Top 7 Productivity and Time Management Apps For The iPhone

Posted on August 18, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

The iPhone and other smart phones are now pretty much the norm instead of the exception.  The reason why they took off is because of their flexibility and power in what they can accomplish.  One type of app that is taking off are productivity and time management type of apps.  The iPhone is perfect for these types of apps because if it’s ease of interfacing with other programs.  In this article, the author discusses several different task management, finance and other productivity type apps. This is a good list to start from.  I haven’t used any of these apps myself, but I know where to start in terms of checking out some good programs for my phone.  The descriptions give you enough to know if you want to follow up and get more info or not.

The iPhone is now an iconic smart phone. Even though having one doesn’t mean what it meant before (that you’re unique, smart, rich, etc.), it is still a great tool to have. Aside from the obvious functions like calling, sending and receiving messages, taking photos and listening to music, you can do a lot of other useful things like surf the Web, read your emails, watch videos, stream live footage to the Internet, edit documents and manage your tasks and projects.

All of this is possible thanks to the huge collection of applications on the iTunes marketplace. There are currently over one hundred thousand apps, all checked to comply with Apple’s strict quality standards, so you can be sure there are no cookie cutter, useless or spammy applications there.

Apple will be releasing the new, fourth generation iPhone, anytime now, and the device promises to be even better than its predecessors, with a bigger screen, faster processor, new form factor and an improved operating system that supports multi tasking, among other things. Because of this, you can be sure that the iPhone platform will continue to exist for many more years and will not fade away like others (Windows Mobile, Palm, Sony Clie and others).

The apps on the marketplace allow you to do pretty much everything you might want to do on a computing device, including managing your time and work. Here are some of the best iPhone apps that will increase your productivity and help you manage your life better:

Mint. Mint.com has always been a leading service in personal finance management tools. Their iPhone application is a great addition to the collection. It allows you to track your expenses and income, create budgets and otherwise manage your money on the go, straight from your iPhone. All you need to do is get a free Mint.com account and set up all your bank accounts information. Then you will be well on your way to a better and faster way of managing your finances, which will undoubtedly increase your productivity.

Things. Things is one of the most popular task management application for the iPhone, and for good reasons. It has a lot of useful and advanced features that will help you manage anything from your daily To Do tasks to small and medium sized projects. The interface is very nice and clean, and the whole application is easy to use right from the moment you install it. You can also use it as a note taking app, as you can take audio, image and text notes and attach them to a certain task or project, which is very useful.

ReQall. This application is basically an extension of your memory for your iPhone. You can use it to take any kind of notes, from text to video and drawings and store them for future references. There is an easy to use tagging system to help you organize and find anything you need. You can also use the application to create To Do lists and set up various reminders for all kinds of tasks. You will need a free ReQall account, as everything is tied in with it, but once you’ve set it up, you’ll also have the ability to view all of your information from any other computer, using any web browser.

eWallet. eWallet is probably the only application you’ll ever need for storing and sensitive information and files on your iPhone, safely encrypted with the best security possible. You can use it for credit card numbers, travel information and tickets, any files, personal bank accounts data, usernames and passwords and any other things. The app uses a practically unbreakable 256 bit encryption for everything and the only key is the password you set.

YouNote. YouNote is a great all around iPhone application that allows you to take any kind of notes (text, video, audio, drawings, bookmarks, pictures, etc.) and store them for later viewing or reference. You can also tag them so it is very easy to find what you need, even if you have thousands of notes saved in the memory. You also have the pretty unique ability to save bookmarks of pages, videos or pictures with your own notes attached to them (sort of like a note for a note), so you can remember why you saved that information in the first place.

PayPal Mobile. PayPal is used by over 250 million people worldwide, and over 100 million people in the US. You can’t create a site that sells anything and not have PayPal as a method of payment, as you’d be simply losing too many potential customers. PayPal is faster and safer, that’s why people use it. Their official application for the iPhone allows you to (finally) send and receive money quickly and easily on the go and manage your account, including pay lists and transactions.

