10 More Ways to Manage Your Time

Here are 10 more ways to manage your time.

1. Automate or systematize your life and your business as much as you can.
2. Check email 3 times a day - or at certain specific times that you've sheduled.
3. Back up your files - every week at a minimum.
4. Get the most out of the software you use - and look for new software to help personally as well as professionally.
5. Slow down and take time to think.
6. Take 10 minutes at the start of your day and 10 minutes at the end of your day to review your calendar, schedule, appointments, meetings, etc.
7. Respond to emails as soon as you read them. Get to the point quickly in your response.
8. Close your door.
9. Return calls at certain times during the day. Utilize voicemail as an empowerment tool to get things done. Return all calls within 24 hours to avoid adding more to your list for tomorrow.
10. Take an hour everyday just for yourself. Use it to read, workout, watch TV, listen to music - anything to relax and do something just for you. [The people around you will notice and appreciate it, too!]

Sara L. Fitts is a time management expert and can help you become more productive and efficient in your life and in your business. Contact her directly for more information. 703.791.4741 or visit www.SLFConsulting.com for more information.

10 Ways to Manage Your Time

This Week with Sara Fitts offers ways to manage your time. Here are 10 ways that you can implement today. After trying them for a week or so, you will definitely see their benefits.

1. Write things down.
2. Prioritize your tasks and projects. Do first things first.
3. Plan your week.
4. Say "no" when you need to say no.
5. Don't do other people's work.
6. Keep one calendar and put everything on it - personal, work, and family activities.
7. Don't be a perfectionist. Get it done. Revisions can last a lifetime if you let them.
8. Don't attempt the impossible. Candidly assess what is possible for you.
9. Don't chase waterfalls. We all have seen how this eats up time and energy.
10. Delete, shred, and throw away.

More time management tips will be available later this week. Check back to find them.