Whether your email inbox is cluttered with spam or work-related email, the following techniques can help you gain control of your wild inbox. 1. Move task-oriented email messages out of your inbox if they will take longer than five minutes to handle. Drag each message to your Task folder and change the subject name, so you'll know its topic at a glance. Then, delete it from your inbox so that all your to-do's are grouped in one place. 2. Drag email to your Calendar to schedule time for yourself to work on it. Estimate how much time the task will take, then drop it into your schedule. 3. "Add a reminder” when you use a … [Read more...]
SUCCESSion
August 28, 2012 By 3 Comments
“A business without a dream is like a life without a purpose.” ~ Michael Gerber Last week the West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs hosted a program 'SUCCESSion'. Since the event it made me re-evaluate some of the processes I have in my business, as well as, the processes I do for my clients. Being self-employed it is so easy to overlook the value of what you have created. For me the stage I am in for succession planning is to build my work environment on systems. During the program the panelists shared a tip with us to start out with something as simple as taking something that you do repeatedly and create it into a template, by doing this … [Read more...]
[Productivity Monday] 2 Great ways to get stuff done
July 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
Abridged: PickTheBrain As a Virtual Assistant it is my job to keep my clients productive in their business, whether I'm knocking off the tasks on their to-do lists or holding "them" accountable for a certain task at hand. Recently, it's been the latter of the two. This month I stumbled across two very cool ideas as it pertains to productivity - and I think they are important because they are so easily overlooked. Both are worth noting and then incorporating into your routine - they are great habits to form. So without further ado, Here are 2 Great ways to get stuff done: 1. Don't wait for the right mood: Our 'moods' are some of … [Read more...]
4 Ways To WIN with Outlook®
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You’re swimming in emails, faxes, phone calls, interruptions…. and it’s only 10 a.m. How are you ever going to finish your day’s work? Few workers have great systems to deal with the speed and variety of the information they handle daily. Some people use to-do lists. But a to-do list doesn’t help if you have dozens of things listed on it. Other people multitask, but studies have shown that you can actually lose time working that way. Time management = Calendar management – Learn How…. Here are a few ideas that can help you finish work. 1. Beat clutter with the “D” system. Every document and email you receive should … [Read more...]
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