Here is a great question that was posed in the March issue of the Dan
Kennedy NO B.S. Marketing newsletter, "Really, How Productive
Are You?"
Are You?"
Dan gives several great examples of how many of us myself included,
squander our time without even realizing it. Here is one I
found really interesting for sports fans!
According to the Wall Street Journal (1-15-10) the average 3 hour
broadcast of an NFL game breaks down to:
1) 67 minutes of players standing around
2) 17 minutes of replays
3) 3 minutes of Cheerleaders (should be more)
4) 65 minutes of commercials
5) 9 minutes of announcers on screen
6) And 8 minutes of injured or celebrating players
This leaves just 11 minutes where the ball is actually in play!
This clearly illustrates how much time we waste. Lucky for
us, Dan also suggest how we can monitor and fix the problem.
Here's Dan's sugestion to become more productive.
Dan say that if you hired someone top shadow you 24/7 for a week or so
and record your productivity, you would get an accurate picture of how
you spend your time/waste your time and how productive you actual are.
I'm not going to hire someone to shadow me. Instead I'm doing the next
best thing. I've decided, that for the next week I'm going to keep a
productivity journal. I'm using a plain notebook and pen to record
everything I do from the moment I get up till I go to bed at night. I'm
also recording how long on spend on each activity.
I challenge you to do the same or similar exercise. It will give you a
concise picture of what you are really doing with your time. It will
also point out your distractions and time drainers so that they can be
eliminated or at least monitored and control as much as possible, thus
making you more productive!
Today is day 1 for me. and it has taken me around 20 minutes so far to
post this. Sometime next week I will post the results of my biggest
time drainers and distractions. Based on today, the phone is a big one!
I also wanted to share with you our latest episode of my new online
show, "Ted's Tips for Success!" In this broadcast I share how to form,
structure and run your own mastermind group! It was alot of fun but
right towards the end my browser crashed so it ends abruptly! It was
still a great program though and full of some great info. you can use
to build or multiply your business!
So check it out if you like!
Free TV : Ustream
Kindest thoughts,
Ted Peterson
ted@FunMeetingsNow.com
