When you start developing a business, it becomes complicated – fast. Either you are juggling multiple projects or you are managing a team of employees or subcontractors who are helping you provide your service or product. 

Allison Darling, president of ManagementConcepts Inc, recommended a great book in her newsletter last month: The Dip by Seth Godin.  It’s a tiny book with great information about knowing when to stick and when to quit.

Recently, at a training I was conducting, one of the attendees said, "I start work at 9:00 AM, and often spend an hour each day just trying to figure out what I have to do that day. It seems like by the time I actually start doing any work, half of my morning is already wasted."

Here are three quick ideas I offered . . .

Anyone who knows me realizes I hate to wait. I have learned over the years, however, that the world just won't stop and revolve around me, no matter how much I ask it to! Instead, I have found several techniques for claiming back time that is wasted waiting for doctors, waiting on hold, waiting for clients/bosses, waiting for downloads, etc. Here are a few, (some suggested by my wife, if you can guess which ones).

It's more than a system…it's also a style.  It's what I call brain-based organizing. It means different triggers for each of us. I frequently refer to it as left-brain or right-brain organizing styles.