E-Trade Mobile. E-Trade Mobile is the dream application for any stock market trader that needs to travel or just get outside (don’t laugh, sometimes traders stay for months in the house, staring at the monitor trying to make more money). With this application, you can trade like a Wall Street professional straight from your iPhone, wherever you are. Of course, you’ll need a very stable Internet connection, but the simple fact that you can finally get away from your computer means a lot for many traders.

Of course, the above list of applications is just the tip of the iceberg, and there are dozens, if not hundreds more application on the marketplace that can fit your needs perfectly. The above are some of the most popular and most liked iPhone apps, but maybe you need something more advanced, simple or specific. If that is the case, don’t hesitate to search the iTunes marketplace for the keywords you want (for example, “cash register application”, there is a good app for that, and it’s called Square).

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From Craig Thornburrow – An owner and big fan of the iPhone 4″

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The Stephen Covey Time Management Matrix

Posted on August 10, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

The time management matrix of Stephen Covey is from his 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.  This book has been one of the cornerstones in personal development and success strategies.  His matrix allows the individual who uses it to easily see where they are spending their time so they can make adjustments.  The matrix is the easy part, categorizing your tasks may not be as easy.  Read on for more of  Stephen Covey’s grid for the management of time.

The Time Management Matrix is from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. This book saved my sanity. I found myself daily getting sidetracked and diverted from my To Do list by what everyone else thought was the top priority. It was their priority, of course, not mine, and I had a bad habit of wanting to please everyone. So what happens is that the last person to hand you a “priority” gets bumped to the top of the list. If you don’t set your own priorities, you will be tossed like a bottle on the sea. Stephen Covey simplified it immensely with his 4 quadrants in the Time Management Matrix.

Quadrant I Activities: URGENT + IMPORTANT

Crises

Pressing Problems

Deadline-driven projects

Quadrant II Activities: NOT URGENT but IMPORTANT

Prevention

Planning

Relationship building

Recognizing new opportunities

Values clarification

True recreation

Not Important

Quadrant III Activities: URGENT and NOT IMPORTANT

Interruptions, some calls

Some mail, some reports

Some meetings

Proximate, pressing matters

Popular Activities

Quadrant IV Activities: NOT URGENT and NOT IMPORTANT

Trivia, busy work

Some mail

Some phone calls

Time wasters

Pleasant activities

Covey says that many of us spend most of our timein Quadrant IV and almost no time in Quadrant II.

Consider the activities shown in each quadrant:

I. URGENT and IMPORTANT

Clearly, these activities should take first priority. However, your long term goal should be to reduce time spent here by prevention, preparation, etc. (see Quadrant II).

II. NOT URGENT but IMPORTANT

The key to success in gaining control of your time priorities is to focus on activities in this quadrant. If you are currently doing very little here, begin by carving out a small amount of time each day and building on it.

III. URGENT and NOT IMPORTANT

Many of us get trapped by other people’s sense of urgency telling us what is important. Allowing your priorities to fall here can result in a frenzied rush to get “things” done, followed by a sense of emptiness and lack of satisfaction.

IV. NOT URGENT and NOT IMPORTANT

Obviously, minimize time spent in activities in this quadrant.

I wish you luck with this and warn you that you have to be ever vigilant about it. There will always be someone who wants to revise your priorities

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Business Time Management – Learning About the New and Powerful “Target” System

Posted on August 7, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

There are many kinds of different systems out there that can focus and target someone to be able to manage their time more efficiently.  In this article, the author talks about a new type a time management system called the target system which focuses on getting a handle on your time through  identifying target activities and ranking them then working from the highest rank on down.  The more productive they are, the higher they rank.  I feel that it is all really understanding your subconscious hidden agendas.  When those are gone, everything will automatically fall into place.  This is more of an outside fix to an inside problem.  But read on for more.

No question about it, everyone has been introduced to lots of time management tips. Many of the business time management systems have much to offer, however it seems that they lack in at least one area. For a system to be totally effective, the individual applying it must be certain that it is effective. They must be able to measure the results. The “target” system is designed for maximum measurable results.

