10 Things You Can Do to Save Time
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In my Time Management seminars which I have conducted for more than 100,000 people from around the globe, I show people how to get more done in less time, with less stress; to help them have more time for the things they want to do in their work and business lives.
If you can recapture a wasted hour here and there and redirect it to a more productive use, you can make great increases in your daily productivity.
Here are ten of the techniques I share in our Time Management seminars, each one of which will help you to get at least one more hour out of your day of additional productive time.
1. Maintain Balance
2. Get the Power of the Pen
3. Do Daily Planning
4. Prioritize It
5. Control Procrastination
6. Run an Interruptions Log
7. Delegate It
8. Manage Meeting Time
9. Handle Paper
10. Run a Time Log!
By Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
For an indepth read go to: Business Know-howLabels: anti-aging, Donald E. Wetmore, save time |
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Joke of the Week - Hi-Tech Watch
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Monday, November 23, 2009 |
 A man is at Grand Central Station waiting for his train that leaves at 6 p.m., but he has forgotten his watch. So he looks for someone to ask the time. He spots a guy carrying two suitcases and sporting this fabulous hi-tech watch, so he asks him for the time.
The guy replies "Sure, which country?"
The fella asks, "How many countries have you got?" to which the man replies, "All the countries in the world!"
"Wow! That's a pretty cool watch you've got there."
"That's nothing," the man says. "This watch also has a GPS facility, fax, e-mail and can even receive NTSC television channels and display them on its miniature active color pixel LCD screen!"
"Boy, that's incredible. I wish I had a watch like that one. You wouldn't consider selling it by any chance?"
"Well, actually the novelty has worn off for me, so for $900, if you want it, it's yours."
The watchless traveler can hardly whip out his checkbook fast enough to hand over a check for $900.
The seller takes off the watch and gives it to him. "Congratulations, here is you new hi-tech watch." Then, handing the two suitcases over as well, he says, "And here are the batteries."Labels: getting things done, hi-tech watch, joke of the week |
| posted by ThirstyFish @ 1:00 PM |
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Remember, There's Only 24 Hours In 1 Day, and Only 1 Life to Live
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 Like the title says, there are only 24 hours in one day. Let's say that most of us work a 9 hour day, sleep for 7 hours (to maintain a healthy life style), commute for 1-2 hours, and spend 1-2 hours a day consuming food. Well, that only leaves us 4-6 hours a day to get other things done (and this doesn't include if you have a family!!!). Why in the world then would you try to do another 8 hours of work a day outside of work? Well, we are humans and we have freedom of choice, so let's take advantage of that freedom! (Remember, just like programming, just because you *can* doesn't mean you *should*).
Can we do more in those 24 hours and be less stressed? It's certainly possible, but only when treating the symptoms and not the disease. I could hop over the fence over to the conspiratorial side, but I wish to just straddle the fence right now :). Has technology made our lives better? In a lot of ways, most certainly! However, has technology made our quality of life potentially worse? I would say yes. With technology, a lot of us our lulled into the false belief that technology makes our lives easier because we can automate more of our tasks, and have more time for ourselves. Has this proved to be true? Of course not. What do we do instead? Give ourselves more to do!!! Why in the world would we do that?!?!
Read More of this fantastic post!...Labels: anti aging |
| posted by ThirstyFish @ 12:08 PM |
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Quote of the Week
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
Everything requires time. It is the only truly universal condition. All work takes place in time and uses up time. Yet most people take for granted this unique, irreplaceable, and necessary resource. Nothing else, perhaps, distinguishes effective executives as much as their tender loving care of time.
Peter F. DruckerLabels: getting things done, Peter F Drucker, Quote |
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Efficient Time Management
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 Do you find that there are just not enough hours in the day? Do you find yourself staying late at work to get everything finished? Do you wish you had more time to spend doing the things that you really want to do?
Most likely you answered yes to one or more of these questions and feel like you are not really where you want to be in life. You may be under stress because you are not achieving enough in your professional life. Or you feel bad because you are missing out on important occasions with family and friends.
Do not fret, your worries could soon be over. There is a solution to your problems. It only takes a few small adjustments in the way you use your time to change your life forever. This is not only about managing your time effectively, it can change your life fundamentally and for the better.
For efficient time management you need to manage yourself
 There are 24 hours in the day. This is something that you have to accept because it will not change. You can not manage time, but you can manage yourself. This is where the answer to effective time management lies. You must train yourself to focus on the things that really matter to you and spend your time on these things only. Everything else should be eliminated from your life.
Making the changes necessary to manage your time effectively can be rewarding and fun, but some of these changes will take a leap of faith on your part. For this reason it is important to take it at your own pace and make one change at a time. If you bite off more than you can chew at the beginning there is a chance you may fail.
Efficient Time Management Cont...Labels: getting things done, skills, time management |
| posted by ThirstyFish @ 8:00 AM |
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Joke of the Week - Time Confusion
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
A little girl is out school shopping with her mom. She sees her mom ask a stranger if they have the time. The stranger answers, “Sure. It’s 11:00”. The little girl thought it was great that people were so helpful. So, later in the day she asked someone if they had the time. “Sure, sweetie. It’s 11:15,” they answer. The little girl suddenly grows suspicious. So, she asks someone else. “It’s 11:18,” they answer. The little girl grows frustrated. “Mom! Why does everyone keep giving me a different answer than you got?”
