July 2015 “How to have more time”

Babbling together Babble News How to have more time Our Babble Today: Babbling together Babble News How to have more time Action to take away

Your successes this month Progress on your Action of the Month Babbling Together Your Elevator Pitch Your successes this month Progress on your Action of the Month What you would like help with

Babble News FSB Awards Babble Hitchin Babble Cambridge Elite space

Workshop 8 6

Aims That you will have some new tools to help you: manage your time understand more about prioritisation.

Today’s Journey Aims and Expectations Priorities Working at the best time Time Drains Time Planning Procrastination 8

Urgent & Important Goals

Urgent & Important?

Urgent and Important Examples Complete the table with examples of how you spend your time

Urgent and Important Examples

Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst. William Penn

Ever felt like this?

“Pick it up and put it away”  Handle it once “Pick it up and put it away” Ditch Diary Task Delegate  Do

What time of the day are you best - at what? Time of Day What time of the day are you best - at what?

Energised & raring to go Typical Work Day Name: 12 12 1 11 1 11 2 2 10 10 AM 3 9 PM 3 9 8 4 8 4 7 5 7 5 6 6 Very lethargic Just getting on Energised & raring to go Asleep

Why should we say NO sometimes? Say No… Stay Nice Why should we say NO sometimes? Examples of what we say to say no nicely…

Batching

Unplug Yourself Move away from emails Phone off Concentrate 100%

Share what you think ‘drains’ your time? Manage Time Suckers Share what you think ‘drains’ your time?

Do not confuse motion and progress Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. Alfred A. Montapert

Emails and Phone Calls Turn off email pop ups Do them at set times Be very focused on what you want out of the call

WHY am I doing this? Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this?

Brain Dump A complete list of all the things you have to do Add a priority based on: urgency and impact?

To Do List Pick no more than 10 things which you think you can achieve in that day and put them on your list.

Brainstorm the tasks you need to do this week Create a To Do List Brainstorm the tasks you need to do this week Prioritise them 10 minutes.

To Do List Date: Name: Task Hours Deadline Priority

Annual plan by ‘area’ works well Other plans Annual plan by ‘area’ works well

Other plans How we plan at home…

Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade! Anthony Robbins

Do you ever procrastinate and why? Procrastination Do you ever procrastinate and why? What is your barrier? Ask for some support Break it down and do the very first step Reward yourself at each step

Worklife is like a Candle Heat, warming, comforting Sticky wax

Candle Drawing 15 minutes Draw a candle – fill the page Write the tasks you really enjoy doing near the warm heat source Add the tasks others slowly down towards where the wax accumulates. 15 minutes

What factors could you take into account when making a decision? Make a Decision What factors could you take into account when making a decision?

What is it and why is it important? Accountability What is it and why is it important? What is the worst that can happen? What is the best that can happen?

Aims That you will have some new tools to help you: manage your time understand more about prioritisation.

Sales Pipeline and Routes to Market Action to take away Our Babble Today: Babbling together Babble News Sales Pipeline and Routes to Market Action to take away

Meet-up in______________ I want to remember: My action for this month: What I am going to do for another babbler: The best thing about this meet-up:

“Bring a challenge to share” August 2015 “Bring a challenge to share” Contact Kathryne: 07764 657576 (Jayne) www.businessbabble.net Business Babble Kathryne@businessbabble.net