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Part 3 Essential Business Skills Two Proven Time Management Techniques

By: R. Lee Serratt

Two Proven Techniques that Successful People Do to Double or Triple Their Time in a Day

It has been said that time is more important than money and most wealthy people believe this to be true. Why is this so? Simply because wealthy people have learned how to get more done in less time by utilizing their time to it’s maximum. So how do they do it?
Technique # 1 is delegation. Wealthy people know how valuable their time is and so delegate to others those things that do necessarily require their personal attention. This idea is so elemental that some people just don’t take it into consideration. If you have the money, why wouldn’t you pay someone to take care of those routine jobs that can take up your valuable time? House cleaning, repairs, typing that job order or answering the telephone, these jobs can take up an extraordinary amount of your time. It goes without saying that, rewarding those who do these jobs is necessary so they will be motivated to do them well. By delegating these jobs to others, you can focus on the more important things like planning and management of your business.
Technique # 2 is take planning seriously. When you think you’ve run out of the time necessary to get everything done, it is likely that you haven’t taken time to lay out your plans in advance. When all else fails, careful planning will get you through the most hectic day. You will avoid costly mistakes and you will be able to give each task your full attention. If you find that just taking the time to create a plan is a burden, then make a habit of keeping your date book open and on the desk top at all times. This will give you an “at a glance” view of your schedule and you can block out your time effectively as your work day progresses. Your daily as well as weekly and monthly plan can be your roadmap.
Spend some time, maybe in the evenings, different ways of approaching your activities and soon you will find that you have much more time than you thought. Everyone has a different concept of what a good plan might look like. There are no hard and fast rules. What looks good to you might look like a crow’s nest to someone else. It doesn’t matter. If it works for you keep it. On the other hand there are a few things you will want to keep in mind when getting setup.
1. What are your goals, your objectives? You want to make this as detailed as you can for complete understanding. Keep a list close at hand; you will want to consult it often.
2. Find someone you can discuss the strategies and tactics your plans will employee. Brainstorming will bring out the weaknesses and strengths of your plan.
3. Assess the effectiveness of caring out those strategies and tactics.
4. Set up a timeline for completion of each phase of your plan.
5. Don’t be afraid of making modifications and backup plans. These will give you an out when the primary parts of your plans aren’t as effective as you thought they would be.
As your plan comes into being, you will learn much about what works and what doesn’t. Keep notes and learn from your mistakes. Most important of all is start right now applying these strategies to your daily activities.

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Information about the Author: R'Lee Serratt is owner of Articleswitchboard.com and writes on a diverse catalog of subject's

 

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