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Use
Experts
Use valuable input of experts who can take away stress and hassle and carry out tasks in a fraction of time it would take you. Sure you have to pay for it, but isn't it better to work smarter, not harder?
Why spend hours on tasks which are not your specialty?
Identify what you do best then delegate or outsource rest. In fact, if you truly feel you are good at what you do and are happy to share that, why not teach someone else those same skills, then you could really leverage yourself.
Particularly if you are business owner, this would allow you more time to work on your business rather than in it.
A Word of Caution For Business Owners
Be careful about who you get your advice from. I know of many small business owners who listen to advice of their personal assistants, spouses and relatives on how they should run their business although those people have never been in business themselves.
By all means get feedback from your people, however if you really want to work smarter, not harder invest some money into a business coach or someone who has already run a successful business so that you can avoid costly mistakes and have someone else offer a fresh perspective. Being too closely involved can give you a tainted view.
The Final Word
Write down all your responsibilities and tasks that you undertake. Tick tasks which someone else could realistically do. Then write next to it either name of person or type of person/company who can do this for you or offer some expert assistance or support ie. bookkeeper, printing company, personal assistant, coach.
To work smarter not harder, always look at who else can do this work/task. Always look at lightening your load so that you can spend your time doing what you do best.
Lorraine specialises in working with businesspeople showing them how to dramatically boost their productivity, reduce the stress and the mess in their lives and have more time for enjoying their life. www.office-organiser.com.au
