This article from the online ‘How 2’ series, written by outsourcing expert Keri Garland is designed to give you some ideas on how to prioritize, delegate, and outsource; get more organized and save time; and schedule your day.
As a busy entrepreneur, could you do with a few extra hours every day? All of us could. The problem is that there is no way to manufacture additional hours, and our ‘To do’ Lists are simply not shrinking. You have to learn to work smarter, not harder.
Step 1: Assess the time you have available
Get your mindset and motivation right – you have the same 24 hours in a day that were given to Einstein, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and all other masters from history.Understand where your time goes.Ask yourself: Why am I doing this? Does it actually work towards achieving my goals? Spend a week keeping notes of what you do, and how long every task takes. You are guaranteed to be surprised by how much time is spent on unnecessary tasks, or tasks done in a way that is not the most efficient.
Step 2: Prioritise, set goals, and learn how to delegate
Certain tasks of course still need to be done– but they need not always be done by you. Utilize your staff’s skills, and outsource when necessary. There are companies that specialize in helping entrepreneurs with tasks that are not their core business. It is often more affordable to use these companies that it is to put someone directly onto your payroll. For example, Office Executives offers specialists in every business support area, who can efficiently attend to items which do not need your personal attention, but are still essential to your business.
Get more ideas in the digital magazine, Issue 15, pages 17 and 18.
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