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29OF
MY FAVORITE TIME-SAVING TIPS
By
Gene Griessman, Ph. D.
Author of Time Tactics Of Very Successful People
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1.
Learn to use waiting time. Take along something to read, something to
write, something to listen to.
2. When eating
out, ask for the check before you finish the meal.
3. Avoid
making trips to do just one errand. Bunch them.
4. Practice
geographical economy: Arrange errands in geographical order; write errands
on a Post-It; place the Post-It on the dashboard of your car.
5. Make a cold
call in the neighborhood of your scheduled appointment.
6. Attach a
deadline to delegated tasks.
7. Do
forward-thinking exercises. Anticipate roadblocks and problems. If you're
going to make a speech or even make a comment, know how you will end as well
as start.
8. Put all
your tools back where you found them.
9. Type the
phone and fax numbers and email address beside the inside address of a
letter. (You won't have to look them up when you make a follow-up contact.)
10. Learn how to
say "No".
11. If at all
possible, finish the task when you have it out.
12. Treat voice
mail like you would a letter.
13. Arrange to
meet people in pleasant, productive places. That way, discomfort is
minimized if one of you is detained.
14. Make the
unpleasant phone call first.
15. Open your
mail over the garbage can. Then you will need to handle most of it only
once.
16. If you need
to get in and out of a restaurant in a hurry, tip in advance.
17. Use 3" x 5"
cards to write down ideas. Only one idea per card.
18. If you're
sluggish mentally, get your motor turning with a lower-priority item.
19. Learn how to
make a decision.
20. Call early.
Call late.
21. Adjust a
complaint ASAP.
22. Know the
magic question to ask when someone complains.
23. Discover
audio cassettes.
24. Be a
contrarian.
25. Create a
Must List. Apply the ROI test.
26. Make an
appointment with yourself.
27. Piggyback in
order to achieve balance.
28. Spend more
time "in the moment".
29.
Write down
your dreams.
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