Time management is tough. Believe me, I know. As business owners, we have a lot of demands on our time and not enough hours in the day.
As a result, I hate to waste any time, especially time when I’m out of the house. So I make sure I always have something to do. If someone is running late for an appointment, I don’t fret about the time I spend waiting because I’ve got something productive to do.
What kind of work can you do on the go?
Email is the obvious one. If you have a smart phone, netbook or iPad, you can check your email almost anywhere. It’s possible to burn through a lot of messages in a short period of time if that’s all you’re focused on.
Are you working on a writing project? Again, a netbook or smartphone can keep you writing on the go. I do all my content creation in Evernote. It doesn’t matter where I am. I can always pull out my iPhone and write something. What I work on is automatically backed up, so when I get back to my computer, I can seamlessly pick up where I left off.
What about all those books you intend to read? Have one with you at all times. Then when you have a few minutes between appointments, you can catch up on your reading. I do set reading boundaries. Because almost all of my reading is on my iPhone, I always have both fiction and non-fiction with me. I use my time during working hours to keep up with non-fiction, and I leave the fiction for off hours.
Maybe you’re editing something? You can either print it out and work on it by hand or bring it with you electronically. You can do the same with forms or other paperwork you need to complete. Keep a sample with you at all times.
Those are my suggestions. Anyone else have their on-the-go working ideas to share? Talk about them in the comments. Looking forward to learning more tips.
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