Time Management Tips, Techniques and
Tools Stand the Test of Time
by Stephanie Mulac
There is a famous story in business articles and productivity
books. It's often attributed to different people and the exact
dollar figure that the consultant was paid is always different.
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This story has taken on a life of its own
and it is retold in every productivity book, but it never
grows old. That's because the truth of this tale, no matter
how fictional the story itself is, is universal.
If you want to be successful in business - whether your
business is online or offline - you need to know what you
want to accomplish and prioritize it.
Now, the story itself was clearly written in an era when the
owner of a business had a plush office and a company car and
could come and go as he or she pleased. Nowadays, most
online business owners work out of their homes (and
sometimes have another job until their small business grows)
so the story needs to be tweaked and updated for the modern
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The new moral of the story might be
this: Prioritize everything! Rather than listing the top
three items to be done, list everything and assign a
number (from 1 to infinity... and for most
entrepreneurs, the list seems that long!).
Then, get to work. Start at one and begin working down.
Periodically you'll have to re-prioritize as changes
occur in your business. Task management programs such as
Microsoft Outlook can help with prioritization. Even
just a Microsoft Word document with an auto-numbering
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If you start working on the first one and
keep going until you cannot work any more on it, then move
to the next point on your list, you'll see two things
happen:
First, your productivity will increase dramatically because
you'll have started to hone in on doing what needs to be
done.
And, second, you will work far more efficiently because you
know the most important thing to do and you're doing it
first, before everything else. |
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