Comments on: Time Management For Your Home Based Business

By: Self Improvement Advice

Self Improvement Advice — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:26:43 +0000

I do have my whiteboard in my home office and what’s written there are my tasks and subtasks with a specific period of time for each task to be accomplished. I try very hard not to miss any scheduled task because this will ruin my accomplishments.

-Jan

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:24:54 +0000

Anita, I like adding the little incentives to get the work done that you speak of. Little rewards for completion - like a walk outside, a cup of coffee away from the computer - those are little rewards for a job well done. I like that idea. . .might have to put that in place for myself.

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:40:52 +0000

Like you, I make to-do lists and give myself time-based goals. I say to myself:

“I’m going to get XYZ article written by 10:30 am.”

“I’m going to take a walk outside after I finish up writing those lengthy email instructions — but not before.”

“I’ll have a coffee break once I finish up moderating all these comments and swapping out that ad code.”

And I give myself similar types of goals that keep me focused on achievements, no matter how small the goals. In other words, I focus on getting certain things done within certain time frames. Then I feel like I’ve actually accomplished something for the day, and not just put in time.

Even if I stray a little past the time goal I set for myself, it still helps to have a time goal because I work with a purpose and keep time in mind, so it makes me get more done.

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:24:34 +0000

I will implement David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” approach in order to keep things on track.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:52:53 +0000

I try not to accept telephone calls during “business hours” at home. I simply pretend as if I’m not at home and am at work. I also force myself to step away and take a lunch break, too. If I pretend that I’m actually in an office environment and structure my day as such - I find that it’s much easier to work in that organized fashion.

By: Tom At The Home Business Archive

Tom At The Home Business Archive — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:32:17 +0000

This is a very good post.Without a time schedule it is much harder to achieve the daily goals just because of the distraction.It´s much more fun to watch TV at the same time as you write a blog post:)