(from the Rolling Stones, for you youngsters)
I noticed lately I get a lot of this: "you have too much time on your hands", or "thanks for taking the time". It's not about taking time, it's about making time.
People that say they are too busy, or can't get things done need to learn to manage their time. The best tip I ever got years ago was from a business guru who told me to make a to-do list and group and prioritize the tasks in this order:
1. Tasks that are important and urgent
2. Tasks that are not important, yet urgent
3. Tasks that are important, but not urgent
4. Tasks that are not important and not urgent
Refresh your list every day and work them through from the top. Write down deadlines so you know if one task is more urgent than the other. When the deadline nears, the task becomes more urgent. If something new comes up, put it on your list. Not at the bottom, but again in order.
My clients often say they like how I always have time for them if it is urgent. That's because of my list. I can get a lot done in a day, but never feel stressed for time. And that's how I find time to write things like this
(it's been on my list for a while).
There are tons of websites on this subject. Just do a search for "time management". Here are some:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html
http://www.tsuccess.dircon.co.uk/timemanagementtips.htm
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/10/10-tips-for-time-management-in-a-multitasking-world/
http://www.getmoredone.com/tips.html
I noticed lately I get a lot of this: "you have too much time on your hands", or "thanks for taking the time". It's not about taking time, it's about making time.
People that say they are too busy, or can't get things done need to learn to manage their time. The best tip I ever got years ago was from a business guru who told me to make a to-do list and group and prioritize the tasks in this order:
1. Tasks that are important and urgent
2. Tasks that are not important, yet urgent
3. Tasks that are important, but not urgent
4. Tasks that are not important and not urgent
Refresh your list every day and work them through from the top. Write down deadlines so you know if one task is more urgent than the other. When the deadline nears, the task becomes more urgent. If something new comes up, put it on your list. Not at the bottom, but again in order.
My clients often say they like how I always have time for them if it is urgent. That's because of my list. I can get a lot done in a day, but never feel stressed for time. And that's how I find time to write things like this
(it's been on my list for a while). There are tons of websites on this subject. Just do a search for "time management". Here are some:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html
http://www.tsuccess.dircon.co.uk/timemanagementtips.htm
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/10/10-tips-for-time-management-in-a-multitasking-world/
http://www.getmoredone.com/tips.html
