Ten Ways To Boost Your Time Management Skills
by Ann Rusnak
Want to gain more control over your time? Try these time management tips.
1. Take Time to Plan
Just 15 minutes of daily planning can dramatically improve your productivity. The next time you’re tempted to rush right into doing something, pause to plan. You’ll also reduce stress and avoid crisis management.
2. Start With a Vision
A vision gives you direction on how to allocate your time. A vision or goal for the today is better than nothing. Knowing what want to get done will keep you focused.
3. Stay Flexible
Allow time for interruptions, distractions and opportunities. Life happens.
4. Energize Yourself in 5 Minutes
Unplug, disconnect and get out of the office for 5 minutes. Read motivational quotes, daydream, or flip through a catalog. You’ll be amazed at how energized and invigorated you will feel by taking 5-minute power breaks throughout the day.
5. Kill Your Inner Perfectionist
Perfectionism can really drain your time. Adopt the attitude of Done is Good and remember you can always go back and tweak it later.
6. Learn to Say NO
This is where planning and goals become invaluable. Planning show you how much available time is in your day, making it easier for you to say NO to unimportant tasks.
7. Identify Your Biological Prime Time
Are you morning, a night or late afternoon person? What time of day are you at your best? Knowing when your best time zone occurs, you can plan your higher priority activities during that time.
8. Prioritize
Put the 80/20 rule into effect. Identify that valuable 20 percent that will bring you the highest reward. Prioritize your time to work on those items.
9. Overcome Procrastination
Procrastination often happens when you feel overwhelmed on where to begin. Invest time to take your bigger project and break into smaller more manageable tasks. Break those tasks into smaller 15 minute chunks. You can fit those smaller task chunks easier into your day and will see progress happen much faster.
10. Give Yourself a High Five
Even the smallest wins deserve a celebration. Before you begin a task, promise yourself a reward when you finish. Then keep that promise. You earned it.
About the Author:
Author, Ann Rusnak,Time Management Expert,advises overwhelmed entrepreneurs how to Get More Done in Half the Time. Sign up for her free 4 part Time Management video series “Control Your Day in 15 Minutes
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