Have you ever sat staring at your monitor wondering what to do next? After deciding that you want to own your own business, you did some research to find just
right product to sell. You developed a comprehensive business plan, built a killer web site and put your plan into action.Then problems start to crop up. Every day it’s something new. An appointment with your banker, a meeting with your accountant or an important conference call with your sales team comes up and an agenda item is accidently omitted. Before you know it things are constantly slipping through cracks. How do you ever keep up with everything? Learn to use a couple of simple, but highly effective tools. A Spiral Note Pad and a Legal Pad are probably two of most valuable assets your business will ever have.
To be productive in business, I need to spend my time wisely. I need to know what things need doing and some idea of what is important and what can wait until later. A valuable tool for dealing with this is a To Do List. It helps me keep track of every task, big or small that needs to be dealt with. Not only will I get my work done in a timely fashion, but all of little things wont pile up until business runs me instead of me running business.I begin by listing all of things that must be accomplished during day. The list can be quite long and detailed at first, but shortens up fairly quickly. I include everything from paying individual bills, ordering inventory, and setting employee schedules to little things like going to barber, or making daily bank deposit.
This list is kept in a pocket sized spiral note book. once a task is accomplished, I simply cross it off of my list. If I didn’t have time to get something done, I simply place it on next day’s list. Recurring items like bank deposit get listed every day. I never want to forget something as important as taking care of my company’s money. By using this To Do List, I have a much better chance of completing every task, no matter how trivial or important.
