How To Get More Done - Time Management

From: Thriving Business | Date: Fri, Mar 29, 2013
Subject: How To Get More Done

Trouble viewing this email, click here.   Follow Us On Twitter --  Join Us On Facebook --  Visit Our Blog Issue # 184 - March 29, 2013 Do you typically have a number of tasks that you need to get done at work each day? Do you then have problems getting these tasks done in a timely fashion because you waste your valuable time checking email, newsfeeds, Facebook, Twitter, and so on? If you are someone who can't seem to get enough done, you simply don't have the proper plan in place for how to be productive.  In turn, that always seems to lead you to one "lost work day" after another. In today's Main Essay, EarlytoRise.com and Financial Independence Monthly Editor Craig Ballantyne shares with you how to fix those time consuming habits so you can gain more productivity out of your day. In the Check It Out section, you will learn about the "secret sauce" to succeeding online.  It will forever change the way you view online marketing. We hope you enjoy this issue of the Thriving Business Newsletter. Cheers, Jynell Berkshire Associate Publisher ThrivingBusiness.com Inc. How To Get More Done By Craig Ballantyne In order to squeeze the most productivity out of your day – so that you have   the satisfaction of accomplishment, rather than the dreaded feeling of another 'lost day' – you really need to have a plan. And the plan not only shows you what you should be doing, but what you need to avoid as well. Both my private coaching clients and I have found that we can dramatically increase the amount of work we get done – and free time we have – when we script our day, and I'll show you exactly how to do that in a second. But first, there's a cool little secret "Millionaire's time management" method that I want   to share with you. I first heard this trick from Donald Trump's lead lawyer, George Ross. George himself is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and he learned this from Trump himself. Here's what George recommended. "Get a simple notebook and carry it around for the next three days. Break the page up into 15-minute blocks and write down what you are doing each day at those times." Let's say your workday starts at 8am. You'll set up your notebook like this: 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00. Etc. And then you'll just make notes beside each time. You'll quickly identify your time wasting habits, as well as when you are most productive – that's what I call your magic time. The next step is to identify solutions for overcoming the time wasting and to increase the time spent being productive. For example, maybe you check your email every day at 9:30, and then you start cycling through news websites. That's a habit that must be broken if you want to build more productivity into your day. And that's where scripting your day comes in. As legendary small business coach, Dan Kennedy, says, "If you don't plan your day, someone else will plan it for you." So that's why I now script my day, and try to do so several days in advance. Each night, before you end your work day, you need to script out the next work day. Here are some tips on how to do this… •   Decide what you are going to get done. •   Assign blocks of time to it. •   Get it done & stick to your time limits. It's that simple. This also means blocking out unexpected calls and not allowing for anyone else to come marching in to your office to steal your time. You can, and should script your day from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep. Of course, you need to put in relaxation time, and free time where you can do whatever you want. But if you find the time 'gets away from you' at home and at work, and therefore you miss your workouts, you don't get projects done in a timely fashion, or you're missing out on family events, simply scripting your day will improve your ability to manage your time and energy. You also need to make sure you protect what I called your "Magic Time". This is where you are able to accomplish more in a short time than you would in a much longer time at any other point in the day. Essentially, your magic time is your most effective time of the day. For me, the time is first thing in the morning, and that's when I get my best writing done, and when I do it the fastest. Now you might not be a writer or a morning person, but there's something that you do better each day during a specific time of the day. Whatever it is that you are doing that is important to you, make sure that your scripted day includes a block of time set aside for your magic time. So again, at the end of each day, script tomorrow's day. •   Decide what you are going to get done. •   Assign blocks of time to those activities. •   Get it done & stick to your time limits. Now you have the five minute recipe for a more productive day and better time management. Craig Ballantyne is the Editor of Early to Rise and Financial Independence Monthly. He also coaches executives of companies with sales over $1 million. Later this summer, Matt Smith and Craig will be offering a new virtual private mentoring program for Financial Independence Monthly subscribers.  Your Thriving Business Assignment If you want to be more productive on a daily basis, here is what you do: 1. Get a simple notebook and carry it around for the next three days. Break the page up into 15-minute blocks and write down what you are doing each day at those times. You'll quickly be able to identify your time-wasting habits and when you're more productive. 2.  Continue to use the 15-minute block format for each work day. Schedule your next work day the day before and be sure to get everything you have scheduled done within the time limits you gave. 3. Also be sure you protect your "Magic Time," or where you are able to accomplish more in a short time than you would in a much longer time at any other point in the day. Check It Out! Do you know the secret sauce to succeeding online? It's invisible and it's powerful. It's called "authority", and Google is passing it out for free...IF you know how to ask. This man gets it 100%. Watch him explain it in this video. Look What Others Are Saying Many thanks for the helpful advice in your newsletter! I will put it to good use and eagerly watch for more great information in issues to come. Vickie Share Your Thoughts Let us know your thoughts on today's issue. Post your comments here.   Forward this email to a friend! Contact Us ThrivingBusiness.com Inc. 10412 Allisonville Road Suite 201 Fishers, IN 46038 USA Toll Free: 888-579-9922 Fax: 877-579-9933 support@thrivingbusiness.com     © Copyright 2013 ThrivingBusiness.com Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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