***Time Management 2 - How to Eliminate Your Timewasters and Double Your Income
Written by Dr. Mary E. Waters, the Official Guide to Business Start-up
What percentage of your time is being wasted during the day? To do an evaluation of how your time is being spent, you may prepare a pie chart based on the way you are currently spending your time. Make a list of all the tasks you are performing for the business. You should group these tasks ...What percentage of your time is being wasted during the day? To do an evaluation of how your time is being spent, you may prepare a pie chart based on the way you are currently spending your time. Make a list of all the tasks you are performing for the business. You should group these tasks into categories and get a percentage for each category. After adding all your categories by percentages, you should get a total of one hundred percent. Now do a revised chart eliminating the timewasters.
Make as many adjustments to the chart as needed to include the timesavers. By eliminating the timewasters and adding timesavers, you will add more time to your business day. By saving time you will be able to get more tasks done for the business. Remember, time is money and the more you are able to do, the more money you will make. The purpose of doing this analysis is to find out how much time you will have during the day to get things done. The importance of having more time is that you will be able to get more done and manage your business more effectively.
If you want to double your income, you may start by eliminating your timewasters and adding more timesavers to day.
To free up time for more important tasks, you should first analyze how you are wasting your time. To eliminate some of the timewasters, analyze your day to determine how you are spending your time. Now write down what you believe to be your timewasters. You may review the list below to jog your memory. Take a few minutes to find solutions to solving these timewasters problems. The following are a few timewasters:
1) Too many telephone calls
2) Drop in visitors
3) Too many meetings
4) Crises
5) Lack of deadlines
6) Lack of planning
7) Clutter in the office
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