32 Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Article by Business Masterminds
Prioritize what is important to your business ? lead generation, income, etc? Ask yourself what are the important tasks/ activities that have a high payoff? Are you focusing on those that are less important? Do high priority tasks during the early part of the week ? Monday to Wednesday Each day, ask yourself: Why are you doing what you?re doing when you?re doing it? And what could I be doing instead? Break large tasks/ projects into chunks that you can manage to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Get the most important tasks that move your business forward completed in the morning. This is most likely when you have the most energy Work longer hours early in the week ?by the end of the week it will become easier, you will have more energy for the weekend as well as spare time it will also help you recharge for the beginning of the following week At the end of each week ask yourself ?What can I do to improve for next week?? Build flexibility into your daily and weekly schedule to allow for surprises or anything that need to be dealt with quickly Refresh by taking regularly breaks throughout the day, week, month, and year Stay focused and put awareness on the important tasks Delegate – Is there any work in your business that you can pay someone part-time for? – an hour. Create a NOT to do list ? this list is then to be delegated Outsource the jobs you don?t like doing, don?t do well or take too much of your time: visitwww.guru.com and www.elance.com for outsourcing Measure your time each day/ timesheets ? keep track of your work and personal time for a week to see where you are wasting time, then get rid of those activities Always schedule time for recreation ? balance is important to your health and productivity Create yearly, monthly and weekly plans. Refer to it daily, and update as often as necessary to keep priorities in order. Tasks list don?t work for everybody so see what works for you Say no more often! Restrict your communications to essential people only Don?t do perfectionism ? there is no such thing as perfection only levels of imperfection ? so strive for excellence instead! Develop an operations manual/ procedures manual to save time on repetitive tasks. This also saves time if you are sick so that your staff can follow without you Handle each piece of paper once and put in the right place. This can also apply to email Recognize times of day you are more productive ? this could be in cycles throughout the day Allot time for phones/ emails each day and remove the send/ receive button, only download at allotted times Cluster meetings together or plan for meetings on certain days of the week only Leverage – What?s the least amount you need to do to get extra-ordinary results? Program into your day thinking, resting and reading time Back up your computer regularly. A failed hard drive can cause major disruptions to your business! Create a hierarchy of your goals and use them whilst reflecting on your lists each month, week etc Be present to the task at hand. Keep milestones to check your progress. Separate your e-mail accounts ? one for personal, one for business and one for all those newsletter opt-in websites. When sending large files to your clients or them to you use http://www.yousendit.com /http://www.sendyourfiles.com / http://www.sharefiles.com ?? then you can download when you have time. Use a hypnosis Time management mp3 – make the most of every minute – Successful people know exactly how to manage their time. The more successful you get, the more time you need to organize. And vice versa.
Time is a ?priceless commodity?, use it wisely. It may seem that there is never enough time, but if you learn how to expand your time, you will be surprised at how much time you really have!
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