No matter how rich or poor you are, no matter how many things are on your daily ‘to-do’ list, you still only get the normal twenty-four hours every one else in the world gets, no matter how many times you swear up and down you need another twelve added to each day.
Hubbies, friends, extended families and of course, those precious children you are working to spend more time with – should all be relationships you're able to nurture. Luckily, with technology today, it's easir to keep up with your friendships and extended family manage your time without interrupting your workday – you don't have to answer the phone or the door all the time. Send an email instead – or post a message on Facebook. As a work at home mom, there are only so many work hours and minutes each day that you can truly manage the tasks you need to manage without a chance of interruption. Make your work at home time an actual “work” time Since working time is limited that means that we must make the very most of the time that you're able to devote to the house in your home office, you can't devote too much time to extracurricular activity, or on tasks that take too much time away from your major tasks of the day.
Sometimes it gelps when you're also able to makew your day more efficient in small ways. When you can save a minute here and a minute there, you feel more in control and in turn, are able to add more productivity to your day.
Consolidate Your Email. Use your technology such as Outlook to check all of your email accounts at once – by sending them all to one incoming program. Or, if possible, try to only keep and maintain one email address. Checking each and every email account more than once a day can be a time consuming task. One email account, or at least having it all delivered to one program, takes a lot less time than several and you can still maintain all of y various email addresses. Don’t need to spend a lot of time reading and answering emails that are not going to add to your bottom line or don't have to do with your business or work. If an email is addressed to a lot of people, don’t waste time on it. Don't let your email consume a lot of time. Filter the important from the irrelevant and only spend time on those emails that are related to work-related tasks.
Set up time tables to help you prioritize workday tasks. Scheduled work days are efficient work days - you'll get a lot done in a lot less time if you know in advance what your day should look like and what you plan to do next. Visual aids can help a lot, too, like a time table.
Focus on results! When you plan a schedule, be sure that the scheduled tasks are the ones that can help your work grow and thrive. Don’t waste any time, effort or energy on tasks that can be done by others or done on a day where there's down time.
Beware of tempting of counter-productive activity. Friends and families do require some of your time, but you can also accidentally get lost in the latest CNN story, text message string, or YouTube sensation. Don't do it. Stick to staying in your office for your remaining work hours, It's where you work. Save play time for play time. You will be really surprised at how much of the day goes wasted if you keep track of time expenditures over the next 24 hours. (Reading this article may or may not count, depending on what's on your 'to do' list.)
If you are just starting out as a home-based mom, you're bound to make a few organizational mistakes along the way. You'll learn from them. If you're just learning the ropes or hoping for a home-based jobs, set up your office first – it's your safe haven and will get you in the spirit for your new lifestyle – you'll feel more professional and put your message out to the universe that you're ready for a change.
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