Time management and planning
If you ever had a day that by the time you fully woke up, it was time to go to bed again and you often sit and wondered where your day went? Time management is good news for a person who has a tendency to be chronically mysterious “missing” day syndrome. You won’t feel that your day has passed you by. Now, you can manage your time so that it works for you, not against you.
For you to manage your time, one must have a full and complete business plan. You can break down this business plan into goals which you can check from time to time. This will serve as your “to do’s”.
This to do’s could be marketing, errands, press releases, phone calls and your work that needs to be completed. This list will be a GREAT asset to your time management plan because with it you will have a greater sense of direction and motivation. Completing small goals is the best way to inspire you to finish larger projects. You will be checking to-do’s off of your list each week, visually seeing the progress being made and motivating you to do more.
Evaluate your time. You can do this by logging each day for an entire week. At the end of the week, review your journal and highlight the areas of time that you felt were not productive.
As a small medium business owner have real office hours, rules for the phone, and even policies on dress codes and time-off. By doing this, you will discipline yourself and your employees.
When the need arises that you need to go out of the office hit all of the places you need to be everyday, you can do that weekly. By having one day set for errands, you save hours of running around town. Establish a daily routine with set lunch time and a real QUITTING TIME for your small medium business.
Keep an “I did It” list. This corresponds with the to-do list because when you cross off the completed projects from one list, you will add them to the other list. Each week you will not only see what you need to do, but you can pat yourself on your back for what you did do.
Handle correspondence first. Email, letters and people wanting information should be answered within 48 hours. It’s best just to get it over with.
Use calendars. Post meetings, project deadlines and other reminders along with personal commitments. Calendars are excellent ways to keep your day organized. Use them!
Schedule some time for yourself. If you do not feel well, you cannot function properly. Try deep breathing, candles, mood music, and adequate sleep, vitamins, drinking lots of water and sitting in the great outdoors during lunchtime.
Organizing, goal-setting, business planning and identifying time-wasters for your small medium business are the key ingredients in this recipe for success. Ultimately, you will have your day under control and your success will soon follow.
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