First, visualize an archery target.

The target has the smallest circle in the center, (the bull’s eye), with concentric circles gradually getting larger around it. Hitting the bull’s eye is the objective as it produces the most points. As the circles move further from the center, they get larger and produce fewer points.

The activities that comprise the running of a business can be prioritized using an archery target model. Let us assume that the main goal of a business is maximum profitability. Each business will have core activities that most DIRECTLY affect profitability.

It is up to each business owner to identify these activities, as well as ALL the activities required to run the business. Make a list of all the activities.

Next, on a large erasable white board, draw an archery target. It should be plainly visible from your primary work space.

Take your list of all your business activities, and assign point values to them based on how closely they affect the profitability of the business. The points will be anywhere from 5 points for the most important activities, to 1 point for the least important.

You will assign ZERO points to non productive activities.

During your business day, each 30 minutes (approx) you will review the activity you are performing. You will walk up to the erasable board, and draw an arrow to the circle that provides the points you have just earned by performing the activity.

If you have performed a mix of activities, select the activity that you spent the most time on during that time block. The bull’s eye, for example, would earn you 5 points for that block of time.

Your daily objective is to earn more points than the previous day. If you manage to beat your daily scores for a week, be SURE to reward yourself!

This business time management system is SUPER powerful because it develops an acute, conscious awareness of what tasks you are performing throughout the day.

In a relatively short time, you will find yourself “naturally” performing more productive activities!

Keep a weekly total of your scores, and strive to beat the previous week.

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Winning the Time Management Game – Distinguishing Between Projects and Chores

Posted on August 2, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

Time management is realy another name for task management.  The better you can play the game of task management, the better you can win at getting your time back.  There are many strategies and tactics that a person, business owner, student or employee can use to get the most effectiveness out of their time.  When it all comes down to it, it’s about having a clear plan and the focus to implement that plan.  When that happens, all of the other distractions that suck up your time fall by the wayside.

Each and every day, all of us continually search for the extra edge to win the time management game.

One of the most overlooked areas in implementing a time management system is the importance of differentiating between “chores” and “projects”. In the end, our time management strategies should be centered upon the completion of projects.

However, more often than not, we end up repeatedly doing the same chores in an effort to feel more productive.

Chores Versus Projects

If you are concerned with the importance effective use of your time, you must learn to differentiate between chores and projects.

A chore, as I define the term, is an item that, while needing to be done, does not accomplish a long term goal. A chore is akin to a ritual that must be completed week to week. A, chore, if left undone, can be delayed until another day. Mowing the yard, washing clothes, and buying groceries are all examples of chores.

Projects are items that usually involve multiple steps and take longer to complete than chores. Projects usually need to be completed once and provide a significant long term advantage when completed. Usually completion of one step is necessary before we can move to the next step. Painting the house, remodeling the kitchen or renovating a rental property are all examples of projects.

Completing Chores Is Not The Key To Long Term Success

We all want to feel productive.

With respect to widely managing our time, many times we sacrifice the long term satisfaction of completing a project for the short term gain of doing a chore.

However, when we understand the importance of managing our time over the long term, we realize that we really are not accomplishing anything at all. Over the course of a month, we will have exactly the same number of items to complete. Grass grows, clothes get dirty and food is eaten.

These tasks must be repeated each week.

While it is very satisfying to get things done, unless it makes a real long term improvement to our life, it does us no good.

Completing Projects Is The Key To Winning The Time Management Game

Unlike performing a chore, when you complete a project you must complete each step once and your efforts are rewarded continuously over a long period of time. When you remodel the kitchen, you do it once and enjoy the benefits and convenience of a modern kitchen everyday thereafter for a long period of time.

The problem with completing a project is that it usually cannot be done quickly and involves multiple steps. The emotional payoff is delayed until all of the steps are completed. Many people are unable to implement a time management strategy that spans multiple weeks or even multiple days.

