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#5 Learn to say “No”
To dramatically improve your productivity and do more of
things you want, you have to be firm with others and let them know if you cannot, will not or are unavailable to fulfil their requests. If you constantly say “yes” to everyone else’s requests you will never have time to do what you really want to.
Book yourself into a self-assertiveness course to learn these skills if you feel you need to. # 6 Do What You Do Best and Delegate Rest
At work see if there are ways you can delegate tasks which would suit someone else’s talents. Many office and home based workers are spending heaps of time on mundane secretarial tasks which would take a person who is trained in that area a quarter of time to undertake.
At home hire a gardener and cleaner to take care of basic household chores. It’s worth investing extra dollars if you can have more free time to do what you want to.
#7 Avoid Unnecessary Meetings Before agreeing to attend a meeting, check if you really need to be there. Maybe a phone call or email will be just as effective.
The Final Word
By following these simple yet very effective ideas you will have more control over your work and your life, experience less stress and be more proactive. All of these factors affect your general well-being, confidence and results.
Yes, these strategies are simple and you probably already knew what you need to do, you just haven’t done it yet.
Isn’t it time you took action?
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