Let’s face it, we all need some more time in our day. I personally could use another 4 hours! Here are a few tips and a guideline as to how you can apply some time management techniques to your everyday routines. These are great tips to share with your clients!
:: Evaluate your organizing strengths and weaknesses.
:: Can you find things when you need them?
:: Do you spend 45 minutes looking for your keys?
:: Take a minute and assess your home, office and lifestyle. Make a goal of what you would like to achieve.
:: Be realistic with your goals. Think small at first.
Start with a goal of better managing your time. When you become more efficient with your time then you feel less overwhelmed. Imagine more time with your spouse or kids and having your home, office organized and clean. By following simple principles and systems you will achieve a tranquil life.
Here is a break down of how you can start creating good habits in your home and office.
:: Keep track of your day and look at your routines after a week.
:: Start using a calendar system to organize your time. This can be a day runner or computer calendar. Write down what you have to accomplish each day. Add time for breaks, lunch, a walk. You need to regenerate yourself. Do not try to schedule everything in one day.
:: Know when to say no! This is a hard one but you must have balance. Boundaries are ok and they are needed for a tranquil and organized life. Make time for helping out a friend/school or church once a week. Once you create a system then you can add more but only if you have free time.
The purpose of this system is to re-claim your life. In order to do that you must see how you are spending it. It does not take long to keep a house or office clean and organized when you stay on top of things. I know days can get crazy with meetings, clients, kids and homework but I can stand here and tell you as a career woman, wife and mother of two girls that it is possible.
My motto :: 5 minutes now saves you 50 minutes later.
I hope these tips will help you all find lost time in your days and allow you to re-claim them.
:: Consistency is the key to being organized. Keep it simple.
Veracity Real Estate Group, LLC - Camas, WA
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I need to learn how to say "no." That is for sure. One Sunday I swore all the way there I was not signing up for a certain project. Then when the lady looking for volunteers started coming to me I am saying "Say no, say no" over and over in my head, but what comes out? "I'd love to!" Ugghhh I really need help with this one!
Jul 09, 2007 05:34 PM
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Thankyou for the tips. I sure feel better when everything is clean and organized. When papers and objects get piled up that is when you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it can make you feel like you do not even want to work. You are much more productive when you can find what you are looking for and everything has it's place. Also, it is a good way of clearing stale energy out of your house. With each thing your eyes wander to in your office and home, ask yourself, " how is this serving me?" If you find it is not serving you then give it away. I love the feeling I get when I give all the junk away!
Jul 09, 2007 05:35 PM
Organized and Simple - Laguna Niguel, CA
Organizing, Staging, Design, Speaker
Great comments! Thank you for them. I agree with the "serving me" comment especially. We do have a hard time saying no and holding on to things that become emotional to us. Clutter can create stale energy and leave you feeling depressed. Check out this stat:: - Americans waste 9 million hours a day searching for misplaced items. Can you imagine what you could do with that time? Thanks for reading this blog - i will strive to provide tips and info on how to simplify and empower yourself and your clients!
Jul 09, 2007 05:41 PM
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired
A very good post and message as well. The biggest mistake most have in the day timers is taking time to live. It is essential to accomplish all that I can in life as one gets to live this incredible experience. You mention balance and it is often the weakest part of most day planners.
I learned to say I love you a least a few times a day. I learned to make time to say Thank You as often as I could. I also take time to smile at myself. Then remember that others would probably enjoy more than I. After I get the serious stuff done, I discovered that I still have time to work, and a discipline to do all that I should. But I have those priorities first. If I failed those, the quality of the rest of time could never be as fruitful.
If I get tired or lose my energy, it is time to call people I know just to say that I was thinking of them and needed to smile at them over the phone. Or to call a past client and say I was feeling a little down and needed a lift, so I called them. The magic in our world is exactly as we see it or fail to as the case may be.
Jul 09, 2007 07:00 PM
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
William - you have got it going - giving it out and you get it back.
Jessica - another good admonition to get organized.
Jul 12, 2007 02:12 AM
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