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Recently
I called on a custom cabinetmaker. After
spending 20 years of 60 hours per week of building up a nice $1m/yr business,
his sole need was for …some time. Time
to work on his antique car. Time to cut the grass. He really enjoyed the way the lawn looked
when he was done…and the smell!
How
many of you are yearning for more time? How would you like to free up 15% of
your day? You can do it, starting in
three days! Here’s how:
For
the next three days, record every activity you during the workday. No times, just a list of activities. At the end of day 3, number the activities
and place the number in the box below based on Importance and Urgency.
 
 Too much is a crisis
environment
Urgent
Not Urgent
Not Important Important
From Stephen Covey’s, 7 Habits of Highly
Successful People
Typically
15% of our activities are not important or urgent…so stop doing them!
There’s
your 15%. Some activities are urgent but
not important. Why are they urgent if
they’re not important? Some are
important but not urgent. So schedule
them. Lastly, the upper right hand corner
becomes your priorities. Make certain
these get these done. Caution: more than 20% in this box may indicate a
crisis environment. Give this a try. You'll be glad you did!
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