Small Business Revitalization Blog

Getting through your to-do list can be challenging for many reasons, not least of which is your clients ‘getting in the way’.  Don’t hear me wrongly here – clients are the priority… but how do you successfully balance your client requirements with your business requirements?  Here’s three quick tips which can help!

1.    Use Parkinson’s Law
Ever noticed that whatever you have to do expands to fill the time available? Parkinson was the genius who discovered that! So, if you only have 30 minutes between client sessions and it’s hard to get into the flow of your tasks in a short amount of time, what can you do?

a)    Chunk bigger  tasks into small ‘doable’ bites and put a short time-frame against each.
b)    Keep a list of small ‘to do’ jobs that only take a few minutes each.
c)    Set yourself at least 5 tasks to be completed within your 30 minute window – go hard and fast!

2.    Use Your Power Hour
Most people have a time of day when they are really productive.  Set aside a Power Hour each day where you can focus on what’s most important in your business.  It is the small things that make the biggest difference!

This is your project and planning time.  It’s the time when you do the things that are essential for your business to be successful.  Know each week what you need to accomplish in your daily ‘power hour’ to make your business really work for you… it may be building your profile, calling prospects, developing new programs, fixing your website… whatever will bring the money in the door is what you need to focus on!

3.    Never Underestimate the Power of Delegating
So many business owners are unwilling to delegate – if you haven’t got time or you aren’t getting to what’s important, consider whether someone else can do these tasks more efficiently.  Outsourcing can be extremely effective when you find the right people to share your workload with.  A little bit of time invested in developing a good system upfront means maximum productivity down the track!

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