Get More Done In Less Time
Modern living places ever increasing pressure upon us to get jobs and tasks done quickly. This can be especially so if you’re trying to start an online business in your spare time. If you have another job and you’re only working on your venture during the evenings and weekends that doesn’t give you a massive amount of time to devote to it each week and you will need to make the time you do spend working extremely productive. Of course time pressures are equally so if you’re a full time internet marketer.
So – wouldn’t it be great to be able to get more done in less time? It sounds like wishy washy idealisation, but when you actually think about it and apply some simple things it IS possible…
1. Create a ‘to do’ list at the start of each day
I’m sure you’ve been told this before, but even though it seems obvious it is definitely something I would recommend doing. Essentially it’s the basis of good time management. By listing and then prioritising your tasks you can see what is important and start to work your way through them. Ask yourself what is pressing today that if it doesn’t get done will hold other things up?
2. Set yourself realistic goals for the day
If you get to the end of the day and you’ve achieved everything you wanted to it’s a great feeling. Set yourself goals for the day that are challenging yet at the same time achievable. When you know you’re ‘getting there’ it is a great motivation to push yourself to work faster so as to meet your target.
3. Get anything difficult done first
There’s nothing worse than sitting there thinking about the ‘dreaded thing’ you have still got to do but haven’t yet done. Get these things out of the way early and free your mind to do other things later on in the day. If you’ve got things playing on your mind it will make you unproductive and you will find it difficult to concentrate.
4. Realize that you can’t do it all yourself
If you want to become more productive and get more done in less time you have to realize that you can’t do everything yourself. Outsource the things you don’t enjoy or find difficult and free up your time so that you can play to your own strengths.