Their time management system focuses on what needs to be done today. As a result, they never get around to permanently accomplishing the longer term projects.

A Time Management Strategy For Completing Projects

In the end, it is easy to develop a time management strategy to win the time management game. Simply break projects down into smaller steps. Each step can then be completed in a short period of time and over a period of days or weeks.

If you need to remodel the house, the project can be broken down into several component parts. Each of these parts can be performed (usually once) over a period of time.

We get the daily or weekly emotional payoff of completing a goal along while reaping the long term, permanent, benefits of completing an important project.

Think Long Term To Win The Time Management Game

The key to developing a winning time management strategy is to implement a time management system that emphasizes the long term completion of important projects over the short term emotional payoff of busy work.

By breaking important projects down into smaller steps, you can reap the short term emotional payoff of getting things done along with the long term benefits associated with completion of an important project.

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What Executive Time Management Seminars Offer but Can They Change Your Life

Posted on July 15, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

Time management seminars are usually available to different sections of the population and workforce.  For instance, there are time management seminars for nurses, students and even executives.  Each of these teach time management philosophies based upon the students in the class.  This article focuses on Time management seminars for executives and how they an maneuver through the whole field of time management.  Read on for more.

Executive time management is one of the most crucial parts of leadership training programs in all companies. People who fail to see that Time is money needs to learn a little more about how managing their time well could make their lives a whole lot better.

Acquiring the skill in handling time can actually transform your life, not only at work but also outside of it. This is why when given the chance, you must grab the opportunity of attending seminars like this.

Time management seminars are often conducted by experts for executives and other corporate audience who wish to master the skill. If you can’t seem to find one in your area or your company is not offering one anytime soon, you can even log onto the internet and find websites where you can attend some webinars. These are virtual seminars on time management which you can access online either for free or for a fee.

Basically, executive time management seminars offer the following:

• Evaluation of how you spend your time – The first thing that these seminars would do is to help you analyze how you spend your time. What are its positive and negative aspects? In these seminars, you will get to realize whether you are trying to do too little in too much time or vice versa.

• Retrospection – Yes, during these seminars, you would also be given the chance to reflect on your life and its important elements. Your job, your family, your plans, hobbies, and the likes. Through the training, you will get a clearer perspective of what you truly want in life and where you are heading at the moment.

• Setting your priorities – Once you get to see things more clearly, the seminars will also help you prioritize your everyday tasks as well as your long-term goals. You will be asked to make a list of your priorities and rank them according to their level of importance. Would you really want to remain glued to the tube three hours every night? Or would you rather revise your sleep habits and start getting up a little earlier in the morning to get more things done?

• Positive goal setting-Time management seminars for executives and other members of the corporate world will also help you define both your short and long-term goals and motivate you to move towards them. You will be taught to start with the smaller goals, providing you with easy guidelines that can be easily followed. These seminars will introduce different ways on how you can handle your everyday routines in a productive manner. The concept they introduce is not only theoretical but is very applicable in real life too. If you start practicing them even after the seminar, you will notice that it can actually become your way of living.

These are just some of the important elements that executive time management seminars can offer you. Learning about them can surely make a huge difference in the way you live-both in the corporate world and outside of it.

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Planning Your Free Time Management Tools

Posted on July 8, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

There are a lot of time management tools that can be used to really make someone more efficient with their time.  Some of these tools are free and some of them are paid, or cost money.  This article discusses some of the free time management tools that are out there and how to set them up to be effective for you.  Read on for more as you hear about Google calendar, Joe’s Goal Tracker and more.

You’re about to learn to take control of your time and really get things done. Some people would fuss around things undone because they don’t have enough time to do so. But, do they really have not enough time? Or they just don’t know how to utilize their own schedule. This is where time management butt in in order to get things done by making most out of your time.

Time management is the issue here. It is the art of planning, organizing, prioritizing, and controlling one’s time for the purpose of utilizing more effective work and productivity. Time management is not just for any particular person or for any particular position. Time management is crucial for everyone- for students, professionals and non-professionals, and for homemakers.

