| Do you start off a day with the idea of getting certain | | | | The idea is to do the hard stuff, and more important |
| things done and by the end of the day you haven't | | | | stuff first. Get them out of the way. When doing the |
| even gotten to the things you wanted done? | | | | easy and fun stuff first you never get to the stuff you |
| Then you should be working on getting control of you, | | | | should be doing. |
| getting control of how you manage you. | | | | Keeping a time log of what you are currently doing will |
| What is getting in your way, getting between you and | | | | help you find where your time is going. Make sure to |
| those things you intended to do? | | | | write everything down. |
| Is it easier to do things that are easier or more fun | | | | Many times I am totally amazed seeing people coming |
| first? | | | | back from doing their time log for just a week. 80-90% |
| You look up at the clock and it is break time, so you | | | | of their time went to the low priority stuff, not the |
| go take a break, grumbling that you didn't get to the | | | | things they should be doing, not the things that are |
| things you really needed to do. After returning to work, | | | | important. |
| of course there are a couple of those fun, easy things | | | | I assume that: |
| that you can do before you start on the tough stuff. | | | | "Over 95% of everything most people do, even people |
| Doing the easy things first is poor time management. | | | | who seem to have it together, is wasted time." Just |
| It's a habit, but habits can be changed. | | | | think about that! If 95% is waste, then what would |
| Do you have a priority list but things lower in priority get | | | | happen if you put ALL of your time, or ALL of your |
| done first because of excuses like these: | | | | employees' time into the 5% where you should be |
| - This one is easy, I'll do it first to get it out of the way. | | | | spending your time. Doesn't that say that you |
| - The whole list of things that won't take as long can | | | | SHOULD be able to do 20 times as much as you |
| be done fast, so I'll start there. | | | | currently are? |
| - This one is not as difficult..... | | | | Sounds rather far out doesn't it? Well it's not too far |
| You get the idea. Things that you'd rather be doing, | | | | out. If we assume that 20 times is the ideal, just how |
| things that aren't as difficult or challenging you'd rather | | | | hard do you think it would be to increase your results |
| do first. | | | | by 50-200% when 20 times is a potential? Pretty easy |
| I believe it was Brian Tracy that said, "Eat the frog | | | | really. So, start off by tracking where you are spending |
| first" Swallow the things you don't like to get them out | | | | your time now, looking for the right things to be doing, |
| of the way. | | | | and where time is wasted. |