Time Management Strategies – Part 4 of 5

Using your calendar is one the best time management strategies out there. Whether it’s a sophisticated Blackberry or the simple yet basic Daytimer, using the calendar will help you leverage your time and make sure that you don’t overdraw on your time bank account.

How’s it working for you? Are you drained or energized by your life? Is your business struggling or thriving?

I’m here to let you know there might be a couple of key components missing from your time management system. When looking more closely, you’ll probably find that “you” are not scheduled consistently in the calendar, and you’re spending time on busy-ness rather than business.

What’s the impact? Chances are you are running on empty, going from one thing to the next without any awareness of the results you are achieving. If this is you, consider the guidelines below to help you leverage your life and love your business.

1. Put “you” in your calendar. Write down all of the important activities that help nurture your mind, body and spirit. Treat these as “non-negotiable” like you would a doctor’s appointment.
2. Decide how many hours you will work your business each week. Get clear on the hours you will invest in your work so you can maximize the time you choose to spend.
3. Block your work hours using a powerful time management formula of 60-20-10-10. Spend 60% of your time on wealth building activities, 20% on planning and strategizing, 10% on administration and 10% on super service.
4. Follow the 80/20 rule. Make sure that 80% of your time is spent on things that energize, renew and fuel you! If you do, you will have the ability to handle the remaining 20% of the items with ease.

What do you think? Post your comments below on how this will help you. I’d love to hear from you!