Brett Beshore’s Business Blog  10/26/09

Better Time Management is Good for Business!

This is Shamrock Communication’s Brett Beshore.

           
Thomas Edison once said, “Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing we can’t afford to lose.”  How often have you said, “If only I had more time”.  We’ve all been there.

Here are some tips…

1 – You have to really want to manage your time better.  This requires changing behaviors and will only happen if you’re committed to making a change.

2 – Re-think your priorities.  Where should you be spending your time?  What is truly important?  What needs to get done and what can wait?

3 – Keep a log of how you’re spending your time for one week, so you can get a clear picture of where your time wasters are.

4 – Then look for ways you can reduce them to focus on the important things.

5 – Finally, change your bad habits slowly.  Pick one time waster to improve upon before tackling the next.

For most of us, it’s not having the time that’s the issue….the challenge is learning how to better manage the time that we have.

Because better Time Management is definitely good for business!