paul-kingTime Management Tips - no.5 - making sure you’re always on time for meetings
With our tip of the day you’ll never be late to another meeting again ;)
Ask yourself - how many times have you stumbled into an important meeting late, sweaty and unprepared? Your potential client watching beads of sweat drip from your forehead…not a good first impression!
I’m sure this happens to everyone at some point. With so many distractions around us it’s no wonder. But there’s a simple little mental trick to avoid it happening. Cue the “super hot date” scenario.
The thinking goes…
If, instead of the meeting penciled in your diary, you actually had a SUPER HOT DATE planned (let your imagination paint the specifics here) you would probably do anything to make sure you gave yourself good time beforehand. No mountain goat, force-field, ocean or giant banana peel would stop you getting there.
I was going to put a picture of Jessica Rabbit here…but the banana won!
So that’s it, simple. With hot date on the mind, you’ll turn up well dressed, on time and well prepared…viola!
Of course if you want to become a true time management guru and take things to the next level…
Step 1 - Record your interuptions
Over a normal week you can use 1DayLater to record how much time you spend dealing with interuptions. An interuption can be thought of as something which makes you deviate from your daily plan.
Step 2 - Figure out your daily average
Divide your weekly total by the number of days you worked
Step 3 - Factor this into your everyday diary
Now you know how much you’re likely to be interupted each day. You can factor this into your diary, planning sufficient time before your meetings in case something comes up. Magic!