The very key to a successful time management is planning. You must have the commitment to change, as well as, the commitment to take that into action. Figure out exactly what you are doing, what needs to be done, and what should not be done in an orderly manner.

Before anything else, time management involves setting your goals and implement those goals into organized actions. You have to concentrate on the results rather than the feeling of being busy. Condition yourself and your environment.

As a rule of thumb, to effectively utilize what you are planning to do you should take note that your outcomes are far greater than your causes. This applies on the 80:20 Principle. the 20 percent input would result into a 4-folded output!

Just be creative in finding and introducing different ways to do things. Find efforts, to see and assess what activities are most important, which activities are urgent,and which are not. One of the best example is managing emails and phone calls. Instead of letting them manage you, check at planned times and avoid continuous notifications.

Manage your environment as a whole. Especially that there are new systems, tools and technology available for a much more convenient way to generate efficiency and effective management of your time.

There are lots of free time management tools in the Internet available to help you with your time effectively. The simplest method is the To Do Lists. Be it on a computer-based, online or not, or paper-based system, writing all the things you need to do in a daily basis and then prioritizing them, will make you much better organized and reliable.

Google has also their own calendar offered for free. It is generally a free-time management web application that can synchronize with your mobile devices and integrate with other Google services. One feature is the SMS updating that allows users to create and check new information via SMS.

Google calendar is one time management tool that Google has stored for everyone for free! Events are stored online where you can keep track anywhere you go. An offline access feature lets you view a read-only version of your calendar so that you will know where and what to do even when you don’t have an Internet access.

Another helpful web application is Joe’s Goal Tracker. It is a simple, sleek way to trace your progress on achieving positive targets, while avoiding negative ones, online. It is much like a web-based version of a personal guideline. With Joe’s Goals you get a point for every goal you achieve and lose a point for each bad habit.

Joe’s Goal Tracker is one tool that tracks your activities by adding daily notes explaining your experiences. It is use to record your thoughts, track your spending, watch your health, and track your dreams and inspirations. Kind of an online reminder and diary in one!

Remember the yellow stick-on notes in computers, desks, and boards? There is a computer-based stick-on notes called Stickies that does more likely with the Post-it notes sticking in your screens. It is your computer-base to-do-list with alarms that reminds you of the things you opt to do.

If you are the visual-type of person that works well with Post-it reminders, then Stickies is for you. It sticks on your PC which allows you to be constantly reminded of your daily tasks.

Actually, there are lots of free online time management tools available. Opting for a manual tool is up to the you whichever is convenient. It is important to find a system that is base on your liking toward a more effective use of your time.

With options available for free time management tools online, you just got to do the basics- plan, organize, prioritize, implement, and self-discipline. With just this simple routine, no paper- or software-based tool can top it all. Because it is all up to you!

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Tracking Your Time – How to Do It

Posted on July 4, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

One of the things about time management is knowing where you spend your time.  When you know where you spend your time, you can track your time much more effectively.  There are many tools available to allow you to track your time effectively.  You should pick one that works best within your style because if you have to change a lot to use it, chances are, it won’t be permanent because you will stop using it.  So be thoughtful in picking your time tracking system.  In this article, it gives one way that you can track your time.

Time tracking is a big problem for many of the people especially for those who are in the profession of freelancing or content writers. It is important to keep a record with time to fulfill the needs of your clients. Freelancing is coming up with a great urge in these days. The demand for them is increasing day by day. A good freelancer is always that who know how to keep track with his/her time. It is not an easy task to cope with. It needs some solid effort before you can able to keep a track with your time.

Freelancing becomes more difficult when you are a mobile freelancer. Mobile freelancer means that you have to work on more than on computers or multiple computers and you can be work from anywhere, you need not to stick to one place to do your work. In that case time tracking become even more difficult. But there is no need to worry; there are many web based time trackers available on internet. But always go for simple, easy to use and rather cheap time trackers.

