There is one commodity that nearly everyone runs out of and
that is time. For some reason when someone opens a home
computer business they believe that suddenly their days
will have more hours in them than they did when they worked
for someone else. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for
them to realize that there are not only the same number of
hours in a day, but those hours may seem like they have
fewer minutes in them.
Time management is not a skill that can be taught, it is a
behavior that has to be learned. Many tools are available
to help people manage their time, but they have to take the
initial step in getting started before they can make better
use of the time they have. Time management will also help
them balance their work and home life, commonly referred to
as creating a work-life balance and to start they need to
realize how closely they are related.
Too many people have a calendar for their work and a
separate calendar for their family life. With the two so
closely connected, they only need one calendar. Instead of
having to consult with two pieces of paper before
determining if you can make a meeting or not, pulling out
one calendar can make the decision an easy one. It does not
matter what brand is considered the best or the most
expensive. The only thing that matters is that you get a
planner with a calendar and use it regularly.
Before you fill out the calendar you will need to make sure
you have your priorities in order. Every day, new
priorities will pop up based on emergencies and customer
demands. One thing to consider is that when a customer
emergency comes up and is direct conflict with a scheduled
family event, you will have to decide on where your
priorities are on that specific date and time. If you have
a helper who can take care of the customer issue, without
conflicting with their family calendar, that's a plus. If
not, the customer may have to wait until you get done.
Setting daily priorities should always begin with a block
of time being set aside as contingency time. That is time
set aside to handle unexpected issues and can be as little
as 15 minutes. If nothing happens, you have an extra 15
minutes unclaimed at the end of the day. If it does, you
have time to handle it without throwing the schedule
complete out of whack.
Possibly the best thing you can do to better manage your
home computer business and time is to establish a minimum
of 10 minutes every morning to reprioritize any items that
did not get done from yesterday's list. This daily planning
session can be the first thing you do when you have your
first cup of coffee. The bottom line is you need to get
into the habit to review your daily plans and then stick to
the plan throughout the day.
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William is the owner of http://williamdrapcho.com and
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