MasterCLASS Time
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Your Most Valuable Asset Is
How you invest your time is one of the keys to business success
Time Management = Life Management
Average Person is at 110% Capacity
Starting Point of Time Management is Goals Driven by Values
Stephen Covey “The way you spend your time is a result of the way you see your time ..... and the way you really see your priorities”
If you only had 6 months to live – how would you spend your time? What would you do if you won £1m lottery today?
What are the 3 most important goals in your life right now?
What would you do but afraid to attempt it? What do you love to do? What dare to dream if you knew you couldn’t fail?
Goal Setting
1.Decide what you want 2.Write it down 3.Set a deadline 4.Make a list of everything you need to do to achieve 5.Order goals/activities 6.Take action 7.Work on major goal everyday
Our 10 Ways of doubling your productivity….
1. Make a List….
2. Consequences
3. Zero Based Thinking….
5. Time Target
Time Target ...
6. FOCUS….
7. Eat a Frog….
How to overcome Procrastination…. 1.Set clear goals/write down plan 2.Break goals down to bite size activities 3.Pick 1 task and start immediately 4.Swiss cheese task 5.Salami slice task 6.20:80 task 7.Set time limit 8.Reward structure 9.Promise others 10.Start with most important task
8. Default Diary….
DEFAULT ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
9. Plan….
Weekly Planning and Your Default Diary • Planning on a weekly basis provides greater balance • We are used to thinking of a week as a unit of time • Plan your “default diary” • Modify it and plan for each week • Adapt daily
10. Leverage and Systemise….
The only 4 Ways to Leverage in Business ...
Calculating Your Base Earning Target Base Earnings:
£_________
Divided by 1760 hours
(220 days x 8 = 1760 work hours in a year )
= base hourly rate
£_________
X % of time spent productively vs. non-productively
_______
= What your time must be worth per hour :
£ _______
Out top 10 tips…. 1.Make Lists 2.Consequences 3.Zero based thinking 4.80:20 5.Time Target 6.FOCUS 7.Eat a Frog… 8.Default Diary 9.Plan 10.Leverage
Where to start?
Keeping a Time Log … • Record what YOU do with every hour of your working day … • Weekly - track the tasks you SPEND most time on … • What can you systemise/delegate?
TIME BLOCK STUDY
How do you get started? • Eliminate clutter – Everything from the clothes closet to the computer – Keep desk tidy • Set up systems for routine tasks • Plan your default diary • Set goals for the week • Schedule your week using default diary and your goals • Adapt daily – review what has been done and what needs to be changed • Do a weekly review