Time Management Tips
As we become more and more focused on achieving our goals, we may find ourselves getting burnt out or running out of time. Dealing with a hectic work schedule can be a pain and completely drain the momentum out of projects. It’s time to take a look at how we are managing our time.
Before you start anything, you need to set daily goals in the morning. Once you set your goals, break them down into tasks. It only takes a few minutes and can really make things easier to get done. Most of your time should be spent on the most critical goals for the day. Don’t get into the habit of doing the quick and easy stuff first because it will make it look like you are getting more accomplished. If you keep this up, you will never get the important stuff done that really matters.
Don’t keep all of this stuff in your head, write it down! Anytime that I have personally written down goals and daily task lists I get more done simply from the fact that I like to be able to cross off as much stuff as possible. It starts to become a challenge.
When working on a task, make sure you keep track of time. Dedicate a specifc amount of time to the task and move on. We can easily waste hours upon hours on the internet without achieving anything. There are several tasks that completely kill our productivity: not working hard enough, procrastination, not delegating tasks to others when appropriate, wasting time on tasks that aren’t effective, jumping from one task to another without focus, interruptions, and most importantly not focusing on what the most critical tasks first.
Dealing with interruptions is a huge issue for me. I’ve learned to deal with them much easier, especially when it’s from someone who hasn’t done what they were suppose to do and now it’s a huge rush!
“Your lack of planning does not make this issue a priority for me.”
If you are in a work environment, things may need to be handled with finesse. If a boss or someone wants to interrupt you, you need to make sure they know what you are currently working on and ask them if they would like you to stop that task to put out another fire.
As mentioned in a previous article, we are wired to complete tasks not goals. Having a goal to “build a website” today has a much higher rate of failure than when you write out the specific tasks required to build a website.
Since the WillieLongIII.com website is becoming more popular, it is important for me to apply the time management skills I’ve learned from seminars and trial and error. What techniques are you using to manage your time? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
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