Have you ever started your day with good intentions of completing a task or project only to find that by the end of the day you’ve hardly worked on it? Or have you ever set a goal to attend a seminar, learn a new skill or just have more time out for you? I’m sure you have. I’m not going to write a long-winded explanation about the art of procrastination or “putting things off” but what I will do is share with you the secret of actually “getting things done”…putting an end to procrastination and just getting on with it.

I don’t know about you, but I get annoyed  when I constantly have to phone or email the same person because they don’t respond to my messages, especially if it’s for products or services that I’m interested in. The impression I form of them can include any or all of the following:

… they’re disorganised

… don’t care

… avoiding me

… not trustworthy (can I believe what they say?)

Have you ever felt totally overwhelmed because you were surrounded by clutter? When you work in a cluttered environment it crowds your thinking and easily distracts you. Not only that clutter wastes your time and your money.

John had an air conditioning business which he ran from his home office.
He found that whenever he didn’t keep his office tidy, his cash-flow would slow down.

When he did his invoicing to clients, he would lose money because he couldn’t include all the costs associated with each job. The paperwork would get buried under all the clutter.

With the end of the tax year fast approaching now is an ideal time to focus on your personal affairs. I’m always amazed that so many business owners and entrepreneurs spend most of their time consumed by their business and totally neglect their personal affairs.

Many of my clients want to get their business organised yet often admit that their personal affairs are in chaos. They have no systems for handling this most important area. The household paperwork is disorganised… piled up in a corner of the house… somewhere. They have no idea where they spend their money and often have no plan for their financial future.

How often do you let your time get chewed up by others? Now you don’t consciously set out to let people waste your time, however without realising it you are probably allowing it to happen.

One of my clients, John, recently hired a new team member. At his previous workplace, Barry had a boss who always had his door open and let the staff wander in. Barry’s boss liked to have an ‘open door’ to show that he was accessible to his team. That sounds very noble but the reality is, that Barry’s ex boss would get very little done for himself as he was constantly letting others interrupt him.