Time Management

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Author: Donald Schnell
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 donít EVEN have enough time to seek assistance!

Iím 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.

Leeís advise?

ìAll 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.î (University of Success,....[MORE]

Author: Harmony Major
(10) Do your least favorite daily activities first!

Don't put off those dreaded daily duties until last. Did you ever

notice how fast you complete a dreaded task just to get to your

favorite activities? Do hated activities FIRST so that you get

them out of the way faster.

(9) Organize your work space.

How much time do you waste each day looking for a file, a disk,

or an ORDER that you misplaced? My guess is, TOO much. Keep your

work area organized to save time. When you get a few extra

dollars, invest in a nice filing cabinet for your home office.

You'll save more time, and you'll be eager to use your "new toy."

(8) Write out a daily "To-Do" list.

When you map out your day's activities, you'll get side-tracked

less often by knowing exactly what you need to do. For example,

if you run across a great promotion site while searching for

ezines to swap ads with, bookmark it in a "Great Promotion Sites"

folder that you can refer to AFTER you've finished your daily

duties. Stay focused!

(7) Create a monthly or weekly "To-Do" list.

There are a lot of activities that can't be accomplished in a

day, no matter how much we'd like for them to. Put these

activities on a weekly or monthly "To-Do" list so that you won't

forget about them, and so that you can gradually map out a plan

to work toward those goals. Dependin....[MORE]

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Here are some reference books on time managemet software. If you know of any additional books or software about time management software, then let us know and we can post it to the site.

	Access 97 One Step at a Time (One Step at a Time)
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	Manufacturers)	Julia Kelly
Price: $29.99

Using the proper tools can help you reclaim your time now. Why do things and waste time when you don't have to? Work smart and not hard!
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