Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Jump start your productivity up to 40%

Last week we talked about building your fortune.
Today we'll talk about how to increase your productivity.
Did you read Stephen Covey’s "7 Habits of Highly Effective People"?
Our colleague Richard Morreale reminded us of it last weekend.
Richard has a matrix planning guide to help you get more done.
Do you often feel there’s too much to do? Where do you start?
Here’s a simple idea. List urgent and important tasks. Do them first.
Now list other tasks that aren’t necessarily urgent but important.
Do them next. Then list the urgent but not important ones.
These are the ones someone else wants you to do. Say "no" to them.
Finally list the ones that are neither urgent nor important.
Ignore them. They are time wasters. Your time’s too valuable.
Now list urgent and important tasks as your top priorities.
Then the important but not urgent ones come next.
With a plan for the day, you’ll get more done than you expect.
To contact Richard, go to Richard@RichardMorreale.com
Ask him to email you a matrix to help you set priorities.
Next we’ll talk about measuring your results.
For more on improving your bottom line, please click here.

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