by Caleb Jones | Dec 28, 2011 | Time Management
Don’t set appointments? Huh? Let me clarify. Of course you need to set appointments in your business life. What I’m recommending is that you avoid setting specific times for your appointments. Instead of saying “I’ll be at your office at 2:30pm on Tuesday” you instead...
by Caleb Jones | Dec 22, 2011 | Time Management
One of the most effective time management and personal effectiveness tools is that of taking frequent breaks throughout the workday. Psychologists have stated that a 15 minute break for every 45 minutes of work keeps your brain working at maximum efficiency. Time...
by Caleb Jones | Dec 15, 2011 | Time Management
A few years ago I was at a K-Mart using their Western Union services to wire some money. As always, I made sure to go before 11am to beat the crowds, but there was still a small line at the customer service desk where I had to be. As I waited, I saw a huge pickup...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 30, 2011 | Time Management
If you study the human body you discover that stress actually serves a valid biological function. It boosts adrenaline so you can run away from that tiger. It withdraws blood from your extremities so you won’t bleed as much if get your arm bitten off. It tends to make...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 18, 2011 | Time Management
This is another one of those time management techniques that is simple and obvious but is almost never done. It’s this: bunch your phone calls. Go through your to-do list and pick out all the items that require a phone call. Then bunch those together, set aside an...
by Caleb Jones | Sep 18, 2011 | Time Management
Another one of those “obvious-but-no-one-does-it” things. I make a point to always go places I need to go when no one else goes to those places. Need to go to the bank? Make sure you don’t go between 11am and 1pm (that’s the lunch hour when many people...
