1. Prepare the night before. - Prepare your work list for the following day the evening or night before. This exercise lets you sleep more soundly, clears your mind from having to remember what you are going to do the next day.
2. Schedule your time. - The very act of planning and organizing your day, week, and month gives you a greater feeling of control and well being. Increases self-esteem and improves sense of personal power.
3. Get an early start on the day. - The more time you take to sit, think, and plan, the better organized you will be in every area of your life. A few minutes of quiet reflection before you begin any undertaking can save you many hours executing the task.
4. Use an organized filing system. - The best and simplest of all filing systems is an alphabetical system. You should have a master list that gives you the title of each file and tells you where the file is located. A Rolodex is a fine tool for this purpose, available at stationery stores.
5. Do important work during prime time. - Do your creative work during your prime time when you are most alert and productive.
6. Use a dictating machine or tape recorder for correspondence and notes. - First write an outline of what you are going to dictate. Jot down major headings and subheadings before you begin. Think through the sentence structure in your mind before you begin dictating onto tape. Don't be afraid to go back, erase, and do it over again using a better choice of words. Second, don't try to be a perfectionist. Third, concentrate on getting your thoughts dictated as quickly as possible, and then go back and clean it up before you finalize it. In no time at all, you will be dictating perfectly correct letters and reports that need no correction or editing at all.
7. Make air travel productive. - If you plan ahead and organize your work before you leave for the airport, you can accomplish an enormous amount while you are in the air.
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