit of setting aside at least SOME
time each day for planning. Even ten or fifteen minutes a day is
very powerful if you make it a habit. Try it for thirty days you
will come to love it. This planning time is very important in
getting your goals and life the way that you want.
Thinking about this now may make you think that it will be
boring. It's not. Once you get into the habit of planning daily,
you will begin to look forward to it. Designing the only life
you have can be a lot of fun! Never underestimate this process.
It is some of the most valuable use of your time.
Your plan will be your treasure map. During your planning time
be sure to test different approaches and activities, and you
will find that you can not only save a lot more time by doing
this, but come up with better solutions to many of your
problems.
Obviously you will want to choose a quiet place to do your
planning. You will be much more effective and creative if you
can be relaxed without disturbances or distractions.
Everyone will have their own idea of just what goes into a good
plan. It all depends on the idividual and the objectives. here
are some ideas that should help a lot.
1. Decide on exactly what your goal is and write it down. This
way you' ll be able to stay on target easier.
2. Imagine and mentally evaluate the strategies & tactics you
will use to accomplish your goal.
3. List the pros and cons of those strategies & pick those ideas
where the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
4. Come up with a deadline for finishing your task and make
every attempt to stick to it.
5. Don't forget to brainstorm a plan B and a plan C just in case
plan A runs into problems. And Most importanly get started.