Personal Success - High Performance with Balance
Posted on October 20, 2008 | Filed Under
Time Management Seminars
We all have full schedules, learning how to determine what is truly important can free us up to enjoy time together with loved ones. A close friend of mine is studying 6-Sigma, which means by default I am studying 6-Sigma. One of the items I have taken away is the \"5 why\'s.\" The basic principle is to ask why five times to find the real reason you are performing a certain task. When we ask our selves why we really do something we can start to move into a direction of balance.
When something new comes across your desk ask why you must be the one to do it. If it can be delegated then delegate it. I know this sounds simple and you have heard this a thousand times but I bet like people I talk to every day you do things just because you; \"Want them done right the first time,\" or \"Done your way,\" or some other reason you must be the one to do the task. If you are a sole proprietor then skip to the next paragraph. If you run a business with employees then train one of them to be a surrogate you. You need some one you can rely on to handle the task so you can cast the vision and lead the team. If you are running a business and you are the only one who knows how it runs-you will never be able to relax or take a vacation. If you have to be on 24/7 then you are not getting the rest your body needs and it will catch you sometime.
If you are like me and have no one to delegate to then you need a list of things to-do. I use no Day-Timer or calendar system I just lay out on a spiral notebook all of the things I need to accomplish that week. Each night I list the thing to-do the next day in order from most important down. If something new comes in I put it on the list, and it may or may not get done that day depending on priority. I check and write email for thirty-minutes in the morning and evening. This gives me the freedom to do all email on my terms. I understand that phone calls come in from customers but do you really have to answer every phone call that comes in, can you get an answering service? I want you to look at all aspects of balancing your time. If you look you can find ways to free yourself up, I promise.
Steve Crenshaw is a Personal Success and Development Coach. Pinnacle Balance Coaching is designed to give you the jump start you need in building the life God has designed for you. We believe that God has placed a dream in the heart of every person and we want to help you realize what that dream is.
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