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National Seminars Training presents February 2011 Issue
The Women's Link: Your Link to Personal and Professional Success

Emotions in the Workplace: Choose
  to Respond, Not React

Question of the Month: Have
  You Ever Regretted Being “Overly
  Emotional” in the Workplace?

Getting Results Without Authority:
   3 Tips

5 Ways to Get More Done

Our Top 10 Timely Links

Your Link to Personal and Professional Success
Productivity Builders:

5 Ways to Get More Done

Do you sometimes end up with more left to do in your week than time to get it all done? You start the week with good intentions to be amazingly productive, but then reality gets in the way. Truth is, it takes more than good intentions if you want to become a productivity powerhouse. You’ve got to have a plan!

These five simple techniques will help you take command of your load ... and, who knows, you might find there’s even more time left over for you!

1. Identify Your Top Three Priorities — You may have multiple responsibilities to accomplish throughout the day, and it can be difficult to organize them all. By recognizing your three most important tasks at the beginning of each day, you can assure that, while you might not accomplish every single assignment, your most important priorities will be completed.

2. Use a Master List — Think of it as a to-do list on steroids. A master list contains all your tasks for the foreseeable future organized by must-dos, would-like-to-dos, and want-to-dos. Schedule time for each task and review your list every day, checking off completed tasks and adding new ones.

3. Beat Procrastination — Most of us are well versed in the art of procrastination. One way to get past this productivity obstacle is to set aside 20 minutes each day to work on something that isn’t due for a few weeks. Strive to work ahead of your deadlines. You’ll be thankful you did when those due dates roll around.

4. Write Your Goals Down and Review Them Everyday — Make sure your actions are impacting and reinforcing your goals. This will help you keep the big picture in mind.

5. Diagnose Your Time — Experts recommend keeping a time log for three days to assess how your time is spent. As you begin each new task throughout your day, record it on your time log. As you transition from task to task, keep filling out your time log as you go. This will show what you did and how long you spent doing it. After your three days, evaluate how your time is spent. Did you make good use of your time throughout each day?

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