Time Management Technique - Procrastination Through Exaggeration
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Self Improvement | Leave a Comment
A reality check is a good time management technique. When you procrastinate because of exaggeration you exaggerate the extent and involvement of a project. Part of you is hoping that will make others just give up and go away, but that doesn’t work all that often. Break the project down into it’s components to understand the full scope of the project, and then just work on one component at a time until it’s done.
Another good time management technique is to get the overall scope down on paper before starting anything. Write out a quick rough draft identifying the big pieces needed for the project. Check and review to make sure you haven’t forgotten anything, and that you haven’t added more than is necessary.
Read More..>>Time Management Tip - Make An Appointment With Yourself
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Self Improvement | Leave a Comment
To be successful today, means that you must manage tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrow. The 21st century has a plethora of tools to make self-management much easier. However what ever tool that you use, you need to take the following action:
Make an appointment with yourself.
When you take the action to schedule time with yourself, you must also adopt some additional tactics.
- Do not take any phone calls
- Do not open your emails
- Do not make an appointment with a real person
- Make sure that you use your strategic plan
- Work off a list that is aligned to your plan and current marketing goals, sales goals and revenue goals
- Complete at least one task
- Transfer the completed task or goal to your goal summary sheet
- Do not leave the appointment early