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| posted by ThirstyFish @ 8:12 AM |
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Time Management and How to Work Smarter, not Harder!!
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
Nobody likes working hard, but everyone has accepted it as a part of life.
After watching this video I realised that if I put my mind to it, I don't have to work as hard as I have been!
Work smarter buy utilizing those great time management skills, we all have hidden away somewhere!
See if you can benefit: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder!Labels: Australia, time management, Wayne Mansfield, Work Smart |
| posted by ThirstyFish @ 10:13 AM |
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Secret Tips to Achieve More in Less Time
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Monday, October 12, 2009 |
It is easier than you think. The one habit that successful people will be faithful to is time management. It is how they are able to get so much done. You need to realize in order to get success in your life then you need take action toward accomplishing your goals and you need to set time aside to be able accomplish your goals. 
Here are 3 Secret Tips to help you get more done in less time.
1. You need to get a daily planner and start writing out what your schedule is for yourself. This way you can easily know at a glance what you need to be doing. The important thing is to prioritize the importance of the things that you need to do. This way it will really help you sort out what is really important to you verses things that really are not important.
2. You need to set some time aside to write out what your goals are for yourself. You should have both long term and short term goals. Then start fitting this into your schedule so that you are making sure you are accomplishing your goals.
3. You need to get into a habit of doing only things that are a priority first and then fit in activities of less priority after your priorities are done. This will seem really hard at first. But as you get into the habit of doing this then you will be amazed at what you will be accomplishing in your life.
This is your life if you are not happy then it can only get better if you make it happen. It is easier than you may think once you know exactly what to do. Get a free copy of tips & strategies for success & happiness in your life get your free report.
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Tips to Establish Productive Time Management
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
There is a time for work and a time for play and both are essential to a successful personal and professional life. Establish a routine and stick to it as much as you can. Make sure you actually get things done and eliminate activities that waster your time.
The following list are some ineffective ways professionals use their valuable time.
 1. Reading and answering e-mail can consume a big portion of your day. Make sure you only allow a certain amount of time for checking the mail, and stick to that schedule.
2. Many people lose tract of the time they chat on the phone or internet. Use a kitchen timer to help you limit your time spent on individual tasks.
3. Make sure your personal life doesn’t interrupt your professional life. Let people know they can’t contact you during certain hours.
4. This will eliminate wasting your time and will help you practice effective time management.
5. Another time-waster is “looking for information”. You need to be organized to have effective time management.
6. Have the files or information you need at your fingertips.
7. Develop a system so everything falls into an orderly fashion. This way you can always find something easily which will speed up the progress of your daily projects.
8. Always bring a pad of paper and a pen so during idle time you can organize your meetings and projects.
You can’t control your life, if you can’t control time. Get organized today and use effective time management to help you meet your goals.
Source:SelfGrowthLabels: Time management tips |
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3 Simple Steps to Master Time Management
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Monday, October 05, 2009 |
 We all have the same number of hours in a day. But some of us just manage to do a lot more in 24 hours than others. These people don't have some magical apparatus that can stretch time; they just have better time management skills.
If someone were to ask me: what is the one essential, most desirable skill today, I would promptly say, "time management". A majority of us have difficulty in managing our time, and we find ourselves always running against the clock. We can't extend the number of hours in a day. What we can do is to better utilize the time that we have on our hands.
Here are a few tips that will put you on the path to time management mastery:
1. Identify and eliminate time wasters in your life. Time wasters are things or activities that interrupt your work flow, or distract you from a task at hand. These can be anything from an addictive video game, television, or even excessive social networking. A few very common examples of time wasters are:
a) Email - You shouldn't spend more than 30 minutes on email every day. Rather than refreshing your browser every half an hour to check for new emails, respond to emails only at a certain time (unless required otherwise) either in the morning, or just before you get off from work.
b) Social Networking - If you find yourself checking out your Facebook or Myspace page every half an hour, you need to stop right now! Social networks can be a major time waster.
c) Telephone - Answering a phone call (unless otherwise necessary) stops your work flow and kills your productivity. Answer only the phone calls that are important when you are working, let the rest go to your answering machine.
d) Television - If you find yourself glued to the TV for hours in a day, you need to stop right away. TV can be highly addictive, and you can spend hours just flipping channels without even watching anything.
2. Make a list of important things in your life and sort them by their priority. Although this advice might seem basic, the amount of work you can get done if you have an organized to-do list before you is amazing. Here are a few tips to follow when making your to-do priority list:
a) Make a list of everything that you want to accomplish in a day
b) Set up time frames for accomplishing them. This is an important step as it creates a sense of urgency.
c) Organize the items on your list by importance.
d) Create a game plan for accomplishing these goals and make a conscious effort to stick to it.
3. Although it will be difficult in the beginning, but to make effective time management a habit, you will have to spend some considerable amount of time consciously adhering to your time management principals. The key word here is 'determination'. If you consciously follow your goals every day, you will find it will soon become a habit.
Source:EzineArticlesLabels: time management tips |
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