To be more productive you can... Learn how to write a to-do list. When it comes to working smarter, I find that it’s important to leave nothing to chance. Every day needs to have some direction for the tasks of running your business and achieving your goals. People talk constantly about having a ‘to-do’ list. And they’re right – it’s important. But what they don’t tell you is how to make that list effective. I’ve run a to-do list for many years – it’s what keeps me on track and I religiously give some thought to the next day’s activity at the close of each business day. The way you write up your to-do list is also important: 1. Buy an A4 sized diary – one day to a page. 2. U se this diary as your daily to-do list. It’s also big enough to include your ‘to-call’ list. 3. Fill in daily, weekly & monthly tasks/calls as appropriate. 4. Write in absolutely everything that you have to do. 5. You can allocate time-frames for the tasks if needed (to keep you on track). 6. Cross off each task as it is finished and What doesn’t get done today – must be allocated another day/time. The advantages of doing it this way? 1. I t’s the first thing you see each day, and because it’s in hard-copy your day can start without any diversions from the computer. 2. Its better than scraps of paper & easier to find. 3. Clearly shows which jobs/calls you hate and procrastinate with. 4. Its a fabulous record of achievement – at the end of each week/month you can actually see what you’ve done and who you’ve called. 5. Doing it this way took away that feeling of ‘being busy but having nothing to show for it’. Now I can look back and see which days have been busier than others!
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:10:00 +0000
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