Time Management For Home Based Business

Secret Time Management Tips

The Strategy that will turn Your Annual Income into Your Monbthly Income

As a network marketer, I found very early in my career that the biggest obstacle to success that marketers have working on their opportunities, is that, the more you need to do, or want to do, the less time you have to work with. It sounds simplistic, but the obstacle is complex and not easily negotiated.

If you are working from your home, it becomes even more of an issue. There are even more distractions and people competing for your attention.

There are many answers to the problem, but I find that the simplest solutions works best.

First, break the problem down to its components. If you are working from home, you have:

1. Family – wife, kids, dogs, house chores, etc

2. Work

3. hobbies and outside interest

Next, you produce a schedule that incorporates all of them. This allows you to retain a balance, rather than focusing JUST on work to the detriment of your family, ot to your outside interests.

Write your schedule down.

If it is in your head, it is dead. You cannot see your schedule, cannot Read to Remind, and have you have no trigger for refocus. It is easy to be distracted from what you are doing but having a written schedule you can refer to constantly will assist to keep you focused on your tasks. If you use a computerised diary, print it out and keep it close.

Take ten minutes every night before you retire for the day and itemise all the things you want to achieve or enjoy for the following day. Include your time for exercise, and for playing with your children. Do NOT forget time with your wife. This is imperative.

Schedule your work in three hour blocks.

Be very specific. At least 80% of your work should be on Income Producing Activity (IPA) such as (for network marketers) lead generation or follow up. The rest of your work should be mastering new skills.

Now, here is the key...

Use a timer.

Break your work time down to 3 hourly blocks, of 50 minutes and 10 minutes. You set the timer for 50 minutes and focus absolutely on work for that full 50 minutes. When the timer stops, immediately reset for 10 minutes, and RELAX. Go for a short walk to get fresh air, drink some water, meditate for a minute or two. Once your relaxing 10 minutes is finished, reset the timer for another 50 minutes of absolute focus on your work. And so on until you have completed 3 hour blocks.

Take a Break

At the end of your 3 hour work block, relax for a minimum of half an hour. I recommend a walk, or a swim to revitalise. If you eat, do NOT eat junk – it will slow your mind, or put you to sleep. Try a snack of almonds or walnuts – they are high in nutrients, low in fat and taste great!

You will be astonished at how much you will achieve if you use this simple system. You will go a long way towards converting your yearly income into a monthly income...

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