Would you buy more time?
More time needed
What if you could add a couple of hours to each day, would you do it? Would you get everything done? In the words of Louis Armstrong ’We have all the time in the world’ or do we? Do you frequently find that you run out of time? Our busy world is filled with people rushing everywhere, to get the train, to pick up the children, to get some emails sent, to get to a meeting, the list goes on. Where does time go? I think time is such a valuable commodity it could even be sold on the stock market, Just imagine if that was possible? If you did buy more time what would you do with it? Would you spend more time at work? Would you spend more time with your family?
Here are my top tips for finding more time in your day.
1. Plan your day. Decide what you want to do, decide what you want to achieve in a day. Write down your goal for the day
2. Make a list. Write it down the night before and leave it on your desk or your worktop ready for you the next day. When the next day comes stick to it.
3. Be firm. Give others warning that you are sticking to your time frames and if someone wants to have some of your time then schedule it in advance. Be firm with yourself too, don’t let distractions take you away from your plan.
4. Focus on the big things, Remember you chose what you focus on and if you focus on the small things then they will get done. So focus firmly on the big things and they will get done instead. Stay with your main aims for each day.
5. Delegate. If there are some things that you either hate doing or you could easily delegate then do it. You’ll find by delegating it will free up your time to focus on the big things.
6. Celebrate. Decide what treat you are going to have when your plan is accomplished. Maybe give youself some ‘Me time’ at relevant points in the day.
Enjoy your time, it’s the only time you have. Remember John Lennon’s famous quote:
’Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans’.
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I know all the rules, my problem is sticking to them! I am easily distracted. I write my list every night, ready for the next day, and even give myself a schedule for when to start and stop working on each thing I need to do, but often find myself at the end of the day having achieved very little on my list but have done lots of other things that weren’t on it! Any tips on how to handle that? I would be eternally grateful :0).
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What you need is a Power Hour. At the beginning of your day:
1. Switch off email, Facebook, Twitter.
2. Ignore phone calls, let them go to voicemail.
3. Set your countdown timer alarm on your mobile to an hour (a kitchen timer works well too)
4. Get going on the most important items on your list and don’t stop until the alarm goes off.
This works for me every time. Let me know how you get on.
Sue
Great advice Sue, I like the idea of the ticking hour at the beginning of the day and will try that. I find if I write a list of all the little things and then put it to one side and focus on the big things first that works for me. (Sometimes anyway!)