31 Ways to Get An Extra Hour Out of Each Day

How can you get an extra hour out of each day? For many small business owners this is a daily challenge.

I myself have often wished that there were 27 hours in the day. I'll even settle for 25.

Here are some tips to help you squeeze those extra minutes out of your day. Of course, you can adapt these so that they will fit in with your situation. I hope these are helpful to you.

1. Get up earlier

2. Watch less TV(I mean how many Law & Order spinoffs does one need to watch?)

3. Avoid allowing others to waste your time

4. If you don't have to drive to work, use that time to study or planIf you do drive to work listen to a motivational tape on the way to work instead of that mindless dj talk.

5. Organize your work; do it systematically.

6. Make creative use of lunchtime.

7. Delegate authority if possible.

8. Spend less time on unimportant phone calls.

9. Think first, then do the task.

10. Do what you dream about doing, instead of just dreaming about it.

11. Work hardest when you're the most mentally alert

12. Eliminate activities which make the smallest contributions to your life.

13. Always do the toughest jobs first.

14. Before each major act, ask "Is this really necessary?"

15. Choose interesting and constructive literature for spare time reading.

16. Learn how to sleep. Sleep soundly, then work refreshed.

17. Skip desserts.

18. Stop smoking.

19. Write notes or letters while waiting for others.

20. Always carry an envelope with paper in it and a few stamps.

21. Combine tasks which are done in the same area.

22. Be prompt for all appointments.

23. Lay out your clothes the night before.(I need to remember this myself)

24. Call on specialists to do work that you cannot do efficiently

25. Learn to read more rapidly.

26. Take a nap after dinner. Then take a shower. Begin the evening hours relaxed and refreshed.

27. Avoid interruptions.

28. Avoid making a big production out of tiny tasks.

29. Search out job shortcuts.

30. Know your limitations.

31. Work to your full capacity. I know it's tough to break bad habits. However, it is necessary to make sacrifices so that your business can be successful. Don't try to implement all of these ideas at once. Implement them one at a time and repeat them until they become a part of your daily routine.

This article may be distributed freely as long as the resource box remains intact and the content of the article isn't changed.

To show my appreciation for using my article, I am giving the person that uses this article a FREE solo ad to my ezine list.

Please forward a copy of the ezine or the url this article is posted on to pnewsletter2004@yahoo.com.

The only rule that I have is that I don't promote sites that aren't family friendly

Copyright 2004 DeAnna Spencer

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

DeAnna Spencer is the editor/publisher of Prospecting and Presents.

Subscribers get one FREE ad per week.

To subscribe visit http://www.pnewsletter.com

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

---

Decrease Your Sleep, Increase Your Energy! And Have More Time In Your Day!

Many of the world's most driven and successful people sleep... Read More

How to Double Your Accomplishment Level

Here's a smart system for doubling or tripling your daily... Read More

Time Management for Sales Pros

According to a Miller Heiman 2003 Sales Effectiveness Study, over... Read More

Have You Got a Minute?

Such an innocuous little phrase, yet when you are hard... Read More

Making More Efficient Use of Your Time

You can lose, damage or waste some things in life,... Read More

Coping with the Time Crunch

"There is never enough time, unless you're serving it." -Malcolm... Read More

Doing Things We Dread

As I sit here in front of the computer... Read More

Handling Procrastination

"TIME CANNOT BE 'MANAGED.' THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF TIME MANAGEMENT... Read More

Four Steps To Make Your Day Dynamic!

There are two ways to start your day. The first... Read More

Expand Your Time

In our time-crazed society, lots of time is what most... Read More

How To Manage Your Time

I would like to touch upon a subject that it... Read More

TIME, The Undervalued Resource

We are all born equal! We all have the same... Read More

House Cleaning - Three Ways To Finding The Time

It's always a challenge finding time to clean my house.... Read More

Your Most Important Appointment

An appointment is simply a mutual agreement to meet with... Read More

Time Management - Keeping a Clean Desk

I have worked with so many people over the years... Read More

Living on Purpose: Achieving Balance Between Work And the Rest of Your Life

Many of us get so caught up in day-to-day pressures... Read More

Is the Goal to Reach the Goal?

In this fast and crazy world, we want to multi-task... Read More

Procrastination - Understanding & Overcoming it

Whenever I've worked on 'de-cluttering' my living or working space,... Read More

Will Your Epilogue Be ? I Got All My Emails Done?

Work life balance is the new Holy Grail; that search... Read More

How You Can Double, Triple, or Even Quadruple Your Reading Speed!

Are you drowning in a sea of unread papers? Do... Read More

Time Management: Which Advice to Follow?

There are so many books on Time Management published every... Read More

Find The Time -- Before Its Too Late!

People always seem to be in such a hurry, everywhere... Read More

Tips to Save One Hour Per Day

At Home? Keep related items together, for example the coffee... Read More

Focus on One Thing at a Time to Get the Job Done

All too often we can feel overwhelmed by the amount... Read More

What To Do When Youre Short On Time And Long On Need!

Everyday life can present us with opportunities to make us... Read More

Time Management - Working Smarter at Work

Let's look at your time management skills. Most of us... Read More

Work, Work, Work: Making Each Moment Count

Time, time, time. It seems there is never enough of... Read More

Are You Really Swamped or Just Disorganized

"Time is what we need the most and what we... Read More

Time Management: How to Make Your Meetings More Productive

In most organizations, meetings are often the biggest time-wasters. With... Read More

Painful Cost of Working Yourself to Death

We all know the harmful effects of overwork. People get... Read More

Time Management Basics

"At my back I always hear time's winged chariot hurrying... Read More

Organize Your Time

Most people want to start a home-based business to make... Read More

You Cant Buy Time

Our daily lives are inundated with a crammed to-do list.... Read More