How can you more effectively manage your busy day? Of course you can delegate or remove some of the things you do. Or do what you do better and faster (for example the computer work I'm always going on about). , there are other ways that you can work smarter instead of longer and harder.
Here are five simple mistakes you should avoid which decrease your daily success both on and off the job. How many of these are you guilty of?
1. Starting your day without a plan of action. Time management is doing the right things at the right time. Perhaps the best use of when you're bright and energetic first thing in the morning is not going through gobs of emails. Rather it's the 'money time'. Time when you'll catch people at their desk. Perhaps returning phone calls should be first.
2. Losing balance in your life. Our lives comprise seven vital areas that need balance. These areas include health, family, financial, intellectual, social, professional, and spiritual. If you neglect any one area, you can easily eventually sabotage your success.
3. Working with a messy desk or work area. I've researched this on the internet and found that studies have shown that the person who works with a messy desk spends, on average, one and a half hours per day looking for; or being distracted by things. This statistic sounds inflated, but if you add up even 10 minutes per day (45 working weeks a year) that is one full working week a year. Organised equals more free time.
