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Time - Want to Get More Done in Less Time? Idea #1

Posted Jun 3, 2009 11:33 AM
Time management system and process that is easy, simple, efficient and effective is what I want. I bet you do too. Let’s begin.

Prepare for Each Day:
Prioritize the tasks you MUST DO on a written list. What’s on the list you won’t have to remember. Free up your mind from these details.

Develop a list of specific tasks like 1. Call Jane RE ebook; 2. post new blog. 3………
Be realistic in developing the list, and make it easy to follow.

Accomplishing many things does not mean we have been productive….. maybe it just means that we have been busy. Let’s be less busy and more productive by using a prepared list to remain focused.

Break down work time for the tasks into 15 Minute Segments
Deliberately focus your attention in 15 minute time increments for many tasks.

Some tasks that can be accomplished in 15 minutes:
- Declutter and organize your workspace, desk and materials you will need during this day.
- Read and respond to emails – but only do this a couple times each day, not every 30 minutes.
- Return phone calls.
- Respond to a couple forums or discussions on BraveHeart Women website, your Community site.
- Welcome and invite members to join you as a friend and/or to join your Community.
- Post one or two articles to blog and other sites (assumes you prepared everything you need to post when writing the blog post)
- Do something fun and relaxing to break up your workday: listen to music, play with your pet, take a short walk
- Read a few pages in a book on personal development or topic of interest to you.
- Research on the web for info, ideas – Google Search, etc.
- Develop list of keywords to research.
- Break down a larger project into smaller chunks that can be accomplished in sequence in 15-minute time segments (or 30 minutes).

Celebrate
Celebrate your time management success. Be grateful for what you have accomplished in these short time periods today. Allow these successes to energize and inspire to accomplish more. Repeat the process every day to form a habit.

This Time Management System allows you to serve people, do the things in your life that matter most and guide you to a happy, balanced, successful life and business.

What else can you do in 15 minute blocks of time? to get more done in less time? Your ideas are welcome and will be helpful for everyone.

Barbara Filla
Passionate about making success in our daily lives easy, simple, efficient and effective
Passion Branding Community Coach
3 Comments
Hi Barb,

I so appreciate your suggestions here. In 15 minutes, I can choose to get grounded and really quiet some mind chatter; I can organize my errands so that when I am out, I am more effecient; I can start a draft for an article; and I can gather all materials necessary for the next meeting.

Focusing on15 minute chunks makes one very aware of time, and how much one can really get done in that space of time.

Create a truly magical kind of day for yourself! B-)
Lynette
http://www.formulatomanifest.com
I certainly will try this Barbara, because I have been extending my tasks to at least an hour instead of the 15 minutes segments.

Deborah Akridge (Deja):)

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Barbara,

These are great tips that I will be printing out to keep handy as a reminder.

While I have been working at making a daily task list one of my "problems" is that when I do come to my braveheart site that I can spend a lot of time reading all the wonderful blogs and then I can not stay for only 15 minutes!! Some problem huh?!!:-x Getting inspired from other women!!

In reality also though I find that some of my tasks take a couple of hours to complete, they are just of this nature. I try to allow this in my day and then do the smaller tasks that I wish to get done around the larger ones, always remaining on a course to accomplish more each day and make progress forward. Also I learned not to beat myself up if I do not get everything done today on my list, but move the unfinished items to the top of tomorrows list.

It is not being "attached" to everything and letting go of what I can not control.

Rebecca Hofeldt
Horse Lovers - Free Spirit
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