Investing in Yourself Is Priceless!
ROI = Infinity

by Deanne Kelleher

Part Three

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Common limitations with Time:
Which way would you like to step in time - forwards or backwards?

Personally, I've never wanted to go back. I guess I just think I've already been there. As for looking forward, people who know me will claim that I like to read the last page in the book first. But more recently, I have been enjoying the 'now'.

For me, the great accomplishment is doing what I set out to do in the time I have allocated. It's imperative for me to time the activities that I do because it's so easy for me to get lost on the internet, researching, reading, learning, talking with people I know. So, to create a form of sanity in my life, I give myself a realistic time period to start and finish. Recently I actually put an egg-timer in the office - a noisy ding is a good time- training tool.

The steps:

Week One

Write down your common daily activities (an Excel spread sheet is great for this). In one column estimate the time that you think you spend on each activity. In the next column track the actual time that you spend on each activity.

Week Two

• Schedule all of your activities into your day planner with the appropriate amount of time.
• Schedule 15 minutes before your working day begins to review your day.
• Schedule in 15 minute blocks after each 90 minutes for regrouping and reassessing your day.

If your work schedule is flexible but you feel as though you aren't being productive - set a more defined schedule for yourself and stick to it.
Evaluate at the end of each day, carry over items that are incomplete, and evaluate how true to the schedule you are staying.
There is no place for negative comments here - only positive and supportive. This is a new thing you are learning.

The experts at Kaos Group understand limitations because we share them with our clients every day and because we are human. However, it's our passion & profession to challenge the limits, continue to explore efficiencies, and share our knowledge with our clients to create optimum success.

Continue onto - Part Four!