GETTING STARTED AND GETTING DONE: THE KEYS TO PRODUCTIVITY - Part 1

Here are some tips to make you a productivity machine:

- Plan your day the evening before.  Organize your to-do list for every day.  It's your productivity road map for the day.
- Allocate your time.  Know how much time something should take and plan accordingly.
- Effective scheduling looks for ways to minimize wasted time.  Schedule phone calls or client sessions back to back.
- Do the most important thing first.  Nothing sets the tone for a productive day like knocking out a big task early.
- Make it easy to get started.  Prep the night before, keep what you need handy and minimize distractions.
- Prioritize ruthlessly.  Focus your time on high ROI (Return on Investment) activities.  Track the return on the things you spend time on and prioritize accordingly.
- Beat procrastination.  Just start.  All you have to do is get going and more often than not you'll get on a roll and accomplish a lot.
- Time block.  You'd be amazed at what you can get done with one uninterrupted 30-50 minute block of time.  Use a timer.
- Minimize disruptions.  If you're working on something, letting other things interfere will cause you to lose your momentum and reduce your productivity.
- Goal set.  Why bother doing something if you don't have a goal for the outcome of that activity?
- Set and respect deadlines.  If you don't have deadlines you don't get things done.
Source: Fitness Business Marketing

Next month: more productivity tips . . .

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