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Business Time Management Tip – The Secret to Laser Sharp Focus

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Business time management focuses on the systems, and tools that business owners and entrepreneurs especially need to manage their time.  In this article the author discusses how to use the different time management strategies to allow the business owner to become much more efficient with their time.  Read on for more on this tip that can help keep the entrepreneur on track.

Trying to stay focused is a crucial skill involved with business time management. As busy as our high tech world has become, maintaining focus is becoming even more challenging. However, individuals who are successful, both professionally and personally, eventually learn the most important aspect of staying focused.

Most people, when starting a new task, can concentrate on the job initially. They are usually mentally fresh, and able to focus.

Unfortunately, they allow themselves to be distracted, Especially when they are mentally tired. These distractions are devastating, because once an individual is distracted, it takes a long time to regain focus.

The key to maintaining focus is to plan your work in “chunks” of time. Generally, these blocks of time range from 90 minutes to 3 hours depending on how much concentration is required.

Literally, put these time blocks in your day planner. While working during these times, you will allow no other activities to take place.

No personal phone calls, texting, reading email, surfing the Net etc.

At the same time that you schedule your blocks of work time, you also schedule your breaks. The key is to stick to the schedule until it becomes a habit and a regimen.

GOOD habits are as hard to break as bad habits. Generally it takes between 3-4 weeks to establish a habit.

Also, part of business time management is to plan your time away from work. Put that time on a calender, and TAKE THAT TIME OFF! By doing so, you will discover that when you return to work it will be MUCH easier to focus.

You will be mentally refreshed, and ready to focus!

Are you spending too much time at work? Do you need help in clarifying and focusing on your priorities, so you can work A LOT less and make more money?

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$75000 Time Management Secret

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

The ideas in this article are really great. I have heard of making a list, but prioritizing it and sticking to it… I think that is the answer. I see myself getting ending up doing what I want to do first and staying on that longer than I should. This is a great way to approach it. The key is however, in knowing which are the priority tasks to do….

Are you drowning in email? Is your mind filled with anxiety over an increasing number of tasks?

Each day that you put off accomplishing the tasks and assignments that are yours, creates more pressure for the next day, and the day after that.

Time management is a hot topic on the internet. The Overture search term suggestion tool indicated as of May 2003 that over 34,000 individuals were searching the keyword phrase time management. Experts predict that Overture is only capturing about 2% of the total searchs. This means there is a potential of approximately 1.5 million people daily searching for help with time management. Mind you this is only the tip of the iceberg. These are the individuals possibly seeking help! Many might feel they don’t EVEN have enough time to seek assistance!

I’m going to share with you a time management strategy that is the GRANDFATHER of time management strategies. This original technique sold for $25,000 nearly 70 years ago to top management. It was highly prized.

It will work for you, if you put as much energy into using it, as you would if you just paid $25,000 for it, or closer to $75,000 if you account for inflation.

Bethlehem Steel was willing to pay the amount in order to increase the productivity of their company. They consulted with Mr. Ivy Lee.

Lee’s advise?

“All you need to do, advised Mr. Lee, is take a pad of paper, this evening, and list the most urgent projects which confront you. Then, study the list and number them, assigning number one to the most important job, number two to the next most vital, and so on down the list.

Beginning tomorrow, tackle number one and stay on it until it is finished before you move on to number two. Work on down the list. When the day is through, prepare a new list, again assigning top priority to the most important task still undone and so on down the list. Do this everyday.” (University of Success, Og Mandino, pg. 219)

Of course it is up to you to make your list every single day. Why not try this $75,000 technique for one week. I’d love to hear about your success. (Donald@spiritualjava.com)

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