You'd think with all
time-saving gadgets you have nowadays you would have so much free time you'd be bored to tears! But it's definitely NOT so! Time, for everyone, is at a premium. Even my children can't believe how fast time flies by - when I was young, we seemed to have FOREVER!The lack of time is one of
main problems plaguing sincere people who want to start their own business. However, to start ANY business, even with
help of
Internet and its resources, you DO need TIME. Three ways to squeeze more time out of your day are to prioritize, organize, and authorize.
Prioritize
You MUST make your business a priority in your life or you'll never even get started. Your business should come BEFORE hobbies, recreation, T.V. -basically anything that you'd have to put after a regular job. You may have other things in your life that are needlessly taking up your time.
Sit down and THINK about your daily schedule: how much time do you spend on things that really don't warrant
amount of time you're spending on them? You may find it helpful to keep a diary, for a week or so, of how you're spending each moment of your day. You may actually find you are WASTING precious time "shooting
breeze" with a co-worker, for example. When time is as important as it is for a budding entrepreneur, NO time can afford to be wasted. Sometimes better organization is
key.
Organize
In order to maximize
use of your time you MUST be organized. You may find that creating a schedule in a day-timer is one way to keep track of your activities and keep you on time. The trick, of course, is to actually STICK TO your schedule once it's made!
Try to organize your way of dealing with things so you don't end up doing
same thing more than once. For example, when you receive an email, act on it, file it, or delete it. Don't just read it and decide to come back later. Don't check your email box every couple of hours: once in
morning and again in
evening is enough for most people. ANYTHING you do repetitively during your day can end up being a time waster if you're not careful.