How to Get more Time in Your Personal and Professional Life: The Promise of the 20-hour Workweek Bill O’Hanlon www.billohanlon.com NICABM December 2008
Time leveraging
Time leveraging Invest some time now for much more time later
Time leveraging Invest some time now for much more time later Determine your value per hour and pay attention to how much doing certain tasks costs
• Our multi-tasking world
• Our multi-tasking world • Our busy lives
Arianna Huffington - Publisher Huffington Post
Arianna Huffington - Publisher Huffington Post Worked so much, she fainted from exhaustion, fell onto her desk, broke her jaw and needed five stitches
Identifying sources of time
Identifying sources of time Top time wasters
Identifying sources of time Top time wasters Top time consumers
Time wasters
Time wasters Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.
Eliminate
Eliminate Time wasters/empty calories
Eliminate Time wasters/empty calories Energy drainers
Eliminate Time wasters/empty calories Energy drainers Energy/time draining people and situations
Eliminate Time wasters/empty calories Energy drainers Energy/time draining people and situations Taking on tasks for others
Eliminate Time wasters/empty calories Energy drainers Energy/time draining people and situations Taking on tasks for others Tasks you “should” do
Automate
Automate Digitizing/webifying repetitive tasks/ information
Automate Digitizing/webifying repetitive tasks/ information Done with less time/ money?
Streamlining
Streamlining Autoresponders
Streamlining Autoresponders Pre-written response templates
Streamlining Autoresponders Pre-written response templates Eliminating steps/hassles
Streamlining Autoresponders Pre-written response templates Eliminating steps/hassles Creating systems
Streamlining Autoresponders Pre-written response templates Eliminating steps/hassles Creating systems Documenting (written, audio, video, screenshots, saved files with crucial information)
Streamlining Autoresponders Pre-written response templates Eliminating steps/hassles Creating systems Documenting (written, audio, video, screenshots, saved files with crucial information) Collaborative tools (Google docs/calendars/ scheduling tools)
Outsource: Who to
Outsource: Who to elance.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com personalfriday.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com personalfriday.com asksunday.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com personalfriday.com asksunday.com vmgbpo.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com personalfriday.com asksunday.com vmgbpo.com globetask.com
Outsource: Who to elance.com guru.com personalfriday.com asksunday.com vmgbpo.com globetask.com yourremoteassistant.com
Outsourcing: Barriers
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it I’m the only one who can do the task
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it I’m the only one who can do the task I can’t trust someone else to get it done
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it I’m the only one who can do the task I can’t trust someone else to get it done The last time I tried delegating, it didn’t work out
Outsourcing: Barriers I can do it better myself I can do it faster myself I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it I’m the only one who can do the task I can’t trust someone else to get it done The last time I tried delegating, it didn’t work out I like doing it
Outsource: What to
Outsource: What to Things you don’t know how to do or do well
Outsource: What to Things you don’t know how to do or do well Things you dislike doing
Outsource: What to Things you don’t know how to do or do well Things you dislike doing Things that someone else could do better or faster or less expensively
Outsource: How to
Outsource: How to Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks
Outsource: How to Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks Learn to give clear instructions and corrections
Outsource: How to Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks Learn to give clear instructions and corrections Once you develop confidence and a relationship, start outsourcing bigger and more sensitive tasks, still checking at times during the task to ensure it is how you want it
Passive/residual income
Passive/residual income Digital products
Passive/residual income Digital products Shopping carts
Passive/residual income Digital products Shopping carts Autoresponders
Passive/residual income Digital products Shopping carts Autoresponders Online courses
Passive/residual income Digital products Shopping carts Autoresponders Online courses Teleclasses with recordings
Passive/residual income Digital products Shopping carts Autoresponders Online courses Teleclasses with recordings Books/music/movies/inventions/investments
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