Effective Time Management for Busy People

Written by Valerie Vauthey and Buzzy Gordon


Do you ever find yourself wishing there were more hours inrepparttar day, because there is “never enough time” to get everything done? Do you sometimes feel that you are juggling too many obligations overrepparttar 104540 course of a day? Atrepparttar 104541 same time, do you ever feel amazed at how some people seem to accomplish so much inrepparttar 104542 exact same amount of time allotted to us all?

Just asrepparttar 104543 fundamental key to becoming wealthy is proper money management (managing your earning, saving, investing and spending),repparttar 104544 key to succeeding in accomplishing allrepparttar 104545 goals you have set for yourself is effective time management.

Recently, reporter John Stossel of ABC’s 20/20 television newsmagazine explodedrepparttar 104546 myth that Americans have less free time now than previous generations did. Once he learned how to manage his time better, he found he was able to write a book (Give Me a Break).

Surprisingly enough, however, perhapsrepparttar 104547 most important reason for learning to manage time more effectively is to safeguard one’s health.

Studies have shown thatrepparttar 104548 frustration engendered byrepparttar 104549 difficulties in coping with our many daily interruptions – telephone calls, e-mails, unexpected visitors, unplanned meetings, sudden emergencies, etc. – leads to increased levels of stress. The effects of this stress can be gastric and digestive distress, as well as intense fatigue and exhaustion.

Moreover, brain research has found that stress-related fatigue is linked more to anxiety about NOT having completed what we wanted to complete than torepparttar 104550 acute form of stress generated by crises that occasionally come up. Hence,repparttar 104551 supreme importance of time management.

Managing Communications

You can cut downrepparttar 104552 amount of time wasted onrepparttar 104553 telephone by avoiding being placed on hold. If someone is unavailable right away, find outrepparttar 104554 best time to call back, or leave your number. If you need to make regular calls, try to schedule them in advance according to mutually agreed times.

If a receptionist, secretary or assistant answers your incoming calls, train them to screen calls and refer them to others. Have your staff take messages for you when you do not want to be disturbed, and try to delegate returning some ofrepparttar 104555 phone calls to others.

If you takerepparttar 104556 call, letrepparttar 104557 caller know your time constraints. Always keep a pen and pad byrepparttar 104558 phone. If you get a call asking for information you don't have immediately to hand, don't look for it: arrange to call back later.

You can reduce cellphone interruptions by not givingrepparttar 104559 number out to too many people, and not including it on your business card or e-mail signature, unless it really is too difficult to reach you by other means.

Avoid taking business calls on your carphone. Any time you think you are saving by driving and talking atrepparttar 104560 same time will evaporate if you become distracted enough to miss a turn or a highway exit. Even more is lost by having to reconstructrepparttar 104561 call later, or perhaps repeating much ofrepparttar 104562 same conversation, because you were unable to take notes duringrepparttar 104563 original call.

Must-Knows for Marketing on the Internet

Written by Susan Dunn, Marketing Coach and Consultant


If you market exclusively throughrepparttar Internet, or mainly throughrepparttar 104539 Internet, you need to work on your communication style and develop one compatible withrepparttar 104540 Internet.

Here are some tips:

1.WHO OWNS THE INTERNET?

Werepparttar 104541 people. What does that mean? Well unlike other means of communicating,repparttar 104542 Internet started with a bunch of guys messing around, and it still has that flavor to it. It's hard to find a really "high brow" site, although they exist. The Internet very much belongs to all of us,repparttar 104543 individuals inrepparttar 104544 world, and this egalitarian and inclusive ambiance is part of it because that's who designs websites, and writes forrepparttar 104545 Internet, as well as visits it!

There are probably millions of websites designed by individuals, and many articles circulatingrepparttar 104546 Internet are written by people like you and me. Some are more credentialed, some less credentialed, but everyone's welcome.

Consider how your newspaper was even a decade ago. There were paid writers, who had titles and specific education, and only they were "allowed" to write forrepparttar 104547 publication. There was a letters torepparttar 104548 editor section which was limited, and that was about it.

2.HOW DO WE LIKE TO INTERACT ON THE INTERNET?

Very actively, thank you very much. We want dynamic websites that are changing and offer us chances to take polls, respond by email, fill out forms and send them in, give feedback, interact! We want a blog!

3.WHO IS ON THE INTERNET?

It started out as a US thing, but other countries are quickly gaining ground. I've read various predictions as to what country will come in #2 - India? Spain? Spanish-speaking users are leading in use of Instant Message. It's becoming more international allrepparttar 104549 time.

The Internet started out as a thing for people with money, but as price goes down, and computer access goes up, participation becomes more broad.

4.WHO BUYS ON THE INTERNET?

This is like a marketers dream come true. Latest reports say that individuals with incomes over $100,000 lead in buying offrepparttar 104550 Internet, and more women than men. It's a generally affluent market as to purchasing online. How does that grab you?

5. HOW DO PEOPLE ACT ON THE INTERNET?

We are onrepparttar 104551 Internet for speed and access. Time spent on any website can be as short as 20 seconds. If your site doesn't load in that amount of time, forget about it. 20 seconds is a VERY long time onrepparttar 104552 Internet. In no other medium is there such a need to get it across fast and accurately.

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