Hereunder are given some of the best time tracker tools, but remember they are not free and best things are often never free.

Toggl (www.toggle.com)

It has a nice and simple interface and most importantly it is free. It is an efficient time management tool. It has both a web and a downloadable for version for windows user only. It is a helpful tool for freelancers that keep the exact track of your time.

It is very simple and slick interface. It is easy and fast to use. It is a web-based interface and can be used on nay browser or operating system.

It is a professional package. Harvest is web application so can be used from anywhere. It works well for teams, it contains project estimates and also some reports. It is also a paid application and you have to become the membership of harvest first. It has package plan from free to premium.

Cashboard is not as simple as the above three applications. A bit complex but comprehensive application. It has a perfect time tracking system, and also it includes; producing and tracking invoices, keeping track of accounts and clients, producing estimates, and much more.

It is quite an old interface as compared to above interfaces. But it is capable of doing its job well. It can be more useful if it is used with invoicing software. It is also a web based application.

Ya Timer (www.nbdtech.com)

Ya timer is a downloadable desktop application which is not available on web. It is the simplest of all and has a very simple interface with lot of options. It is best for basic needs. it has a interface with zoom option to help the users.

There are many Time trackers available over Internet but you should be very careful choosing the right Time Tracker that fulfills your needs.

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Nursing Time and Task Management – How to Increase Nursing Productivity in 3 Easy Steps

Posted on June 25, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

Nursing task management can truly create a lot of time in a nursing students schedule.  There are a few strategies that nursing students and nurses can use to make their day more productive.  The nursing profession is very busy, and the more productive a nurse can be, the more effective they are in their job.  In this article, the author talks about how nursing students can increase their productivity easily.

One of the things that new nurses struggle with is managing their time and becoming highly productive.

Nursing is a demanding career and requires you to practice a lot of patience as well as learn and apply a highly effective time management system to truly stay on top of the game.

Here are three easy steps you can follow to increase productivity and manage your time better starting today.

1. Write everything down.

In a highly demanding career like nursing, things moves so fast that it is almost impossible to try to do keep in your head still remember anything.

You need to realize that your head is the worst place to put valuable information.

It is very good at doing calculations and making decisions but it is not a very effective tool to memorize things especially when things are changing so fast.

It takes far less effort to write these things down instead of trying to store everything in your head.

2. Learn to Prioritize.

If there is any profession where you have to learn to prioritize effectively and quickly – it’s probably nursing.

As a nurse you need to learn to prioritize your most important activities on the fly. The easiest ways to do this is to practice.

Don’t expect yourself to go on the floor and be able to prioritize in an instant.

This takes a lot of practice and the easiest way to start is when you are not on the floor. Get started with every day activities and prioritize them.

This will give you a lot of practice as well as confidence to prioritize when you’re in a stressful environment.

3. Learn to be an Effective Time manager

Among all the productivity tips and tools that you can use, the one thing that will boost your productivity more than anything else is understanding the core principles of nursing time management.

Learn how the 80/20 rule works in your profession. Understand how you can use Parkinson’s law to increase productivity and save time everyday.

Applying time management tips for nurses will increase your productivity and reduce nursing stress dramatically. That’s a promise!

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Time Management Techniques to Prioritize Your Tasks So You Can Get More Things Done

Posted on June 19, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

As the world moves faster and faster, our need to keep up becomes more apparent.  In this case, our ability to keep up will depend on our ability, and the system we use to get more things done in the same amount of time.  Let’s face it, the one thing we can’t have more of is time.  We all get the same amount of time.  The difference between those of us who are very successful and those of us who aren’t is in what we do with that time.  Thus the nature and popularity of time management.  In this article, the author discusses some good techniques to get a better handle on your time so you can be much more efficient.

