Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Power of Planning Series Second of Five

Where Does All That Time Go?
You choose how much time to make available every day.  I would encourage you to commit to the number of minutes you are going to use each day.  Commit to an average you can realistically live with.  Consider starting with a minimum average of 950 minutes a day.  If your work commitment is 8 to 5 and you allow an hour drive time each way your work time deduction is 660 minutes.  So you would have 290 minutes to spend in other areas of your life.  Your lunch hour is sometimes an ideal way to spend time on tasks or chores related to non-work concerns.

                                               Out of bed                               Go to sleep                     Daily
Monday – Friday                     6 AM                                       11 PM                          1020 minutes
Saturday - Sunday                   8 AM                                       11 PM                            900 minutes

Customers come in to banks everyday dismayed they are overdrawn.  Frequently they say “I just made a deposit yesterday, how could I be overdrawn?”  Deposits are important to the balance but logging the withdrawals keep it “real” and help you know your position at ALL times.   The tools utilized by the brave souls that embrace taking charge of their time are the same ones an accountant uses – a ledger, accurate entries, respect for deadlines and a calculator.

Want more time this year?  Email me for your free copy of  the Real Time Ledger.  You will use it for a week just like a check register to stay in the real world about how you spend your time.  It is the perfect tool for making the most of your time.  


Still learning,


Honey
honey@interaction-training.com
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