Invest a half-hour to clear your desk of the “some day stack” and another half-hour to
remove the “time will heal” pile from the window sill. An ideal time to do this is the day
before a holiday.
Never again be unprepared to hand out your business card. Keep a supply in an envelope
in your car.
Script your telephone answering machine message to ask for the best time to call back.
Under some circumstances you really can’t be interrupted. Prepare for interrupters by
rehearsing what you might say to them.
Renew subscriptions only to what you’ve read in the past year and cancel the rest.
All files fit into four major categories: administration, clients, industry and company.
Next time you receive a piece of junk mail, send back a request, along with your mailing
label, that they remove your name from the list.
Create a customized work request form that will reduce the number of interruptions from
subordinates.
Everyone gets more focused by using two manila file folders. Label one “urgent” for
everything you need to do in 48 hours; label the
second “important” for everything you need to do within 30 days.
Your IDEAL eight hour day
See the MDRT Study Group's "IDEAL" eight hour day
