30 MINUTES OF GENERAL INFORMATION TO HELP YOU BECOME SUPER, AND EFFICIENT! WHO AM I? 3 STEPS TO EFFICIENCY TIPS TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCY QUESTIONS Get Super Efficient 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

30 MINUTES OF GENERAL INFORMATION

TO HELP YOU BECOME SUPER,

AND EFFICIENT!

WHO AM I?

3 STEPS TO EFFICIENCY

TIPS TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCY

QUESTIONS

Me? Name: Ian Broom Current Profession: Entrepreneur Past Professions: Senior Project Manager IT Manager Developer Complete Geek 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Name: Ian Broom

Current Profession: Entrepreneur

Past Professions:

Senior Project Manager

IT Manager

Developer

Complete Geek

Ventures (shameless plug) Weboo (Owner) a web strategy creation and delivery business http://www.weboo.biz Launch48 (Co-founder) Entrepreneurial events – launch a web app in 48 hours http://www.launch48.com 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Weboo (Owner)

a web strategy creation and delivery business

http://www.weboo.biz

Launch48 (Co-founder)

Entrepreneurial events – launch a web app in 48 hours

http://www.launch48.com

Other hobbies include Yoda outfits for dogs Available from http://costumecraze.com/DOG25.html?SSAID=87543 I’m kidding! 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Yoda outfits for dogs

Available from http://costumecraze.com/DOG25.html?SSAID=87543

I’m kidding!

Juggling many tasks Conflicting suggestions Learn from experience and ideas Getting Things Done – David Allen 4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris Many blogs, magazines, books, etc Life and professional experience Inspiration for this talk 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Juggling many tasks

Conflicting suggestions

Learn from experience and ideas

Getting Things Done – David Allen

4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris

Many blogs, magazines, books, etc

Life and professional experience

Step 1 – Clarify your goals What should I do first? Goals are “ a projected state that a person intends to achieve” (wikipedia) Write them down Bad: I want to get better at programming Good: I will make £1,000.00 from networking events in the next year Discuss them with others Write down all ideas/feedback 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

What should I do first?

Goals are “ a projected state that a person intends to achieve” (wikipedia)

Write them down

Bad: I want to get better at programming

Good: I will make £1,000.00 from networking events in the next year

Discuss them with others

Write down all ideas/feedback

Step 2 – Review your goals Review your list Re-think over your goals Clarify the real goals 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Review your list

Re-think over your goals

Clarify the real goals

Step 3 – Focus on your goals Cut irrelevant tasks Eg. registering a company before you have a product Prioritise your goals Get to work! 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Cut irrelevant tasks

Eg. registering a company before you have a product

Prioritise your goals

Get to work!

Thank you for com... No that’s not all! Now some real nuggets... 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

No that’s not all! Now some real nuggets...

Bounce ideas around Get in a productive mindset Don’t be shy, approach new people Capture all ideas Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_freese 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Get in a productive mindset

Don’t be shy, approach new people

Capture all ideas

Focus at all levels Focus on big picture Big picture: Customers will be able to easily contact us via our website Focus on the minute detail Minutes detail: Customers contact form captures name, phone number, email address, requested service, etc. 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Focus on big picture

Big picture: Customers will be able to easily contact us via our website

Focus on the minute detail

Minutes detail: Customers contact form captures name, phone number, email address, requested service, etc.

Use tools Tools are software, systems, or processes Use tools that are appropriate Get something that works with you Don’t spread yourself too thin Options include: Google tasks Spreadsheet Basecamp / activecollab / huddle 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Tools are software, systems, or processes

Use tools that are appropriate

Get something that works with you

Don’t spread yourself too thin

Options include:

Google tasks

Spreadsheet

Basecamp / activecollab / huddle

Have fun How can this process be fun? What aspect am I looking forward to? Make the process social Tick your goals off and see your achievements 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

How can this process be fun?

What aspect am I looking forward to?

Make the process social

Tick your goals off and see your achievements

Make it fun Try the things you aren’t good at Find others to guide you Partner with others Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad said : Business and investing is a team sport. The average person loses financially because they do not have a team. 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Try the things you aren’t good at

Find others to guide you

Partner with others

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad said :

Business and investing is a team sport. The average person loses financially because they do not have a team.

Stay fit Healthy body = healthy mind Exercise focuses the mind, reduces stress Get sexier! 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Healthy body = healthy mind

Exercise focuses the mind, reduces stress

Get sexier!

Summary Make it fun! Implement the appealing bits Try the bits you aren’t good at Look at the goals from different perspectives Avoid getting too stressed 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Make it fun!

Implement the appealing bits

Try the bits you aren’t good at

Look at the goals from different perspectives

Avoid getting too stressed

Questions? 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Contact me Email: [email_address] Twitter: ianbroom Online: http://www.weboo.biz http://www.launch48.com 3rd of June 2009 Ian Broom – ibroom@weboo.biz

Email: [email_address]

Twitter: ianbroom

Online:

http://www.weboo.biz

http://www.launch48.com