We cannot stop time or slow it down - it is only our Actions that we can control! Jim Flynn www.mts-consult.com

. Actual working year is only 240 days, therefore... Time = € www.mts-consult.com

Actual working year is only 240 days, therefore...

Time = €

As Time=Money then... Get personally organised – e.g. ACT! for tracking contact history Daily Sales & Marketing - keep the order book full Only ‘busy’ when doing paid work – do admin. after-hours Develop your business/self to provide more lucrative products. www.mts-consult.com

Get personally organised – e.g. ACT! for tracking contact history

Daily Sales & Marketing - keep the order book full

Only ‘busy’ when doing paid work – do admin. after-hours

Develop your business/self to provide more lucrative products.

Increasing your Effectiveness Keep a Time Log for a week Then review – look for time wasters; deviations, etc Make improvements, e.g. speed up regular tasks. www.mts-consult.com

Keep a Time Log for a week

Then review – look for time wasters; deviations, etc

Make improvements, e.g. speed up regular tasks.

Self-Management Self-Discipline – keep your own promises [I am deeply grateful that I am the master of my mind] Make a daily “To Do” list every evening Prioritise using MOP ( ‘Must/Ought/Prefer’), or :- Importance A B Urgency C D www.mts-consult.com

Self-Discipline – keep your own promises [I am deeply grateful that I am the master of my mind]

Make a daily “To Do” list every evening

Prioritise using MOP ( ‘Must/Ought/Prefer’),

or :-

Importance

A B

Urgency

C D

Managing Yourself Manage stress [”Worry is a complete circle of inefficient thought whirling around on a pivot of fear”] Focus 100% on the task in-hand Proactive, not reactive Manage your mood & stoke the fire in your belly - appealing work environment; overcome procrastination –do it now! Do something creative every 1.5 hours Review your results at day’s end. www.mts-consult.com

Manage stress [”Worry is a complete circle of inefficient thought whirling around on a pivot of fear”]

Focus 100% on the task in-hand

Proactive, not reactive

Manage your mood & stoke the fire in your belly -

appealing work environment;

overcome procrastination –do it now!

Do something creative every 1.5 hours

Review your results at day’s end.

Tips Handle each incoming communication once –react, file or bin Free teleconferencing www.13434.ie Mornings – psyche yourself up Say “no” assertively when necessary Breathe deeply often & relax back/shoulders Make the most of employees http://www.entrepreneur.com/worklifebalance/timemanagement/archive115694.html www.mts-consult.com

Handle each incoming communication once –react, file or bin

Free teleconferencing www.13434.ie

Mornings – psyche yourself up

Say “no” assertively when necessary

Breathe deeply often & relax back/shoulders

Make the most of employees

http://www.entrepreneur.com/worklifebalance/timemanagement/archive115694.html

Planning Number-crunch –which activities give highest return? Make an annual Sales & Marketing Plan Set KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for each Quarter and monitor progress monthly Daily ‘To Do’ list; estimate and schedule each task Client deadlines – under-promise and over-deliver. www.mts-consult.com

Number-crunch –which activities give highest return?

Make an annual Sales & Marketing Plan

Set KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for each Quarter and monitor progress monthly

Daily ‘To Do’ list; estimate and schedule each task

Client deadlines – under-promise and over-deliver.

yourself! What works best for you? Big project in a block or in phases? Do you need time pressure to really perform? What inspires/upsets you? Lark or Owl? Reward yourself/celebrate achievements Do not create a monster! www.mts-consult.com

What works best for you?

Big project in a block or in phases?

Do you need time pressure to really perform?

What inspires/upsets you?

Lark or Owl?

Reward yourself/celebrate achievements

Do not create a monster!

Challenging questions What’s the most valuable use of my time right now? What am I ultimately trying to accomplish? How good does it really need to be? What am I giving up in order to keep doing this? Should I stop doing this? www.mts-consult.com

What’s the most valuable use of my time right now?

What am I ultimately trying to accomplish?

How good does it really need to be?

What am I giving up in order to keep doing this?

Should I stop doing this?

www.mts-consult.com

www.mts-consult.com