| Time robbers are like a thief in the night. Especially | | | | today? |
| when you work from home. If you're not careful, | | | | Tammy: Girl, I was just calling to see what you're |
| before you know it, the day is gone. In this article | | | | up to today. |
| I want to share a few tips to help you get a | | | | Me: Good to hear from you...but I am right in the |
| handle on the events in your daily work life. | | | | middle of something. I'd like to get back to you. |
| My top 3 tips are: | | | | Are you around later? |
| 1. Identify your personal time robbers. The most | | | | Tammy: Yes, call me back. |
| common ones are (1)interruptions, (2) | | | | Me: Will do! |
| procrastination, (3) waiting for information and | | | | Now, all calls won't go like that because |
| materials from others, (4) unnecessary meetings | | | | interruptions vary. However, you'll need to take |
| Create a plan for dealing with them. For instance, | | | | the initiative to create your own filtering process |
| if you get a bunch of interrupting phone calls | | | | so that you're not giving your best time to |
| during the day, you could prepare a script to | | | | non-productive situations. |
| handle these interruptions. It should go something | | | | 3. Use your appointment book to schedule routine |
| like this... | | | | items. If you don't have anything on your |
| [ring...ring] | | | | schedule, subconsciously you have nothing to do. |
| Me: Hello, this is April. | | | | Take some time to plan your days. |
| Tammy: Hi April this is Tammy. | | | | Overall, you must get in the habit of creating |
| Me: Hi Tammy, what's up - How can I help you | | | | boundaries that really work well for you. |