There are a lot of people who stay unsuccessful or have alternating experiences with success and failure, simply because they do not know how to apply the right time management techniques. Here are four techniques you can use to manage your time by prioritizing your tasks:

1. ABC analysis

With ABC analysis, what you need to do is simply categorize the urgency or importance of your tasks. For example: A for your most important and urgent task, B for your important but not urgent tasks, and C for not important tasks (which you can remove from your to-do-lists)

2. Pareto analysis (20/80 rule)

I’m sure you’ve heard this before.

You only wear 20% of all your clothes, and earn the most from 20% of your customers.

In the latter case, to be able to earn big profits, all you do is focusing on the 20%.

In time management, you can do 80% of your tasks with 20% of your time. Therefore, prioritize your tasks and focus 20% of your time on those that are important the most.

3. POSEC (Prioritize by Organizing, Streamlining, Economizing and Contributing)

You can do the following with this technique:

Prioritize your time and set goals in your life.
Organize the things you should accomplish so you can succeed.
Streamline or make more efficient of the things you must do, even though you don’t like it at all.
Economize or cut down on the things you should or like to do, but not really urgent.
Contribute by doing the other things that make a difference.

4. The Eisenhower Method

The way how to do this is basically the same as the ABC analysis. The Eisenhower method also looks like Kiyosaki’s Cashflow Quadrants, and it is not complicated.

What you need to do is categorize your tasks as important/unimportant and urgent/not urgent and put in according quadrants. Tasks in unimportant/not urgent quadrant are eliminated, tasks in important/urgent quadrant are done right away, while tasks in unimportant/urgent are delegated and tasks in important/not urgent get an end date and are done personally (set the date and spend quality time).

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Time Management Tips For Busy Professionals

Posted on June 14, 2010 by yourownvirtualassistant

Time management for professionals is extremely important, so any system that they can easily implement is especially prized amongst this group.  There are many systems available that cover anything from time management to task management.  The busy professional will have to decide which system they should take based on their own personality and style.  This article gives some tips for these busy professionals that should help them with their time management.  Read on for more.

There is no easy route in perfecting time management. Although the idea of managing time may sound easy, many people are still finding it difficult to follow.

If you are one of those people who find it hard to follow time management, then here are some tips that you can follow.

1. See the BIGGER Picture

Time is a constant and abundant resource that people can’t purchase or sell. It is a resource that can be shared with or can be shared from someone else.

And one effective way of managing it is by visualizing a bigger and clearer picture of your goal. Prioritize more the activities that would put you closer to your objective, and prioritize less those that won’t. Carefully assess the tasks that need prioritization in order to accomplish activities that are closely related to your goal.

Many successful people today practice different time management forms and techniques, but if there’s one thing these business minded people share in common. It’s the vision of how they want to spend their business time.

2. AUDITING Time Management (For Professionals)

Ideally speaking, everything that a person should list and follow should be actively valuable towards their desired goal.

To make your auditing faster, the following are sub-breakdowns that many professionals spend their time on. Personal goals may differ, but the general idea of breaking goals down remains the same.

• People and Managing. Managing people can be sub-categorized in to three different areas namely;

1. Managing time across
2. Managing time up
3. Managing time down

If you’re currently working as a leader or as a manager in a company, understand that the best way to spend most of your time is by directly supervising your team or co-workers below you.

This is also an effective strategy of teaching your employees while working your personal professional goal at the same time. Cultivating time-leverage upward not only benefits the team and the company, but it can also benefit you by moving closer to your goal.

3. CHARTS for Time Management

Presently, there are lots of these tips that are scattered all over the internet. The approach may vary sometimes, but believe that the basic idea is still there.

One common tip most time management tips share is in building a chart. Building charts are effective in reminding important plans ahead. Creating charts are also helpful in simplifying time management audits, as well as in pitching the whole picture of your goal.

Building a Chart:

a. Start building your chart by writing down the days and weeks in a month. Across its columns on top, write down your major tasks and goals that needs prioritization.

b. After you complete this activity, record the amount of time you spent under each category. This way you can easily monitor your progress and accomplishments in one day.

c. Try to stick to the plan as much as possible.

d. Avoid over doing it by stuffing to much work in one day.

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