Manage Your Time Efficiently In Your Work At Home Business
When I started as a network marketer, the biggest problem I had was that there was too much to do in too liittle time - or so I thought. Sounds easy to solve, but there are subtle factors at play, and a solution is not cut and dried
As my business is home based, there are other issues - the family can be a distraction, and when people see you at home, they assume that as you are not “at work” they can get your attention. I found a simple method to cope.
The first thing, you work out the components to your use of time. At home there are 1. Family 2. Sport, and other domestic interests, and 3. Your job.
Next, produce a schedule that includes all of them. This allows you to retain a balance, rather than focusing JUST on work to the detriment of your family or to your outside interests. Be specific about your activities, and be realistic about what you can and cannot fit in.
Take your diary, or a copy of your timetable with you at all times. This will allow you to get back on track after family, friends or other things take your attention away from your allocated tasks. If you are unable to check your progress, you stay off track - check it regularly
Take ten minutes at night before you retire for the day to itemise all the things you want to achieve or enjoy for the following day. Include time for exercise, for playing with your children and time with your partner.
I found the key to efficient time use: two 3 hour blocks of Work, with an hour of exercise, meditating or lunching with friends between them. For each hour of the 3 hour blocks, focus on working for 50 minutes, then relax for the next 10, and so on until the 3 hours are up.
The Paredo Principle should apply to your time. Try to make 80% of you time earn you some money - chase leads, write articles etc. The rest of your time work on your skill-sets
Timing yourself will help the process. There has been research done that shows that prolonged focus may affect your efficiencies. The optimum time for focus is around 50 minutes. So set a timer for 50 minutes, the re-set for the next ten minutes of the hour. Make sure you WORK for the 50 minutes then RELAX. The rinse and repeat until your three hour block is done!
I f you are working part-time, try to complete at least one session - 50 /10 /50 would be optimum.
Don’t fall off your chair when you realise how much you can do by managing your time in an efficient manner. Your annual income could become your monthly income
Don Fuller was a sought after consultant for 30 years. His way of helping clients was to enable financial freedom by harnessing the power of the web. His approach to home business ideas and systems has helped hundreds of clients. For more information on business ideas go to his Blog or website, where you can subscribe to his online business newsletters
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