Time is the one resource we can get more of. Thank you for taking the time to read these tips, I do hope they are a valuable use of your time. If we lose money, we can always make more, but if we waste time we cannot get it back.
Targeting our time effectively is the key to maximizing our productivity. Most of our time is broken down into 4 zones – one of which is where we want to be:
Distraction – doing things that are not urgent and not important. How much time do you spend here? Cleaning your desk, surfing the net, watching TV, etc.
Delusion – doing things that we think are urgent and not important. What time are you spending answering email that could wait, answering the phone in the middle of more urgent tasks?
Demand – doing things that are urgent and important. On April 14 taxes that haven’t been done are urgent and important, when did you file yours?
The Zone – doing things that are not urgent and important. This is where planning and time management comes in. If you had done those taxes on March 1 they would have been important and not urgent.
Challenge yourselves to manage your time and spend as much time in The Zone as you can.
Have a great week.