WEEK AT A GLANCE PLANNERS ARE BEST

WEEK AT A GLANCE PLANNERS ARE BEST

Robert M. Hochheiser, in his book Time Management (Barrons, 1998), claims that with day-by-day calendars you would have to turn pages four times to go from the beginning to the end of the week. He further suggests that monthly calendars usually don’t have sufficient space to allow for detailed action plans.

CONTROLLING TELEPHONE TIME

Keep telephone calls brief by directing the caller to the business at the beginning. For example, “Hi Bill, What can I do for you?” or “Good Morning Sally. How can I help you?” If you make the call, get right to the reason for the call. “Jim, I have two quick questions for you concerning the new hiring policy.”

STRESS CAN BE DEVASTATING

Everyone has heard about the traditional diseases that can be brought on by excessive stress, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and ulcers etc. but according to Woman’s Day Magazine (11/18/97, Is Stress Making You Sick? By Stephanie Wood) other illnesses aggravated by stress include: Acne, asthma, colds, diabetes, diarrhea, flu, hives, infertility, PMS, psoriasis and stomachaches.

HIGH COST OF DISORGANIZATION

Statistics reported in the May 1993 issue of Inc. Magazine revealed that 7.5 percent of documents get lost completely and 3 percent of the remainder gets misfiled. $120 in labor is spent finding a misfiled document and $250 in labor is spent recreating a lost document.

UNCLUTTER THE HOME

If you can’t bear to part with all those infrequently used possessions, rent some storage space. It’s cheaper than a bigger home or apartment. If you haven’t missed anything after one year, get rid of the stuff permanently.
 

EARLY RISERS

 

Only a few men live to old age, and fewer still become successful who are not early risers.

 

ORGANIZE MEETINGS BY E-MAIL

 

The average time it takes to arrange a meeting by phone is ten minutes compared to three minutes by e-mail.