We are now a few days past the first half of 2008.
Every year someone is telling us how we should sit down and put our goals down on paper.
These goals may be anything from making more money, losing weight, becoming more fit, taking a Caribbean vacation, getting home earlier, spending more time with your kids or a significant other.
These are probably familiar to all of us.
You more than likely think about one or more of these daily, wondering how you can possibly find the time to even accomplish one.
Now is the time to reflect on where you are in your success with the goals you set at the beginning of the year.
The new yearresolutions that may have never been looked at twice.
You may find yourself thinking, if I only had one more hour in the day, I might have been able to get started on those elusive goals that escape me year after year.
Perhaps you are trying to achieve too much.
Asking too much of yourself can result in your just spinning your wheels and never getting started.
Ultimately this procrastination just results in wasting more time and failure to move forward.
Make a decision to take the time to focus on just one of your goals at a time.
Try implementing some of the following strategies to help you regain more time and put yourself on the road to achieving those passions you so desire.
1.
Try Performing Daily Task A Little Faster.
Whatever the task you are working on try doing it a little faster.
You will find that by moving faster, you will respond faster in completing your task.
Staying organized will help you save time in performing your task and other daily obligations.
2.
Become An Expert.
Make it an obcession to become an expert in what your are doing or working on.
Continue to educate yourself on your chosen passion.
The more educated you are the more efficient you will be in completing associated task.
Master it then teach it to someone else.
Keep the energy flowing.
3.
Eliminate Wasted Online Time Try only checking your email twice per day.
I think you will be amazed at how much time we all spend checking and answering email.
Limit your time surfing the internet.
This can be a big stealer of time unless you are doing research or generating an income from your time spent on the internet.
4.
Take Control Of The PhoneTry answering all of yourphone calls at one time unless they are emergent.
Interruptions from phone calls are a big stealer of time.
Save the calls for a certain period of the day then make that your primary focus until the job is done.
5.
Eliminate Unnecessary MeetingsTry to limit meetings to once or twice per week.
This may not be possible for everyone depending upon your profession.
If you have control over scheduling meetings, keep them brief and focussed.
Everyone will appreciate the brevity.
6.
Delegate The Small Things That Are Slowing You Down Allow your employee or assistant to perform the work that isn't helping you reach your goals.
Make sure you are utilizing your time in the most productive way possible for your knowledge and skill.
7.
Take Action Now Pick a goal you are going to focus on, break it down into pieces, and then give it your full attention until the job is complete.
Stop procrastinating and take action.
Starting today, implement some of the above strategies for optimizing your time.
You will soon find that you are able to attack those yearly passions with new found energy and enthusiasm.
Make the next six months your best year ever.
Every year someone is telling us how we should sit down and put our goals down on paper.
These goals may be anything from making more money, losing weight, becoming more fit, taking a Caribbean vacation, getting home earlier, spending more time with your kids or a significant other.
These are probably familiar to all of us.
You more than likely think about one or more of these daily, wondering how you can possibly find the time to even accomplish one.
Now is the time to reflect on where you are in your success with the goals you set at the beginning of the year.
The new yearresolutions that may have never been looked at twice.
You may find yourself thinking, if I only had one more hour in the day, I might have been able to get started on those elusive goals that escape me year after year.
Perhaps you are trying to achieve too much.
Asking too much of yourself can result in your just spinning your wheels and never getting started.
Ultimately this procrastination just results in wasting more time and failure to move forward.
Make a decision to take the time to focus on just one of your goals at a time.
Try implementing some of the following strategies to help you regain more time and put yourself on the road to achieving those passions you so desire.
1.
Try Performing Daily Task A Little Faster.
Whatever the task you are working on try doing it a little faster.
You will find that by moving faster, you will respond faster in completing your task.
Staying organized will help you save time in performing your task and other daily obligations.
2.
Become An Expert.
Make it an obcession to become an expert in what your are doing or working on.
Continue to educate yourself on your chosen passion.
The more educated you are the more efficient you will be in completing associated task.
Master it then teach it to someone else.
Keep the energy flowing.
3.
Eliminate Wasted Online Time Try only checking your email twice per day.
I think you will be amazed at how much time we all spend checking and answering email.
Limit your time surfing the internet.
This can be a big stealer of time unless you are doing research or generating an income from your time spent on the internet.
4.
Take Control Of The PhoneTry answering all of yourphone calls at one time unless they are emergent.
Interruptions from phone calls are a big stealer of time.
Save the calls for a certain period of the day then make that your primary focus until the job is done.
5.
Eliminate Unnecessary MeetingsTry to limit meetings to once or twice per week.
This may not be possible for everyone depending upon your profession.
If you have control over scheduling meetings, keep them brief and focussed.
Everyone will appreciate the brevity.
6.
Delegate The Small Things That Are Slowing You Down Allow your employee or assistant to perform the work that isn't helping you reach your goals.
Make sure you are utilizing your time in the most productive way possible for your knowledge and skill.
7.
Take Action Now Pick a goal you are going to focus on, break it down into pieces, and then give it your full attention until the job is complete.
Stop procrastinating and take action.
Starting today, implement some of the above strategies for optimizing your time.
You will soon find that you are able to attack those yearly passions with new found energy and enthusiasm.
Make the next six months your best year ever.